Prevx Research Division
"WUAUCLDT.EXE"
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Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware groups:
- Cloaked Malware
- Malware Downloader
- Malicious Software
- Malware Dropper
File Behavior
WUAUCLDT.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Executes a Process
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Injects code into other processes
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Uses rootkit techniques to conceal its presence, interrogation or removal
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
- Uses low level functions to hide itself from the user and from system/security processes
WUAUCLDT.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Created as a process on disk
- Executed as a Process
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Terminated as a Process
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Executed from Temporary Folders
- Deleted as a process from disk
- This program is often downloaded from the web
Country Of Origin
The filename WUAUCLDT.EXE was first seen on May 10 2009 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Brazil on May 10 2009
- Germany on Mar 16 2010
- The United States on Mar 23 2010
- The United Kingdom on May 28 2010
- Egypt on May 28 2010
- Indonesia on Sep 23 2010
- Ireland on Jan 13 2011
- Kuwait on Jan 13 2011
- South Africa on Feb 13 2012
File Name Aliases
WUAUCLDT.EXE can also use the following file names:
- EDVLSKIN.EXE
- NAY[1].EXE
- GAZIJLA.EXE
- PJOVLU.EXE
- KQDAZT.EXE
- AVPKW.EXE
- HYQKW.EXE
- PQZRU.EXE
- IGQJW.EXE
- UHKMZL.EXE
- WYVG.EXE
- UPVU.EXE
- NIKKVV.EXE
- SYHUMVRW.EXE
- XLE.EXE
- NAY.EXE
- GHWATC.EXE
- BHXJ.EXE
- CIJA.EXE
- RLBO.EXE
- YTFGGH.EXE
- IAPMWATX.EXE
- YJPG.EXE
- QGGLJC.EXE
- ZMZOJV.EXE
- AEKIKEEP.EXE
- FYQRB.EXE
- POD.EXE
- WCUPMD.EXE
- NQBPSJ.EXE
- LOADER[1].EXE
- WUAUCLDT .EXE
- CVPJPPI.EXE
- AND[1].EXE
- YZTTGSW.EXE
- WUAUCLDT-2.EXE
- AND.EXE
- LOADER.EXE
- URHXNFP.EXE
- WPV191268755971.EXE
- WPV131268755971.EXE
- WPV561268755971.EXE
- WPV541268755971.EXE
- WPV521268755971.EXE
- WPV851268755971.EXE
- WPV391268755971.EXE
- WPV621268755971.EXE
- WPV911268755971.EXE
- WPV971268755971.EXE
- WPV951268755971.EXE
- WPV151268755971.EXE
- WPV691268755971.EXE
- WPV861268755971.EXE.OSF
- RIP[1].EXE
- RIP.EXE
- WUAUCLDTD.EXE
- RIP2[1].EXE
- FGPSEEZO.EXE
- 818.EXE
- 396229.EXE
- ~TM1D.TMP
- ~TM12.TMP
- 86972956.EXE
- 00074708.DAT
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 29,475 bytes
- 40,960 bytes
- 33,792 bytes
- 214,016 bytes
- 56,320 bytes
- 151,552 bytes
- 51,807 bytes
- 49,408 bytes
File Type
The filename WUAUCLDT.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
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