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CMSTP.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Fraudulent Security Program
- Cloaked Malware
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
CMSTP.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Modifies System Runtime Policies to limit system usability
- Modifies Windows Initialization And System Settings Used On Start up
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- This process creates other processes on disk
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Executes a Process
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Copies files
- Injects code into other processes
- Performs DNS look ups to resolve URL IP addresses
CMSTP.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
- Created by processes which appear to be checking for interception by security products
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- Terminated as a Process
Country Of Origin
The filename CMSTP.EXE was first seen on May 3 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Europe on May 3 2007
- on Aug 30 2007
- Spain on Aug 30 2007
- Italy on Apr 27 2010
- The United Kingdom on May 6 2010
- Czech Republic on Feb 8 2012
File Name Aliases
CMSTP.EXE can also use the following file name:
- SESSMGR.EXE
- COMREPL.EXE
- IEUDINIT.EXE
- MQTGSVC.EXE
- S768LOG.EXE
- DLLHST3G.EXE
- CISVC.EXE
- MSTSC.EXE
- MSTINIT.EXE
- S717LOG.EXE
- ESENTUTL.EXE
- SPOOLSV.EXE
- CLIPSRV.EXE
- RSVP.EXE
- LOGMAN.EXE
- S209LOG.EXE
- S298LOG.EXE
- 96382388.EXE
- 77526251.EXE
- 69532262.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 100,352 bytes
- 177,664 bytes
- 77,824 bytes
- 63,488 bytes
- 380,928 bytes
- 105,472 bytes
- 358,400 bytes
File Type
The filename CMSTP.EXE is used by multiple object types including executable programs,objects.
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