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"DOSFGT.EXE"
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Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware groups:
- Rootkit
- Cloaked Malware
File Behavior
DOSFGT.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Checks for the use of debuggers
- Looks at the contents of the autoexec.bat file
- Uses physical device level disk access which could bypass security applications and checks
- Reads email address and phone book details
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
- Uses low level functions to hide itself from the user and from system/security processes
- Copies files
- Visits web sites on your PC without you knowing
DOSFGT.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Created as a process on disk
- Executed as a Process
- Created by processes which appear to be checking for interception by security products
Country Of Origin
The filename DOSFGT.EXE was first seen on Sep 9 2009 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Mexico on Sep 9 2009
- Brazil on Sep 10 2009
- Europe on Sep 11 2009
- Italy on Sep 17 2009
File Name Aliases
DOSFGT.EXE can also use the following file names:
- FRIF.EXE
- CYQQYR.EXE
- QWXHUHVVJW[n].HTM
- AQASRL.EXE
- DDBPU.EXE
- PFHOC.EXE
- IJRVLXU.EXE
- OLA.EXE
- NYMOSTIT.EXE
- CVMUA.EXE
- CLZQDERVLI[n].HTM
- QREK.EXE
- RPKT.EXE
- OQNXEHUW.EXE
- PFHOC.BAD
- 2.TMP
- E.TMP
- 77705785.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 157,184 bytes
- 158,208 bytes
- 161,280 bytes
- 156,160 bytes
File Type
The filename DOSFGT.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name DOSFGT.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Opens/modifes c:\autoexec.bat
- Copies filec:\windows\system32\drivers\beep.sys to c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\6.tmp
- Creates c:\windows\system32\drivers\beep.sys
- Copies filec:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\6.tmp to c:\windows\system32\drivers\beep.sys
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\6.tmp
- Copies filec:\windows\system32\drivers\null.sys to c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\B.tmp
- Creates c:\windows\system32\drivers\null.sys
- Copies filec:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\B.tmp to c:\windows\system32\drivers\null.sys
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\B.tmp
- Creates c:\windows\system32\drivers\glaide32.sys
Website Activity
One or more files with the name DOSFGT.EXE interacts with the following web sites and pages. Web addresses have been deliberately modified to prevent unintentional use.
- 174 .139 .241
- Port 80 IP:174.139.241.2
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