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Q[1].EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Cloaked Malware
- Worm
- Malware Downloader
File Behavior
Q[1].EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Executes a Process
- This process creates other processes on disk
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Creates a TCP port which listens and is available for communication initiated by other computers
- Terminates Processes
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- Creation and Registers a Browser Helper Object in Internet Explorer
- Adds a Registry Key (RUNONCE) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Adds a Winlogon Notification DLL to automatically load on system start up
- Enables an In Process Object/Server - Common with DLL Injections
Q[1].EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Executed as a Process
- Created as a process on disk
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Deleted as a process from disk
Country Of Origin
The filename Q[1].EXE was first seen on May 18 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- The United States on May 18 2007
- Spain on May 18 2007
- Vietnam on Aug 2 2007
- Mexico on Nov 2 2007
- The United Kingdom on Dec 4 2008
File Name Aliases
Q[1].EXE can also use the following file names:
- ADOBEPLAYER10[1].EXE_.EXE
- MALWARE_1.EXE
- WIN32TROJANDOWNLOADER.AGENT.APB.EXE
- Q[7].EXE
- Q[6].EXE
- Q[5].EXE
- Q[4].EXE
- Q[3].EXE
- Q[2].EXE
- Q.EXE
- CK.EXE
- 9129837.EXE
- 20070803043303126.EXE
- .EXE
- Q_001.EXE
- 71180439.SCR
- 03203215.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 122,366 bytes
- 396,217 bytes
- 188,416 bytes
- 9,728 bytes
- 60,416 bytes
- 18,443 bytes
- 94,208 bytes
- 53,248 bytes
File Type
The filename Q[1].EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name Q[1].EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\000008d4000008d0.ur
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\000008d4000008d0.ur
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