Prevx Research Division
"GGCGOKNSHDW.EXE"
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Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware group:
- Adware
File Behavior
GGCGOKNSHDW.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Adds products to the system registry
- 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
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Executes a Process
- Creates new folders on the system
- Copies files
- Injects code into other processes
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
GGCGOKNSHDW.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Executed as a Process
- Created as a process on disk
- 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 GGCGOKNSHDW.EXE was first seen on Sep 4 2010 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- The United States on Sep 4 2010
- Canada on Sep 4 2010
File Name Aliases
GGCGOKNSHDW.EXE can also use the following file names:
- IIUWMCCSHDW.EXE
- MOVIE[1].EXE
- SAGAEBMSHDW.EXE
- VFANTYWSHDW.EXE
- EQHFF.EXE
- FYLBFMAVMI.EXE
- DETNCDMSHDW.EXE
- YBWYUIJSHDW.EXE
- BJRENAXFOE.EXE
- YOIFSGVSHDW.EXE
- SGVIVAASHDW.EXE
- UPDATE_001.EXE
- MOVIE(1).EXE
- WVSYNLISHDW.EXE
- VEKCCOVSHDW.EXE
- QEQEHFLSHDW.EXE
- QUZEJEWNFV.EXE
- GTMLNEQSHDW.EXE
- UPDATE_001 (1).EXE
- EMVHGPPSHDW.EXE
- 3.044909213211057E8.EXE
- 0.0630229561795459.EXE
Filesizes
This file has been seen with the following file size:
- 241,152 bytes
File Type
The filename GGCGOKNSHDW.EXE refers to an executable program.
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