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PORNO.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Cloaked Malware
- Malware Dropper
File Behavior
PORNO.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Executes a Process
- Terminates Processes
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Creates a new Background Service on the machine
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Changes to the file command map within the registry
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
- Disables safe mode on your PC
- Looks at the contents of the autoexec.bat file
- Reads email address and phone book details
- Visits web sites on your PC without you knowing
PORNO.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Created as a process on disk
- Executed as a Process
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Terminated as a Process
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Changes to the file command map within the registry
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- Created as a new Background Service on the machine
Country Of Origin
The filename PORNO.EXE was first seen on Sep 14 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Spain on Sep 14 2007
- Poland on Sep 14 2007
- Mexico on Apr 25 2008
- The United States on May 2 2010
- The United Kingdom on May 2 2010
- Turkey on Mar 2 2013
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 545,370 bytes
- 11,264 bytes
- 1,057,705 bytes
- 469,986 bytes
- 1,311,649 bytes
File Type
The filename PORNO.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name PORNO.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Deletes c:\stop
- Deletes c:\windows\system32\WLCtrl32.dll
- Deletes c:\windows\system32\drivers\grande48.sys
- Opens/modifes c:\autoexec.bat
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\11.tmp
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\13.tmp
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\1B.tmp
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\1D.tmp
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\2B.tmp
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\31.tmp
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\36.tmp
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\3B.tmp
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\40.tmp
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\45.tmp
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\4A.tmp
- Creates c:\windows\system32\WinNt32.dll
- Creates c:\windows\system32\drivers\Aps48.sys
- Creates c:\windows\system32\WinNt32.dl_
- Moves c:\windows\system32\WinNt32.dl_ to c:\windows\system32\WinNt32.dll
- Creates c:\windows\system32\drivers\Apd44.sys
- Creates c:\windows\system32\drivers\Bnv17.sys
- Creates c:\windows\system32\drivers\Aso44.sys
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\1B.tmp
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\1D.tmp
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\13.tmp
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\ftp34.dll
- Copies filec:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\2B.tmp to c:\windows\system32\drivers\services.exe
- Creates c:\windows\system32\ftp34.dll
- Copies filec:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\2B.tmp to c:\documents and settings\user\svchost.exe
- Copies filec:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\2B.tmp to c:\documents and settings\user\start menu\programs\startup\userinit.exe
- Creates c:\stop
- Deletes c:\documents and settings\user\svchost.exe
- Deletes c:\windows\system32\drivers\services.exe
- Copies filec:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\40.tmp to c:\windows\system32\drivers\services.exe
- Copies filec:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\40.tmp to c:\documents and settings\user\svchost.exe
- Copies filec:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\40.tmp to c:\documents and settings\user\start menu\programs\startup\userinit.exe
- Copies filec:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\31.tmp to c:\windows\system32\drivers\services.exe
- Copies filec:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\31.tmp to c:\documents and settings\user\start menu\programs\startup\userinit.exe
- Copies filec:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\3B.tmp to c:\windows\system32\drivers\services.exe
- Copies filec:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\3B.tmp to c:\documents and settings\user\svchost.exe
- Copies filec:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\3B.tmp to c:\documents and settings\user\start menu\programs\startup\userinit.exe
- Copies filec:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\36.tmp to c:\windows\system32\drivers\services.exe
- Copies filec:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\36.tmp to c:\documents and settings\user\svchost.exe
- Copies filec:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\36.tmp to c:\documents and settings\user\start menu\programs\startup\userinit.exe
- Copies filec:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\45.tmp to c:\windows\system32\drivers\services.exe
- Copies filec:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\45.tmp to c:\documents and settings\user\svchost.exe
- Copies filec:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\45.tmp to c:\documents and settings\user\start menu\programs\startup\userinit.ex
- Copies filec:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\4A.tmp to c:\windows\system32\drivers\services.exe
- Copies filec:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\4A.tmp to c:\documents and settings\user\svchost.exe
- Copies filec:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\4A.tmp to c:\documents and settings\user\start menu\programs\startup\userinit.exe
Website Activity
One or more files with the name PORNO.EXE interacts with the following web sites and pages. Web addresses have been deliberately modified to prevent unintentional use.
- satellife .info / ?&v=kk_&w=5 .1 .2600 .2
- satellife .info / manda .php?ns=1&id=1556420159&v=kk_&w=5 .1 .2600 .2
- sonsjesus .org / aa .exe
- satellife .info / manda .php?id=1556420159&l=362&v=kk_&w=5 .1 .2600 .2
- kakashka .us / load .exe
- satellife .info / manda .php?id=1556420159&l=365&v=kk_&w=5 .1 .2600 .2
- Port 80 IP:119.42.149.10
- Port 80 IP:78.129.166.30
- Port 80 IP:78.129.166.53
- Port 80 IP:66.232.113.80
- Port 80 IP:217.170.77.146
- Port 80 IP:195.93.218.34
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