PLAY.EXE

File Behavior

PLAY.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:

• Hooks the WININET.DLL function allowing it to read or copy Http and Https web page content and session information
• Executes a Process
• Changes the Windows Security Center to stop Antivirus status alerts from being displayed
• Changes the Windows Security Center to stop Firewall status alerts from being displayed
• Changes the Windows Security Center to stop Firewall override alerts from being displayed
• Changes the Windows Security Center to stop warnings from being displayed if automatic Windows Updates are not enabled
• Creates a new Background Service on the machine
• Injects code into other processes
• Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
• This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
• Copies files
• Terminates Processes
• This process creates other processes on disk
• The Process is polymorphic and can change its structure
• Can Send email using SMTP protocols
• This Process sends MIME Email
• Hijacks your email account which could allow email to be sent in your name
• Creates a hidden window which can be used to run other programs without your knowledge
• This Process Disables Other Security Products
• This Process Contains User Mode Rootkit Functionality and can hide itself from the running process list
• Registers a Dynamic Link Library File

PLAY.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:

• Created as a process on disk
• Executed as a Process
• Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
• Copied to multiple locations on the system
• Deleted as a process from disk