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MSTORDB.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
MSTORDB.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Disables the Notification Balloon for the Windows Security Center
- Disables Access to the Windows Registry Editior
- Disables Access to the Task Manager built into Windows
- 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
- Adds products to the system registry
- Executes a Process
- Changes the Windows Security Center to stop Antivirus status alerts from being displayed
- Changes the Windows Security Center to stop Firewall status alerts from being displayed
- Changes the Windows Security Center to stop Firewall override alerts from being displayed
- Changes the Windows Security Center to stop warnings from being displayed if automatic Windows Updates are not enabled
- Disables safe mode on your PC
- Injects code into other processes
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Copies files
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Creates a new Background Service on the machine
MSTORDB.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
Country Of Origin
The filename MSTORDB.EXE was first seen on Jul 29 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Argentina on Jul 29 2007
- The United States on Mar 19 2008
- Poland on Jun 27 2008
- Iran, Islamic Republic of on Jun 27 2008
- Philippines on Jun 5 2010
- The United Kingdom on Jun 5 2010
File Name Aliases
MSTORDB.EXE can also use the following file names:
- DC3463.EXE
- DC3475.EXE
- 51254391.EXE
- 49899199.SVD
- 95902276.SVD
- 10737188.SVD
- 79944903.TXT
- 24623195.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 902,432 bytes
- 872,304 bytes
- 33,792 bytes
- 815,580 bytes
- 696,888 bytes
- 627,912 bytes
- 832,360 bytes
File Type
The filename MSTORDB.EXE is used by multiple object types including executable programs,Dynamic Link LIbraries.
File Activity
One or more files with the name MSTORDB.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Creates c:\windows\svchost.exe
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