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RUSTBFIX(n).EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware group:
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
RUSTBFIX(n).EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Executes a Process
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Creates a new Background Service on the machine
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
RUSTBFIX(n).EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Created as a process on disk
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Executed as a Process
- Executed by Internet Explorer
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Terminated as a Process
Country Of Origin
The filename RUSTBFIX(n).EXE was first seen on Jun 4 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Germany on Jun 4 2007
- Spain on Jun 4 2007
File Name Aliases
RUSTBFIX(n).EXE can also use the following file names:
- RUSTBFIX.EXE
- LRIG5V7Z.EXE
- NMHKTMAT.EXE
- TNAP4WZC.EXE
- XAALYCQH.EXE
- RUSTBFIX ROOTKIT.EXE
- RUSTBFIX+PE386.EXE
- RUSTBFIX_V002.EXE
- RUSTBFIX[n].EXE
- ZSJIKPCB.EXE.PART
- 88933728.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 6,984 bytes
- 401,108 bytes
- 62,259 bytes
File Type
The filename RUSTBFIX(n).EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name RUSTBFIX(n).EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nsj7.tmp
- Creates c:\rustbfix\1run.bat
- Creates c:\rustbfix\2run.bat
- Creates c:\rustbfix\chkrustb.bat
- Creates c:\rustbfix\avenger.exe
- Creates c:\rustbfix\swreg.exe
- Creates c:\rustbfix\SF.exe
- Creates c:\rustbfix\LS.exe
- Creates c:\rustbfix\streamtools.zip
- Creates c:\chdir.bat
- Deletes c:\rustbfix\tmp.hi
- Deletes c:\chdir.bat
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