File Behavior
BITTORRENT.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Changes to the file command map within the registry
- Executes a Process
- Creates a TCP port which listens and is available for communication initiated by other computers
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Can communicate with other computers using TCP protocols
- This process creates other processes on disk
- The Process is polymorphic and can change its structure
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Automatically changes your firewall settings to allow itself or other programs to communicate over the internet
- Adds products to the system registry
- Creates new folders on the system
- Modifies firewall settings, without user permission so it is not blocked from accessing the Internet
- Injects code into other processes
- Performs DNS look ups to resolve URL IP addresses
BITTORRENT.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Executed as a Process
- Created as a process on disk
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Executed by Internet Explorer
- Executed from Temporary Folders
- Changes to the file command map within the registry
- Terminated as a Process
Country Of Origin
The filename BITTORRENT.EXE was first seen on May 9 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- The United States on May 9 2007
- Turkey on May 9 2007
- Europe on Mar 27 2008
- Spain on Mar 27 2008
- Pakistan on Apr 14 2010
- Bosnia and Herzegovina on Nov 21 2010
File Name Aliases
BITTORRENT.EXE can also use the following file name:
- UTT????.TMP.EXE
- UTT??.TMP.EXE
- UTT???.TMP.EXE
- UTT?.TMP.EXE
- BITTORRENT-7.1.EXE
- BITTORRENT .EXE
- BITTORRENT.23296.EXE
- BITTORRENT .EXE
- BITTOR~1.EXE
- 87003793.SVD
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 3,514,830 bytes
- 114,688 bytes
- 397,176 bytes
- 391,680 bytes
- 6,453,616 bytes
- 655,160 bytes
File Type
The filename BITTORRENT.EXE is used by multiple object types including objects,executable programs.
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