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"ANTISPYWARESETUP.EXE"
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Cloaked Malware
- Malware Dropper
File Behavior
ANTISPYWARESETUP.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Executes a Process
- 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
- Sets processes to start during user logon
- Injects code into other processes
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Creates new folders on the system
- Creates or uses a background service to access the Internet using HTTP protocols
- Performs DNS look ups to resolve URL IP addresses
ANTISPYWARESETUP.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
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Terminated as a Process
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
Country Of Origin
The filename ANTISPYWARESETUP.EXE was first seen on Sep 16 2010 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- India on Sep 16 2010
- The United States on Nov 17 2010
- The United Kingdom on Feb 25 2011
- South Africa on Jul 3 2011
- Turkey on May 24 2012
File Name Aliases
ANTISPYWARESETUP.EXE can also use the following file names:
- MEFODOM_CO_CC[1].EXE
- HOTFIX.EXE
- ANTISPYWARESETUP[1].EXE
- ANTISPYWARESETUP(1).EXE
- MNL.EXE
- DOWNLOAD[1].EXE
- UGP.EXE
- SJU.EXE
- WJS.EXE
- VNP.EXE
- UPX.EXE
- HEJ.EXE
- TIK.EXE
- VSU.EXE
- ELJ.EXE
- RVR.EXE
- GEB.EXE
- EYR.EXE
- WGO.EXE
- WCG.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 708,096 bytes
- 331,776 bytes
- 353,768 bytes
- 665,600 bytes
- 335,872 bytes
- 318,464 bytes
File Type
The filename ANTISPYWARESETUP.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
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