File Investigation Report
RUNOUCE.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware groups:
- Worm
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
RUNOUCE.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Uses functions commonly exploited by Worms
- Executes a Process
- Injects code into other processes
- This Process is a file infector which modifies program files to include a copy of the infection
- Drops known malicious software during execution
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Injects code into other processes
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Automatically changes your firewall settings to allow itself or other programs to communicate over the internet
- Adds products to the system registry
- Modifies Windows Security Policies to restrict/expand User Privileges on the machine
- The Process is polymorphic and can change its structure
- Can Send email using SMTP protocols
- This Process sends MIME Email
- Creates a hidden window which can be used to run other programs without your knowledge
- This Process Contains User Mode Rootkit Functionality and can hide itself from the running process list
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
- Reads your outlook address book
- Makes outbound connections to other computers using NETBIOSOUT protocols
RUNOUCE.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
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Terminated as a Process
- Deleted as a process from disk
Country Of Origin
The filename RUNOUCE.EXE was first seen on May 31 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Prevx community:
- PHILIPPINES on May 31 2007
- HONG KONG on May 31 2007
- BRAZIL on Oct 20 2008
- GREAT BRITAIN on Nov 19 2009
- PAKISTAN on Nov 21 2009
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 10,748 bytes
- 141,820 bytes
- 4,096 bytes
File Type
The filename RUNOUCE.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
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