File Investigation Report
BNDMSS.EXEFraudulent Security Program
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware group:
- Fraudulent Security Program
File Behavior
BNDMSS.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Automatically changes your firewall settings to allow itself or other programs to communicate over the internet
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Executes a Process
- This Process Creates Other Processes On Disk
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Creates a TCP port which listens and is available for communication initiated by other computers
- Uses DNS to retrieve the IP address for web sites
BNDMSS.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- 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
- Created as a new Background Service on the machine
- Added as a Service in the System Registry Current Control Set
- Terminated as a Process
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- Downloaded from covert web sites without the user knowing
Country Of Origin
The filename BNDMSS.EXE was first seen on Sep 21 2008 in the following geographical regions of the Prevx community:
- BRAZIL on Sep 21 2008
- URUGUAY on Sep 21 2008
- The EUROPEAN UNION on Sep 21 2008
- MALAYSIA on Oct 12 2008
- The UNITED KINGDOM on Oct 12 2008
- GERMANY on Nov 14 2008
File Name Aliases
BNDMSS.EXE can also use the following file names:
- SKP6[n].EXE
- 44874978.DAT
- SKP66.EXE
- SKP6[1].EXE
- SKP6[2].EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 31,744 bytes
- 39,424 bytes
- 102,400 bytes
Vendor, Product and Version Information
Files with the name BNDMSS.EXE have been seen to have the following Vendor, Product and Version Information in the file header:
- Acer Laboratories Inc.; ALi Install Program for Windows 2000 Drivers; 5.00.2195.1
File Type
The filename BNDMSS.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
Registry Activity
One or more files with the name BNDMSS.EXE creates or modifies the following registry keys and values:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List C:\WINDOWS\system32\bndmss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\bndmss.exeC:\WINDOWS\system32\bndmss.exe:*:Enabled:BNDMSS
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List C:\WINDOWS\system32\bndmss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\bndmss.exe:*:Enabled:BNDMSS
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer PrDara [REG_DWORD, value: 00007D46
Network Activity
One or more files with the name BNDMSS.EXE performs the following network events:
- DNS Lookup67.159.44.253 bnew.hmarhelo.com
Website Activity
One or more files with the name BNDMSS.EXE interacts with the following web sites and pages. Web addresses have been deliberately modified to prevent unintentional use.
- TCP:192.168.0.1:5351 Port:15
- TCP:239.255.255.250:1900 Port:15
- TCP:192.168.0.1:5351 Port:15
- TCP:239.255.255.250:1900 Port:15
- TCP:92.67.117.114:30579 Port:15
- TCP:192.168.0.1:5351 Port:15
- TCP:239.255.255.250:1900 Port:15
- TCP:192.168.0.1:5351 Port:15
- TCP:239.255.255.250:1900 Port:15
- TCP:67.159.44.253:9006 Port:15
- TCP:67.159.44.253:9006 Port:15
- TCP:67.159.44.253:9006 Port:15