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FAXSEND.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Malicious Software
- Worm
File Behavior
FAXSEND.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Disables Access to the Windows Registry Editior
- Disables Access to the Task Manager built into Windows
- Adds products to the system registry
- 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
- Executes a Process
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- Terminates Processes
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Creates new folders on the system
- Injects code into other processes
- This Process is a file infector which modifies program files to include a copy of the infection
- Drops known malicious software during execution
- Modifies fixed, removable or USB drives using autorun to execute or spread infection
FAXSEND.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Executed as a Process
- Created as a process on disk
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
Country Of Origin
The filename FAXSEND.EXE was first seen on May 4 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- on May 4 2007
- The United States on May 4 2007
- Saudi Arabia on Apr 27 2008
- Morocco on Apr 27 2008
- Libyan Arab Jamahiriya on Feb 24 2010
- The United Kingdom on Feb 24 2010
- Tunisia on Mar 14 2010
- South Africa on May 25 2012
File Name Aliases
FAXSEND.EXE can also use the following file names:
- RCX59.TMP
- 36993731.EXE
- 43171411.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 229,269 bytes
- 161,835 bytes
- 154,821 bytes
- 9,488 bytes
- 73,216 bytes
- 154,971 bytes
- 9,216 bytes
File Type
The filename FAXSEND.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name FAXSEND.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\7bcc_appcompat.txt
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\190F0.dmp
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