Prevx Research Division
"ERASEME_42778.EXE"
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Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware group:
- Internet Chat Worm
File Behavior
ERASEME_42778.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Executes a Process
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- This process creates other processes on disk
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
- Drops known malicious software during execution
- Reads email address and phone book details
ERASEME_42778.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
- Executed from Temporary Folders
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- Created as a new Background Service on the machine
Country Of Origin
The filename ERASEME_42778.EXE was first seen on Aug 2 2009 in the following geographical region of the Webroot community:
- Spain on Aug 2 2009
File Name Aliases
ERASEME_42778.EXE can also use the following file names:
- ERASEME_51364.EXE
- ERASEME_56146.EXE
- ERASEME_65547.EXE
- ERASEME_33103.EXE
- ERASEME_86731.EXE
- ERASEME_24654.EXE
- ERASEME_58523.EXE
- ERASEME_58555.EXE
- ERASEME_74038.EXE
- ERASEME_71352.EXE
- ERASEME_28744.EXE
- ERASEME_86230.EXE
- ERASEME_56708.EXE
- ERASEME_82601.EXE
- ERASEME_15337.EXE
- ERASEME_27024.EXE
- ERASEME_80384.EXE
- ERASEME_84335.EXE
- ERASEME_46434.EXE
- ERASEME_83640.EXE
- ERASEME_13500.EXE
- ERASEME_45435.EXE
- ERASEME_27172.EXE
- ERASEME_45231.EXE
- ERASEME_46085.EXE
- ERASEME_10814.EXE
- ERASEME_27365.EXE
- ERASEME_08682.EXE
- ZGMH.EXE
- A[1].EXE
- 53.SCR
Filesizes
This file has been seen with the following file size:
- 93,696 bytes
File Type
The filename ERASEME_42778.EXE refers to an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name ERASEME_42778.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Creates c:\windows\logfile32.txt
- Creates c:\c9s5n1r4a6e1.exe
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