Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Fraudulent Security Program
- Malware Dropper
File Behavior
BUILDER.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Copies files
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- Executes a Process
- Creates new folders on the system
- Injects code into other processes
- Performs DNS look ups to resolve URL IP addresses
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
- Hooks the WININET.DLL function allowing it to read or copy Http and Https web page content and session information
- 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
- Creates a new Background Service on the machine
- Disables safe mode on your PC
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Enables a COM Object/Server on the Local Machine
- Adds products to the system registry
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- This Process sends MIME Email
BUILDER.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Executed as a Process
- Created as a process on disk
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Terminated as a Process
- Enabled as a COM Object/Server on the Local Machine
- Deleted as a process from disk
Country Of Origin
The filename BUILDER.EXE was first seen on May 21 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- The United States on May 21 2007
- Europe on May 21 2007
- Italy on Mar 13 2008
- Netherlands on Mar 13 2008
- Philippines on May 7 2010
- The United Kingdom on Dec 18 2010
- Saudi Arabia on Jan 3 2011
- Brazil on Jan 21 2011
- Turkey on May 24 2012
File Name Aliases
BUILDER.EXE can also use the following file names:
- BUILDER[1].EXE
- PASSSTEALER 3.0.EXE
- PASSSTEALER.3.0.EXE
- PASSSTEALER.3.0._DOS.EXE
- BUILDER BY M!DO0O0 ELRAYEK.EXE
- FUD CRYPTER.EXE
- 46999082.DAT
- 87015206.EXE
- 52926628.DAT
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 455,168 bytes
- 339,968 bytes
- 282,624 bytes
- 454,656 bytes
- 1,262,592 bytes
- 2,439,168 bytes
- 201,216 bytes
- 118,784 bytes
File Type
The filename BUILDER.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
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