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SOFTUPDATE.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware group:
- Malware Dropper
File Behavior
SOFTUPDATE.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Copies files
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Injects code into other processes
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Executes a Process
- Injects code into other processes
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Enables an In Process Object/Server - Common with DLL Injections
- Looks at the contents of the autoexec.bat file
- Reads email address and phone book details
- Opens browser pop ups
- Visits web sites on your PC without you knowing
- 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
SOFTUPDATE.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Created as a process on disk
- Executed from Temporary Folders
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Executed as a Process
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Deleted as a process from disk
Country Of Origin
The filename SOFTUPDATE.EXE was first seen on Jun 1 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- The United Kingdom on Jun 1 2007
- Germany on Jun 1 2007
- The United States on Mar 24 2008
- South Africa on Jun 10 2008
File Name Aliases
SOFTUPDATE.EXE can also use the following file names:
- IVDYOF~1.EXE
- 17.TMP
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 102,400 bytes
- 5,304,320 bytes
- 21,995 bytes
- 7,223,731 bytes
- 196,608 bytes
File Type
The filename SOFTUPDATE.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name SOFTUPDATE.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Opens/modifes c:\autoexec.bat
- Creates c:\windows\system32\ssqRJbbY.dll
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\removalfile.bat
Website Activity
One or more files with the name SOFTUPDATE.EXE interacts with the following web sites and pages. Web addresses have been deliberately modified to prevent unintentional use.
- www .dailytopics .info / softupdata / latstappupdate .html
- Port 80 IP:67.159.5.127
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