Prevx Research Division
"USERINI .EXE"
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Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware groups:
- Cloaked Malware
- Malware Downloader
File Behavior
USERINI .EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Executes a Process
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Modifies System Runtime Policies to limit system usability
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- Sends email using SMTP protocols
- Creates or uses a background service to access the Internet using HTTP protocols
- Injects code into other processes
- Performs DNS look ups to resolve URL IP addresses
USERINI .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
- Terminated as a Process
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Deleted as a process from disk
Country Of Origin
The filename USERINI .EXE was first seen on Nov 5 2009 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Europe on Nov 5 2009
- Thailand on Nov 5 2009
- South Africa on May 6 2010
File Name Aliases
USERINI .EXE can also use the following file names:
- WPV131273573735.EXE
- EXPLORER.EXE:USERINI.EXE
- WPV711273573735.EXE
- WPV421273573735.EXE
- WPV471273573735.EXE
- WPV261273573735.EXE
- WPV081273573735.EXE
- WPV951273573735.EXE
- WPV831273573735.EXE
- WPV691273573735.EXE
- WPV771273140387.EXE
- WPV501273140387.EXE
- USERINI.EXE
- WPV701273140387.EXE
- WPV941273140387.EXE
- WPV961273140387.EXE
- WPV641273140387.EXE
- WPV491273140387.EXE
- WPV011273140387.EXE
- WPV121273140387.EXE
- WPV671273140387.EXE
- WPV971273140387.EXE
- WPV371273140387.EXE
- WPV031273140387.EXE
- WPV531273140387.EXE
- WPV041273140387.EXE
- WPV881273140387.EXE
- WPV691273140387.EXE
- ILMVM.EXE
- HLTT.EXE
- SAECST.EXE
- INUOO.EXE
- WPV791273573735.EXE
- 00088077.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 55,808 bytes
- 54,784 bytes
- 22,528 bytes
File Type
The filename USERINI .EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
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