Prevx Research Division
CLICK.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware group:
- Cloaked Malware
File Behavior
CLICK.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- The Process is polymorphic and can change its structure
- Adds products to the system registry
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Executes a Process
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
- Includes file creation code which could be used to test for interception by security products
- Opens browser pop ups
CLICK.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
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Terminated as a Process
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
Country Of Origin
The filename CLICK.EXE was first seen on May 3 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- The United States on May 3 2007
- France on May 3 2007
- Romania on May 22 2007
- India on Oct 21 2007
- Peru on Jun 14 2009
- The United Kingdom on Nov 25 2010
- South Africa on May 21 2012
File Name Aliases
CLICK.EXE can also use the following file names:
- PODER/NUKE/CLICK4.EXE
- CLICK_V2.2.EXE
- PROGRAMAS/NUKE.EXE
- CLICKV22.EXE
- LIGHTSWITCH/LIGHTSWITCH.EXE
- ECRAN_ON_OFF.EXE
- LICHTSCHALTER.EXE
- Выключатель.EXE
- CLICKER.EXE
- PRIKOL4CLICK.EXE
- P R I K O L.EXE
- SWITCH.EXE
- LIGHTSWITCH.EXE
- Lمفتاح لتشغيل الجهاز.EXE
- SETUP.EXE
- ECLIPSE.EXE
- DESKTOP ON-OFF.EXE
- NOTAUS.EXE
- ON-OFF.EXE
- KNOPJE.EXE
- APAGAR.EXE
- SPEGNI E ACCENDI.EXE
- LAMBA.EXE
- TOTALECLIPSE.EXE
- LISER.EXE
- XDFBXEWHRRJDZDFBCVNE5GWGAABAZ43.EXE
- SDGKDWRJW4JSGEWHZAWE2ZHZDEHWA43.EXE
- CLICK[n].JPG
- XDFHS3WE5SEJAHAG2HZDEHWGASFQ43.EXE
- ZGTKG3JRSYZDB6WTGW3RH3WAHHRJKAE43.EXE
- JMNHHGRTJA35UJGHUYKJ6R8IO9IUJG43.EXE
- MXFJXRTUS435TIKSR5735DGHDSGWY43.EXE
- JJAEKTDINGJWAUBSDFN43.EXE
- QUFGJNSHOLBHAHE43.EXE
- DTHSERKY4Y5HAEEBGJNEW43.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 28,676 bytes
- 218,112 bytes
- 5,414,912 bytes
- 642,048 bytes
- 727,040 bytes
- 61,440 bytes
File Type
The filename CLICK.EXE is used by multiple object types including executable programs,objects.
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