File Investigation Report
BOOTSAFE.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Worm
- Malicious Software
- Malware Dropper
File Behavior
BOOTSAFE.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Executes a Process
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- This Process is a file infector which modifies program files to include a copy of the infection
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Looks at the contents of the autoexec.bat file
- Drops known malicious software during execution
- Reads email address and phone book details
- Uses DNS to retrieve the IP address for web sites
- Visits web sites on your PC without you knowing
BOOTSAFE.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Executed as a Process
Country Of Origin
The filename BOOTSAFE.EXE was first seen on Feb 1 2008 in the following geographical regions of the Prevx community:
- Spain on Feb 1 2008
- Hong Kong on Feb 1 2008
- Turkey on Apr 2 2008
- Russian Federation on Feb 19 2009
- India on Mar 19 2010
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 199,268 bytes
- 199,992 bytes
- 59,160 bytes
- 364,544 bytes
- 163,200 bytes
File Type
The filename BOOTSAFE.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name BOOTSAFE.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Creates c:\windows\system32\vcmgcd32.dl_
- Creates c:\KUKU300a
- Deletes c:\KUKU300a
- Opens/modifes c:\autoexec.bat
- Deletes c:\mbr\scan.exe
- Deletes c:\program files\windows nt\dialer.exe
Network Activity
One or more files with the name BOOTSAFE.EXE performs the following network events:
- DNS Lookup207.46.19.190 www.microsoft.com
Website Activity
One or more files with the name BOOTSAFE.EXE interacts with the following web sites and pages. Web addresses have been deliberately modified to prevent unintentional use.
- www .he3ns1k .info / mrow_pin / ?id95015bdskak59051&rnd=9548
- www .g1ikdcvns3sdsal .info / mrow_pin / ?id95015bdskak59051&rnd=9795
- www .informat1onupd .info / mrow_pin / ?id95015bdskak59051&rnd=10539
- www .f5ds1jkkk4d .info / mrow_pin / ?id95015bdskak59051&rnd=10545
- Port 80 IP:127.0.0.1
- Port 80 IP:208.73.210.121
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