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R[1].EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Cloaked Malware
- Malware Dropper
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
R[1].EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Adds a Link in the Start Menu
- Executes a Process
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Deletes Links in the Start Menu
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Hooks the WININET.DLL function allowing it to read or copy Http and Https web page content and session information
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Copies files
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
R[1].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
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Created as a process on disk
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Executed by Internet Explorer
- Executed from Temporary Folders
Country Of Origin
The filename R[1].EXE was first seen on Jan 9 2008 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- The United States on Jan 9 2008
- Spain on Feb 5 2009
- Canada on Feb 5 2009
- Bulgaria on Oct 25 2009
- Turkey on Aug 17 2010
- The United Kingdom on Aug 17 2010
- Bolivia on Jan 19 2012
- Netherlands on Apr 5 2012
File Name Aliases
R[1].EXE can also use the following file names:
- RCAYXKI1E.EXE
- RCAGWBITD.EXE
- RCAB59NHP.EXE
- RCA4OJ6QQ.EXE
- RCA41611R.EXE
- RCAPKGPKG.EXE
- RCAABT6ER.EXE
- RCAFG1O5J.EXE
- RCAVG9BP6.EXE
- RCAT34RY6.EXE
- RCAVMOYCV.EXE
- RCA1RNVA5.EXE
- RCA1UBUKH.EXE
- RCA0NDS4E.EXE
- RCA05GBRB.EXE
- RCA9XZQKE.EXE
- RCAEQLL4D.EXE
- RCAW2NNL1.EXE
- RCA47PIYJ.EXE
- RCAOIQNQO.EXE
- RCA988QGW.EXE
- RCATB81VH.EXE
- RCAQ3MAX2.EXE
- RCAZX2YB5.EXE
- RCAQGR6M4.EXE
- RCA85X66E.EXE
- RCABQPCMZ.EXE
- RCARQENZ7.EXE
- RCA7HV6HH.EXE
- RCAO8NPHT.EXE
- RCAJNPDSX.EXE
- RCA3TQCFX.EXE
- RCAJ1YUOR.EXE
- RCALFIACU.EXE
- RCAYXRN6S.EXE
- RCAAGR5VY.EXE
- RCASL0L8P.EXE
- WINDOWS7ADDON .EXE
- UPD1C.TMP
- UPD1B.TMP
- UPD1D.TMP
- UPD9.TMP
- RLD78.TMP
- TWEX.EXE
- LOAD_003.EXE
- WINDOWS7ADDON.EXE
- R[3].EXE
- R[6].EXE
- R[9].EXE
- R[5].EXE
- R[4].EXE
- R[8].EXE
- R[2].EXE
- R[7].EXE
- R.EXE
- 79472589
- 73984924
- 66535256
- 79214552
- W2
- 726.EXE
- R_001.EXE
- R[10].EXE
- R[11].EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 174,900 bytes
- 173,027 bytes
- 27,295 bytes
- 8,192 bytes
- 86,016 bytes
- 37,888 bytes
- 91,136 bytes
- 25,088 bytes
File Type
The filename R[1].EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
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