File Investigation Report
MSGZ.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware group:
- Worm
File Behavior
MSGZ.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Executes a Process
- Injects code into other processes
- This Process is a file infector which modifies program files to include a copy of the infection
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Drops known malicious software during execution
- Uses DNS to retrieve the IP address for web sites
- Uses your PC to connect to Chat rooms
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
MSGZ.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Created as a process on disk
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Executed as a Process
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
Country Of Origin
The filename MSGZ.EXE was first seen on Feb 25 2008 in the following geographical regions of the Prevx community:
- SPAIN on Feb 25 2008
- ROMANIA on Feb 19 2009
File Name Aliases
MSGZ.EXE can also use the following file names:
- ASDFDSFGDG.EXE
- RJ8I9K1E6H7.EXE
- RESTORE/K-1-3542-4232123213-7676767-8888886/MSGZ.EXE
- FDSFGDG.EXE
- SDFGSFEA.EXE
- JJJ[n].EXE
- JJ[n].EXE
- 1FDGHDFGHI.EXE
- 60432253.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 70,140 bytes
- 647,168 bytes
- 113,664 bytes
- 63,488 bytes
File Type
The filename MSGZ.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name MSGZ.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Creates c:\restore\k-1-3542-4232123213-7676767-8888886\Desktop.ini
- Deletes c:\restore\k-1-3542-4232123213-7676767-8888886\MSGZ.exe
Network Activity
One or more files with the name MSGZ.EXE performs the following network events:
- DNS Lookup127.0.0.1 www.topgameland.com
- DNS Lookup127.0.0.1 www.genesisstore.sk
- DNS Lookup38.97.225.166 bcuzz.helldark.biz
Website Activity
One or more files with the name MSGZ.EXE interacts with the following web sites and pages. Web addresses have been deliberately modified to prevent unintentional use.
- Port 80 IP:127.0.0.1
- Port 80 IP:38.97.225.166
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