SERV.EXE

File Behavior

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

• Communicates with other computers using FTP connections
• This Process Contains User Mode Rootkit Functionality and can hide itself from the running process list
• Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
• Creates a Toolbar Extension for Internet Explorer
• This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
• Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
• Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
• Looks at the contents of the autoexec.bat file
• Reads email address and phone book details
• Executes a Process
• Creates a new Background Service on the machine
• Creates new folders on the system
• Injects code into other processes
• This Process is a file infector which modifies program files to include a copy of the infection
• This process creates other processes on disk
• Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
• This Process looks to see what security products and services are running on the system
• Sends mail without telling you
• Drops known malicious software during execution
• Uses DNS to retrieve the IP address for web sites
• Visits web sites on your PC without you knowing
• The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
• Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products

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

• Executed from Temporary Folders
• 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
• Created as a new Background Service on the machine
• Terminated as a Process
• Copied to multiple locations on the system
• Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
• Created by processes which appear to be checking for interception by security products
• Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up