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RAVMON.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware group:
- Cloaked Malware
File Behavior
RAVMON.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Executes a Process
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Injects code into other processes
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Copies files
- Can Send email using SMTP protocols
- This Process sends MIME Email
- Terminates Processes
- Deletes Links in the Start Menu
- Adds a Link in the Start Menu
- The process hooks code into all running processes which could allow it to take control of the system or record keyboard input, mouse activity and screen contents
- 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
RAVMON.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Executed as a Process
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Created as a process on disk
- Terminated as a Process
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- Deleted as a Link in the Start Menu
- Added as a Link in the Start Menu
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
Country Of Origin
The filename RAVMON.EXE was first seen on May 14 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Spain on May 14 2007
- The United States on May 14 2007
- Ukraine on Jul 30 2007
- The United Kingdom on Dec 18 2009
- India on Jan 11 2012
File Name Aliases
RAVMON.EXE can also use the following file names:
- SVCHOST.EXE
- RAVMONE.EXE
- AVP.EXE
- SVCHOST.EXE.REN
- DG1.EXE
- DH1.EXE
- TEMP.FR7ACC
- DD1.EXE
- DC4.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 75,772 bytes
- 252,928 bytes
- 945,664 bytes
- 49,242 bytes
File Type
The filename RAVMON.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name RAVMON.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\h
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\h.tmp
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