INSTALLER[1].EXE

File Behavior

INSTALLER[1].EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:

• Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
• Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
• This process creates other processes on disk
• This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
• Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
• The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
• Adds products to the system registry
• Executes a Process
• Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
• Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
• Copies files
• Creates or uses a background service to access the Internet using HTTP protocols
• Injects code into other processes
• Performs DNS look ups to resolve URL IP addresses
• The Process is polymorphic and can change its structure
• Enables an In Process Object/Server - Common with DLL Injections
• Creation and Registers a Browser Helper Object in Internet Explorer
• Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products

INSTALLER[1].EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:

• Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
• Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
• Created as a process on disk
• Executed as a Process
• Terminated as a Process
• Executed from Temporary Folders
• Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
• Copied to multiple locations on the system
• Executed by Internet Explorer