Prevx Research Division
12.EXE
Cloaked MalwareFree PC Cleanup from Webroot
Use Webroot SecureAnywhere to remove 12.EXE.
"Just when you thought it couldn't get any better or faster. The Webroot scanning engine is 'high octane' with a hidden nitrous oxide system. Bravo!!!" W. Lodzinski, SecureAnywhere User
Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Cloaked Malware
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
12.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- The process hooks code into all running processes which could allow it to take control of the system or record keyboard input, mouse activity and screen contents
- Executes a Process
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Injects code into other processes
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Enables an In Process Object/Server - Common with DLL Injections
- Copies files
- Injects code into other processes
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- Checks for the use of debuggers
- Looks at the contents of the autoexec.bat file
- Reads email address and phone book details
- Opens browser pop ups
- The Process is polymorphic and can change its structure
12.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Executed from Temporary Folders
- Created as a process on disk
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Executed as a Process
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
Country Of Origin
The filename 12.EXE was first seen on Sep 23 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Spain on Sep 23 2007
- Australia on Dec 19 2007
- Uruguay on Apr 6 2008
- on Apr 13 2008
- Poland on Apr 20 2008
- The United States on Apr 25 2010
- Turkey on May 25 2012
File Name Aliases
12.EXE can also use the following file names:
- SETUP[1].EXE
- XFCPT.EXE
- WINHTM[1].EXE
- ZNDJ5EA3V.EXE
- LCMOA.EXE
- 12[1].EXE
- F.EXE
- 03.EXE
- 60.EXE
- 47.EXE
- 85.EXE
- 21.EXE
- 17.EXE
- 68.EXE
- 64.EXE
- 35.EXE
- 43.EXE
- 57.EXE
- 80.EXE
- 01.EXE
- 18.EXE
- 34.EXE
- 70.EXE
- 45.EXE
- 08.EXE
- 33.EXE
- 20100510_161450_426
- EN722.EXE
- ~98C.TMP
- 60N8I9GG.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 5,120 bytes
- 55,296 bytes
- 287,912 bytes
- 112,128 bytes
- 18,384 bytes
- 352,091 bytes
- 834,449 bytes
- 52,736 bytes
File Type
The filename 12.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name 12.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Deletes c:\program files\common files\system\60n8i9gg.exe
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\~cfdata.tx
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\~cfdata.txt
- Opens/modifes c:\autoexec.bat
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\cfdata.tx
- Moves c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\~cfdata.txt to c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\cfdata.txt
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\cfdata.txt
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\~A.tm
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\tm_E.tm
Website Activity
One or more files with the name 12.EXE interacts with the following web sites and pages. Web addresses have been deliberately modified to prevent unintentional use.
- TCP:127.0.0.1:1069 Port:20
- Port 80 IP:207.17.52.122
Help the Webroot Community to fight cyber crime
We are always looking for ways to improve the quality and speed of research to help us protect you from malicious software and cyber crime.
PCMag.com Editors' Choice Award Logo is a trademark of Ziff Davis Publishing Holdings Inc. Used under license.