PHOTO[1].EXE

File Behavior

PHOTO[1].EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:

• The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
• Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
• Executes a Process
• This process creates other processes on disk
• Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
• Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
• Automatically changes your firewall settings to allow itself or other programs to communicate over the internet
• Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
• Changes the Internet Explorer Home Page Settings
• 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
• Injects code into other processes
• Copies files
• Modifies firewall settings, without user permission so it is not blocked from accessing the Internet
• Enables an In Process Object/Server - Common with DLL Injections
• Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
• Performs DNS look ups to resolve URL IP addresses
• Uses Instant Messaging to communicate without the user's knowledge
• Uses embeded Instant Message Channel Settings
• The Process is polymorphic and can change its structure

PHOTO[1].EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:

• Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
• Created as a process on disk
• Executed as a Process
• Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
• Terminated as a Process
• Copied to multiple locations on the system
• Deleted as a process from disk