POWERPNT.EXE (Derivative X19360881), Prevx

Associated Malware Groups

The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:

Malicious Software
Worm

File Behavior

POWERPNT.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:

This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
Reads your outlook address book
Executes a Process
This process creates other processes on disk
Drops known malicious software during execution
Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)

POWERPNT.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:

Created as a process on disk
Deleted as a process from disk
Executed as a Process
Changes to the file command map within the registry
Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
Executed by Internet Explorer

Country Of Origin

The filename POWERPNT.EXE was first seen on May 3 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:

Europe on May 3 2007
Spain on May 3 2007
Saudi Arabia on May 31 2007
Korea, Republic of on May 14 2009
South Africa on May 14 2009
Iran, Islamic Republic of on Mar 14 2010
The United Kingdom on Mar 14 2010

Filesizes

The following file size has been seen:

74,823 bytes
557,432 bytes
3,437,328 bytes
6,396,688 bytes
533,816 bytes
501,552 bytes

File Type

The filename POWERPNT.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.

File Activity

One or more files with the name POWERPNT.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:

Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\39$$.bat
Deletes c:\windows\system32\drivers\nvscv32.exe
Creates c:\windows\system32\drivers\nvscv32.exe
Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\39$$.bat
Creates c:\config.msi\Desktop_.ini
Opens/modifes c:\autoexec.bat
Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\72$$.Ic
Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\72$$.Ico
Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\97$$.Ico
Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\97$$.Ico
Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\33$$.Ico
Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\36$$.Ico
Creates c:\malwarefiles\Desktop_.ini
Creates c:\mbr\Desktop_.ini
Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\49$$.Ico
Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\75$$.Ic
Copies filec:\windows\system32\drivers\nvscv32.exe to c:\PREVXEDGEFREE.EXE
Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\75$$.Ico
Creates c:\program files\Desktop_.ini
Creates c:\program files\adobe\Desktop_.ini
Creates c:\program files\adobe\reader 8.0\Desktop_.ini
Creates c:\program files\adobe\reader 8.0\reader\Desktop_.ini
Creates c:\program files\adobe\reader 8.0\reader\plug_ins3d\Desktop_.ini
Creates c:\program files\adobe\reader 8.0\reader\plug_ins3d\prc\Desktop_.ini
Creates c:\program files\adobe\reader 8.0\resource\Desktop_.ini
Creates c:\program files\adobe\reader 8.0\resource\cmap\Desktop_.ini
Creates c:\program files\adobe\reader 8.0\resource\font\Desktop_.ini
Creates c:\program files\ati technologies\Desktop_.ini
Creates c:\program files\ati technologies\uninstallall\Desktop_.ini
Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\67$$.Ico
Copies filec:\windows\system32\drivers\nvscv32.exe to c:\program files\ati technologies\uninstallall\AtiCimUn.exe
Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\67$$.Ico
Creates c:\program files\intel\Desktop_.ini
Creates c:\program files\intel\ans\Desktop_.ini
Creates c:\program files\intel\dmix\Desktop_.ini
Creates c:\program files\intel\dmix\hlp\Desktop_.ini
Creates c:\program files\intel\dmix\resource\Desktop_.ini
Creates c:\program files\intel\dmix\uninst\Desktop_.ini
Creates c:\program files\intel\ncs2\Desktop_.ini
Creates c:\program files\intel\ncs2\agent\Desktop_.ini
Creates c:\program files\intel\ncs2\wmiprov\Desktop_.ini
Creates c:\program files\intel\ncs2\wmiprov\mof\Desktop_.ini
Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\94$$.Ico
Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\54$$.Ico
Creates c:\program files\microsoft bootvis\Desktop_.ini
Creates c:\program files\msn gaming zone\Desktop_.ini
Creates c:\program files\online services\Desktop_.ini
Creates c:\program files\prevx\Desktop_.ini
Creates c:\program files\prevx2\Desktop_.ini
Creates c:\program files\prevx2\dctlibs\Desktop_.ini

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