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SAKRAY.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Malicious Software
- Malware Dropper
File Behavior
SAKRAY.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Disables the Notification Balloon for the Windows Security Center
- Disables Access to the Windows Registry Editior
- Disables Access to the Task Manager built into Windows
- Modifies Windows Security Policies to restrict/expand User Privileges on the machine
- Adds products to the system registry
- Automatically changes your firewall settings to allow itself or other programs to communicate over the internet
- 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
- Injects code into other processes
- Downloads hidden code from covert web sites
- Looks at the contents of the autoexec.bat file
- Reads email address and phone book details
- Opens browser pop ups
- Runs Javascript code
- Visits web sites on your PC without you knowing
- The Process is polymorphic and can change its structure
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- Communicates with other computers using FTP connections
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
SAKRAY.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
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
Country Of Origin
The filename SAKRAY.EXE was first seen on Mar 5 2008 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Australia on Mar 5 2008
- Panama on Mar 5 2008
- Uruguay on Mar 20 2008
- Brazil on Mar 20 2008
- on Aug 5 2009
- The United States on Aug 5 2009
- Philippines on Nov 18 2010
- The United Kingdom on Nov 18 2010
- Thailand on Jan 25 2012
File Name Aliases
SAKRAY.EXE can also use the following file names:
- SAKUP.EXE
- $RLQK39F.EXE
- INSTALLED
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 229,376 bytes
- 135,168 bytes
- 151,552 bytes
- 139,264 bytes
- 2,684,439 bytes
File Type
The filename SAKRAY.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name SAKRAY.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Opens/modifes c:\autoexec.bat
Website Activity
One or more files with the name SAKRAY.EXE interacts with the following web sites and pages. Web addresses have been deliberately modified to prevent unintentional use.
- ropatch1 .gravityus .com / sakpatch02 / patch_allow .txt
- ropatch1 .gravityus .com / patch02 / patch2 .txt
- Remote server connection to ropatch2 .gravityus .co
- TCP:127.0.0.1:1097 Port:21
- Port 80 IP:38.136.124.2
- Port 80 IP:112.175.131.8
- TCP:38.136.124.3:21 Port:24
- TCP:38.136.124.3:2067 Port:24
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