Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware groups:
- Cloaked Malware
- Malicious Software
- Worm
File Behavior
WINWORD2.DOC.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- This Process is a file infector which modifies program files to include a copy of the infection
- Modifies fixed, removable or USB drives using autorun to execute or spread infection
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Disables the Notification Balloon for the Windows Security Center
- Disables Access to the Windows Registry Editior
- Disables Access to the Task Manager built into Windows
- Modifies Windows Security Policies to restrict/expand User Privileges on the machine
- Automatically changes your firewall settings to allow itself or other programs to communicate over the internet
- Adds products to the system registry
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
- Executes a Process
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
WINWORD2.DOC.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Executed as a Process
- Created as a process on disk
- This Process may have been infected by a file infecting virus
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- Created by processes which appear to be checking for interception by security products
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
Country Of Origin
The filename WINWORD2.DOC.EXE was first seen on Jul 1 2008 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- France on Jul 1 2008
- Morocco on Jul 1 2008
- Algeria on Mar 20 2010
- The United Kingdom on Mar 20 2010
- Turkey on Dec 24 2011
File Name Aliases
WINWORD2.DOC.EXE can also use the following file names:
- PROCéDURE REMPLACEMENT APPAREILS.DOC.EXE
- O8|D061B193A0AC6F8875AA29627CDA3C0D.EXE
- OFFRE SANT? II.DOC.EXE
- NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACT.DOC.EXE
- WINWORD2.DOC
- PETIT OUTILLAGE DIVERS.DOC.EXE
- #1096650.DOC.EXE
- 08-STRATéGIE DE COMMUNICATION-POLO.DOC.EXE
- M4|67959965.EXE
- M4|71454847.EXE
- #1093589.DOC.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 161,415 bytes
- 155,751 bytes
- 161,835 bytes
- 261,496 bytes
- 161,365 bytes
- 233,377 bytes
File Type
The filename WINWORD2.DOC.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name WINWORD2.DOC.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Deletes d:\autorun.inf
- Moves d:\1.taz to d:\autorun.inf
- Deletes c:\autorun.inf
- Moves c:\1.taz to c:\autorun.inf
- Deletes c:\documents and settings\user\local settings\application data\microsoft\cd burning\autorun.inf
- Deletes c:\documents and settings\user\local settings\application data\microsoft\cd burning\zPharaoh.exe
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