Prevx Research Division
"ANTIVIRUS7.EXE"
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Fraudulent Security Program
- Malware Dropper
File Behavior
ANTIVIRUS7.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Creates new folders on the system
- Injects code into other processes
- Performs DNS look ups to resolve URL IP addresses
- Adds products to the system registry
- Hooks the WININET.DLL function allowing it to read or copy Http and Https web page content and session information
- Executes a Process
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
ANTIVIRUS7.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Created as a process on disk
- Executed as a Process
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Terminated as a Process
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
Country Of Origin
The filename ANTIVIRUS7.EXE was first seen on Mar 9 2010 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- The United States on Mar 9 2010
- The United Kingdom on Mar 9 2010
- Canada on Mar 10 2010
- Italy on Mar 27 2010
- Germany on Apr 1 2010
File Name Aliases
ANTIVIRUS7.EXE can also use the following file names:
- CRAP.EXE.EXE
- 36096913.EX
- 79926863.VXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 1,363,456 bytes
- 1,354,752 bytes
- 1,413,120 bytes
- 1,306,624 bytes
- 1,360,384 bytes
- 1,359,360 bytes
- 1,390,592 bytes
- 1,358,848 bytes
- 1,317,888 bytes
File Type
The filename ANTIVIRUS7.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
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