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INTERNET.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware group:
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
INTERNET.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Executes a Process
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Performs DNS look ups to resolve URL IP addresses
- Enables an In Process Object/Server - Common with DLL Injections
- Uses DNS to retrieve the IP address for web sites
- This Process Contains User Mode Rootkit Functionality and can hide itself from the running process list
- Includes file creation code which could be used to test for interception by security products
INTERNET.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Created as a process on disk
- Executed as a Process
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Terminated as a Process
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
Country Of Origin
The filename INTERNET.EXE was first seen on May 25 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Italy on May 25 2007
- on Jun 20 2007
- Canada on Jun 20 2007
- Europe on Sep 7 2009
- Jamaica on Sep 21 2010
- The United Kingdom on Sep 21 2010
- The United States on May 20 2012
File Name Aliases
INTERNET.EXE can also use the following file names:
- TROJAN-PSW.WIN32.LMIR.VO
- 28798076.DAT
- 62898319.EXE
- 97502839.EXE
- 48171376.DAT
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 504,325 bytes
- 36,864 bytes
- 53,248 bytes
- 2,677,248 bytes
- 70,717 bytes
File Type
The filename INTERNET.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name INTERNET.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- create folder C:\Program Files\GDNDHDU
- Creates c:\documents and settings\all users\¡¸¿ªê¼¡¹²ëµ¥\³ìðò\æô¶¯\A10C5LJ.LNK
- Creates c:\windows\cscript.exe
- create folder C:\Program Files\6M3JYIWIM
- Creates c:\windows\CFKIFIWFNTVT.txt
- Creates c:\windows\cfkifiwfntvt.dll
- Creates c:\LNJAIPA4.BAT
- Deletes c:\windows\media\chimes.wav
- Deletes c:\windows\media\chord.wav
- Deletes c:\windows\media\ding.wav
- Deletes c:\windows\media\flourish.mid
- Deletes c:\windows\media\notify.wav
- Deletes c:\windows\media\onestop.mid
- Deletes c:\windows\media\recycle.wav
- Deletes c:\windows\media\ringin.wav
- Deletes c:\windows\media\ringout.wav
- Deletes c:\windows\media\start.wav
- Deletes c:\windows\media\tada.wav
- Deletes c:\windows\media\town.mid
- Deletes c:\windows\media\WI5CB3~1.WAV
- Deletes c:\windows\media\WI7F32~1.WAV
- Deletes c:\windows\media\WI56D1~1.WAV
- Deletes c:\windows\media\WI0E0B~1.WAV
- Deletes c:\windows\media\WINDOW~1.WAV
- Deletes c:\windows\media\WINDOW~2.WAV
- Deletes c:\windows\media\WINDOW~3.WAV
- Deletes c:\windows\media\WINDOW~4.WAV
- Deletes c:\windows\media\WI91B0~1.WAV
- Deletes c:\windows\media\WI632E~1.WAV
- Deletes c:\windows\media\WI86C1~1.WAV
- Deletes c:\windows\media\WI6627~1.WAV
- Deletes c:\windows\media\WI3201~1.WAV
- Deletes c:\windows\media\WI7723~1.WAV
- Deletes c:\windows\media\WI443C~1.WAV
- Deletes c:\windows\media\WIF782~1.WAV
- Deletes c:\windows\media\WI6030~1.WAV
- Deletes c:\windows\media\WI8A6F~1.WAV
- Deletes c:\windows\media\WI412B~1.WAV
- Deletes c:\windows\media\WI0707~1.WAV
- Deletes c:\windows\media\WI6E87~1.WAV
- Deletes c:\windows\media\WI902F~1.WAV
- Deletes c:\windows\media\WI9470~1.WAV
- Deletes c:\windows\media\WI31E4~1.WAV
- Deletes c:\windows\media\WI6FEC~1.WAV
- Deletes c:\windows\media\WI6855~1.WAV
- Deletes c:\windows\media\WI95E5~1.WAV
- Deletes c:\windows\media\WI814D~1.WAV
- Deletes c:\windows\media\WI76D5~1.WAV
- Deletes c:\windows\media\WI8680~1.WAV
- Deletes c:\LNJAIPA4.BAT
Network Activity
One or more files with the name INTERNET.EXE performs the following network events:
- DNS Lookup58.49.58.20 58.49.58.20
- DNS Lookup58.49.58.27 58.49.58.27
Website Activity
One or more files with the name INTERNET.EXE interacts with the following web sites and pages. Web addresses have been deliberately modified to prevent unintentional use.
- Port 80 IP:58.49.58.20
- TCP:58.49.58.27:443 Port:17
- TCP:127.0.0.1:1105 Port:2
- TCP:127.0.0.1:1107 Port:2
- TCP:127.0.0.1:1109 Port:1
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