Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware group:
File Behavior
REGISTRYCLEANER2008.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- Adds products to the system registry
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Executes a Process
- Reads your outlook address book
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
- The Process is polymorphic and can change its structure
- Creates system tray popups, messages, errors and security warnings
REGISTRYCLEANER2008.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
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Executed by Internet Explorer
- Terminated as a Process
Country Of Origin
The filename REGISTRYCLEANER2008.EXE was first seen on Jan 25 2008 in the following geographical regions of the Prevx community:
- SWEDEN on Jan 25 2008
- The EUROPEAN UNION on Feb 8 2008
- CANADA on Feb 8 2008
- FINLAND on Mar 2 2008
File Name Aliases
REGISTRYCLEANER2008.EXE can also use the following file names:
- REGISTRYCLEANER2008 .EXE
- REGISTRYCLEANER2008 .EXE
- REGISTRYCLEANER2008[2].EXE
- REGISTRYCLEANER2008[1].EXE
- PUQW2INC.EXE
- REGISTRYCLEANER2008[4].EXE
- USZB7DS3.EXE
- VMMMTE43.EXE
- REGISTRYCLEANFIXER2008[1].EXE
- DPFAKT210.EXE
- REGISTRYCLEANER2008(2).EXE
- 88EDISRP.EXE
- DC1.EXE
- DC3.EXE
- REGIST
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 12,312,576 bytes
- 12,312,709 bytes
- 12,079,237 bytes
- 1,984,739 bytes
- 1,990,640 bytes
File Type
The filename REGISTRYCLEANER2008.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name REGISTRYCLEANER2008.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\is-s05f6.tmp\is-4K1G6.tmp
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\is-18ugk.tmp\_isetup\_RegDLL.tmp
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\is-18ugk.tmp\_isetup\_shfoldr.dll
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