Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware groups:
- Cloaked Malware
- Worm
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
ADJUST TIME.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
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Modifies fixed, removable or USB drives using autorun to execute or spread infection
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
- Adds products to the system registry
- Automatically changes your firewall settings to allow itself or other programs to communicate over the internet
- Modifies Windows Security Policies to restrict/expand User Privileges on the machine
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Terminates Processes
- Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Executes a Process
- Creates new folders on the system
- Injects code into other processes
ADJUST TIME.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Created as a process on disk
- Executed as a Process
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Terminated as a Process
Country Of Origin
The filename ADJUST TIME.EXE was first seen on Feb 21 2008 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Saudi Arabia on Feb 21 2008
- The United Kingdom on Feb 21 2008
- Tunisia on Mar 4 2008
- South Africa on Oct 27 2008
- Turkey on Aug 30 2009
- Algeria on May 2 2010
File Name Aliases
ADJUST TIME.EXE can also use the following file names:
- RCX43.TMP
- ZPHARAOH.EXE
- RCX271.TMP
- RCX3B4.TMP
- 41477069.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 73,216 bytes
- 154,881 bytes
- 156,263 bytes
- 216,751 bytes
- 180,451 bytes
- 86,528 bytes
- 155,403 bytes
File Type
The filename ADJUST TIME.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name ADJUST TIME.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
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\824a_appcompat.txt
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