File Investigation Report
RUNMGR.EXECloaked Malware
Your PC may be infected. The presence of a file called RUNMGR.EXE is a possible sign of infection.
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Cloaked Malware
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
RUNMGR.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Modifies the Windows Host File which could be used to stop you visiting specific web sites by redirecting you to alternative addresses without you knowing
- This Process Creates Other Processes On Disk
- This Process is a file infector which modifies program files to include a host a copy of the infection
- Automatically changes your firewall settings to allow itself or other programs to communicate over the internet
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Creates a TCP port which listens and is available for communication initiated by other computers
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Creates a new Background Service on the machine
- Uses DNS to retrieve the IP address for web sites
- The Process is polymorphic and can change its structure
- Executes a Process
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
RUNMGR.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Created as a process on disk
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Executed as a Process
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Terminated as a Process
- Created as a new Background Service on the machine
Country Of Origin
The filename RUNMGR.EXE was first seen on Jun 22 2008 in the following geographical regions of the Prevx community:
- URUGUAY on Jun 22 2008
- The UNITED STATES on Jul 3 2008
- SPAIN on Jul 19 2008
- The EUROPEAN UNION on Jul 31 2008
- GERMANY on Oct 1 2008
File Name Aliases
RUNMGR.EXE can also use the following file names:
- APLANET[3].EXE
- APLANET[4].EXE
- DC26.EXE
- APLANET[1].EXE
- 41121021.EXE
- APLANET[2].EXE
- PLAAANET[2].EXE
- PLAAANET[1].EXE
- HELPER.EXE
- 43177249.SVD
- 04845658.EXE
- BACKUP.EXE
- A173[1].EXE
- A173[2].EXE
- 95495989.SVD
- 79523424.DAT
- 28443586.EXE
- 71361887.EXE
- DC3.EXE
- 06317314.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 705,730 bytes
- 16,863 bytes
- 17,055 bytes
- 47,616 bytes
- 9,378 bytes
- 180,224 bytes
Vendor, Product and Version Information
Files with the name RUNMGR.EXE have been seen to have the following Vendor, Product and Version Information in the file header:
- ; ; 1.00
File Type
The filename RUNMGR.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name RUNMGR.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Creates c:\windows\hosts
- Creates c:\winnt\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
- Creates c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
- Creates c:\windows\system32\drivers\host