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"NETPROTOCOL.EXE"
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Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware groups:
- Fraudulent Security Program
- Cloaked Malware
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
NETPROTOCOL.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Executes a Process
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Injects code into other processes
- Performs DNS look ups to resolve URL IP addresses
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Copies files
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
NETPROTOCOL.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
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Terminated as a Process
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- Created as a new Background Service on the machine
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
Country Of Origin
The filename NETPROTOCOL.EXE was first seen on Mar 17 2010 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- The United Kingdom on Mar 17 2010
- The United States on Apr 24 2010
- Russian Federation on Jun 5 2010
- Canada on Jun 28 2011
File Name Aliases
NETPROTOCOL.EXE can also use the following file names:
- LOAD[1].EXE
- LOAD.EXE
- LOAD_004.EXE
- LOAD_005.EXE
- LOAD(1).EXE
- LOAD_001.EXE
- LOAD_006.EXE
- YVCP.EXE
- NETPROTOCOL[1].EXE
- LVAE.EXE
- HVJO.EXE
- SPYEYE.EXE
- E.EXE
- NETPROTDRVSS
- 84502312.DAT
- 59519547.DAT
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 117,799 bytes
- 77,824 bytes
- 52,536 bytes
- 60,928 bytes
- 51,712 bytes
- 50,488 bytes
- 41,008 bytes
File Type
The filename NETPROTOCOL.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
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