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VVX6000.EXE
Malicious SoftwareIt is possible that your PC could be infected. The file name VVX6000.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:
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
VVX6000.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Executes a Process
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Opens browser pop ups
VVX6000.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 from Temporary Folders
- Executed as a Process
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Deleted as a process from disk
Country Of Origin
The filename VVX6000.EXE was first seen on Jun 14 2008 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Europe on Jun 14 2008
- The United States on Jul 24 2008
- on Sep 4 2008
- South Africa on Mar 8 2013
File Name Aliases
VVX6000.EXE can also use the following file names:
- HKCMD.EXE
- IGFXTRAY.EXE
- TASERVICE.EXE
- CTFMON.EXE
- TASERVICE .EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 996,712 bytes
- 14,348 bytes
- 713,736 bytes
- 991,232 bytes
- 764,784 bytes
File Type
The filename VVX6000.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name VVX6000.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Moves c:\windows\system32\ctfmon.exe to c:\windows\system32\ctfmon .exe
- Creates c:\windows\system32\ctfmon.exe
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\e937_appcompat.txt
- Opens/modifes c:\autoexec.bat
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\local settings\temporary internet files\content.ie5\4cvefhyb\dnserror[1]
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\000008140000085c.ur
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\000008140000085c.ur
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\local settings\temporary internet files\content.ie5\7gddxlhz\ErrorPageTemplate[1]
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\local settings\temporary internet files\content.ie5\67acpgmg\errorPageStrings[1]
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\local settings\temporary internet files\content.ie5\2lcwzf76\httpErrorPagesScripts[1]
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\local settings\temporary internet files\content.ie5\4cvefhyb\background_gradient[1]
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\local settings\temporary internet files\content.ie5\7gddxlhz\info_48[1]
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\local settings\temporary internet files\content.ie5\67acpgmg\bullet[1]
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\local settings\temporary internet files\content.ie5\2lcwzf76\down[1]
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\local settings\temporary internet files\content.ie5\4cvefhyb\favcenter[1]
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\local settings\temporary internet files\content.ie5\7gddxlhz\tools[1]
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\ieE087.tmp
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\1EA0D.dmp
Website Activity
One or more files with the name VVX6000.EXE interacts with the following web sites and pages. Web addresses have been deliberately modified to prevent unintentional use.
- TCP:127.0.0.1:1092 Port:22
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