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DOCK.EXE
System Back DoorIt is possible that your PC could be infected. The file name DOCK.EXE is used by both safe and unsafe programs.
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware group:
- System Back Door
File Behavior
DOCK.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
- Executes a Process
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Creates a new Background Service on the machine
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
- Uses low level functions to hide itself from the user and from system/security processes
DOCK.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- 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
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
Country Of Origin
The filename DOCK.EXE was first seen on Nov 13 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Malaysia on Nov 13 2007
- Europe on Feb 23 2008
- Vietnam on Feb 23 2008
- The United Kingdom on Apr 18 2009
- South Africa on Oct 2 2011
- Turkey on Oct 2 2011
- Asia/Pacific Region on Mar 31 2012
File Name Aliases
DOCK.EXE can also use the following file names:
- DOCK[n].EXE
- SEVEN GADGETS/DOCK.EXE
- WINDOWS SEVEN PACK/VIENNA_TRANSFORMATION/GADGETS/DOCK.EXE
- INFECTED.DOCK.EXE
- DOCKVISTA7BT 2009.EXE
- WINDOWS 7 PIE DOCK.EXE
- DOCK 0.1.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 689,664 bytes
- 61,440 bytes
- 160,542 bytes
- 2,661,288 bytes
File Type
The filename DOCK.EXE is used by multiple object types including objects,executable programs.
File Activity
One or more files with the name DOCK.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\DXB.tmp
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\{ed8cc75e-d8fc-4306-99a8-b2b7776cf31b}\DXAppCustom.bin
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\DXB.tmp
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\DXF.tmp
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\{ed8cc75e-d8fc-4306-99a8-b2b7776cf31b}\appdata\package2.ini
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\{ed8cc75e-d8fc-4306-99a8-b2b7776cf31b}\appdata\Project3.png
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\{ed8cc75e-d8fc-4306-99a8-b2b7776cf31b}\appdata\live.png
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\{ed8cc75e-d8fc-4306-99a8-b2b7776cf31b}\appdata\Control-Panel.png
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\{ed8cc75e-d8fc-4306-99a8-b2b7776cf31b}\appdata\Search.png
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\{ed8cc75e-d8fc-4306-99a8-b2b7776cf31b}\appdata\My-Documents.png
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\{ed8cc75e-d8fc-4306-99a8-b2b7776cf31b}\appdata\Trashcan_empty.png
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\{ed8cc75e-d8fc-4306-99a8-b2b7776cf31b}\appdata\Windows Mail.png
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\DXF.tmp
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