Prevx Research Division
"SECURITYHELPER.EXE"
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Fraudulent Security Program
- Cloaked Malware
File Behavior
SECURITYHELPER.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Adds products to the system registry
- Executes a Process
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
SECURITYHELPER.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Executed from Temporary Folders
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Created as a process on disk
- Executed as a Process
- Deleted as a process from disk
Country Of Origin
The filename SECURITYHELPER.EXE was first seen on Oct 2 2008 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- The United States on Oct 2 2008
- on Oct 2 2008
- Russian Federation on Jan 4 2010
- Ukraine on Jan 4 2010
- France on Oct 23 2010
- Romania on Oct 27 2010
- Philippines on Mar 12 2012
- Poland on May 13 2012
File Name Aliases
SECURITYHELPER.EXE can also use the following file names:
- INSTALLER_M_117[1].EXE
- INSTALLER_M_117_001.EXE
- INSTALLER_M_117_002.EXE
- INSTALLER_M_117_003.EXE
- INSTALLER_M_117_004.EXE
- INSTALLER_M_117_005.EXE
- INSTALLER_M_117_006.EXE
- LOAD.EXE
- LOAD_001.EXE
- TMP53F.TMP
- TMP78.TMP
- TMP9F.TMP
- W1
- 7046.TMP
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 3,940,355 bytes
- 99,960 bytes
- 2,776,064 bytes
- 4,156,416 bytes
- 4,099,075 bytes
- 16,384 bytes
File Type
The filename SECURITYHELPER.EXE is used by multiple object types including executable programs,objects.
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