Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware groups:
File Behavior
KAMSOFT.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Creates a new Background Service on the machine
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Loads and Executes a System Driver File
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Executes a Process
- Injects code into other processes
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- This Process is a file infector which modifies program files to include a copy of the infection
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
- Disables the Notification Balloon for the Windows Security Center
- Disables Access to the Windows Registry Editior
- Disables Access to the Task Manager built into Windows
- Modifies Windows Security Policies to restrict/expand User Privileges on the machine
- Adds products to the system registry
- Automatically changes your firewall settings to allow itself or other programs to communicate over the internet
- Copies files
- Changes the Windows Security Center to stop Antivirus status alerts from being displayed
- Changes the Windows Security Center to stop Firewall status alerts from being displayed
- Changes the Windows Security Center to stop Firewall override alerts from being displayed
- Changes the Windows Security Center to stop warnings from being displayed if automatic Windows Updates are not enabled
- Modifies firewall settings, without user permission so it is not blocked from accessing the Internet
- Disables safe mode on your PC
- Injects code into other processes
KAMSOFT.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Created as a process on disk
- Executed from Temporary Folders
- Executed as a Process
- Deleted as a process from disk
- This program is often downloaded from the web
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
Country Of Origin
The filename KAMSOFT.EXE was first seen on Nov 9 2008 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Vietnam on Nov 9 2008
- Morocco on Nov 9 2008
- Belgium on Dec 5 2008
- Hong Kong on Dec 6 2008
- India on Dec 6 2008
- The United Kingdom on Jan 9 2010
- Turkey on Jan 9 2010
- Italy on Feb 1 2012
File Name Aliases
KAMSOFT.EXE can also use the following file names:
- HELP.EXE
- IKY.BAT
- IQE68O.BAT
- NYH9OK.EXE
- M9MA.EXE
- DPLLQK~1.EXE
- DPLJDW~1.EXE
- AUTORUN.INF
- IQE68O.BAT.BAK
- WHI.COM
- NQ0CQ.CMD
- RCUKD.CMD
- SQ.COM
- 2U.COM
- H3.BAT
- O1.COM
- DD1.COM
- DE1.COM
- P1Y2.CMD
- DE1.EXE
- DD25.COM
- DF2.COM
- DF2.EXE
- DD58.EXE
- 2U.COM.BAK
- 77877915
- 2U.TXT.000
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 104,421 bytes
- 181,248 bytes
- 183,296 bytes
- 189,440 bytes
- 129,797 bytes
- 110,031 bytes
- 105,097 bytes
File Type
The filename KAMSOFT.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name KAMSOFT.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Creates c:\windows\system32\drivers\klif.sys
- Deletes c:\windows\system32\drivers\klif.sys
- Deletes c:\windows\system32\kamsoft.exe
- Deletes c:\windows\system32\gasretyw0.dll
- Creates c:\windows\system32\gasretyw0.dll
- Deletes c:\whi.co
- Copies filec:\windows\system32\kamsoft.exe to c:\whi.co
- Deletes c:\autorun.in
- Creates c:\autorun.in
- Deletes d:\whi.co
- Copies filec:\windows\system32\kamsoft.exe to d:\whi.co
- Deletes d:\autorun.in
- Creates d:\autorun.in
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\help1.rar
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\help.exe
- Opens/modifes c:\autoexec.bat
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\help1.rar
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\help.exe
- Copies filec:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\help.exe to c:\windows\system32\kamsoft.exe
Website Activity
One or more files with the name KAMSOFT.EXE interacts with the following web sites and pages. Web addresses have been deliberately modified to prevent unintentional use.
- TCP:127.0.0.1:1075 Port:18
- Port 80 IP:221.1.204.243
- TCP:127.0.0.1:1077 Port:19
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