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SRUPDATE.EXE
Malware DropperIt is possible that your PC could be infected. The file name SRUPDATE.EXE is used by both safe and unsafe programs.
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Malware Dropper
- Worm
File Behavior
SRUPDATE.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Creates system tray popups, messages, errors and security warnings
- Opens browser pop ups
- Runs Javascript code
- Uses DNS to retrieve the IP address for web sites
- Visits web sites on your PC without you knowing
- Downloads hidden code from covert web sites
- This process creates other processes on disk
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Looks at the contents of the autoexec.bat file
- Drops known malicious software during execution
- Reads email address and phone book details
- Uses rootkit techniques to conceal its presence, interrogation or removal
- Uses low level functions to hide itself from the user and from system/security processes
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- Communicates with other computers using FTP connections
- This Process is a file infector which modifies program files to include a copy of the infection
SRUPDATE.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
- Deleted as a process from disk
Country Of Origin
The filename SRUPDATE.EXE was first seen on Jan 10 2008 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Spain on Jan 10 2008
- China on Mar 31 2008
- The United States on Apr 11 2008
- Canada on May 14 2008
File Name Aliases
SRUPDATE.EXE can also use the following file names:
- ȶǺŅŭōǺŤĽ.EXE
- UPDATE.EXE
- H21121G121.EXE
- - §TPG§) V5.01 ïå:ûßÅ@
- 93062656.EXE
- 59297149.EXE
- 05975596.EXE
- 20660635.EXE
- 18510945.EXE
- 73917082.EXE
- 54874789.DAT
- 53359651.EXE
- 11876145.DAT
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 1,222,000 bytes
- 2,187,937 bytes
- 1,256,304 bytes
- 478,720 bytes
- 703,488 bytes
- 773,120 bytes
- 499,712 bytes
- 1,665,536 bytes
File Type
The filename SRUPDATE.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name SRUPDATE.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- create folder C:\Program Files\Super Rabbit
- create folder C:\Program Files\Super Rabbit\SRUpdate
- create folder C:\Program Files\Super Rabbit\SRUpdate\ico
- Deletes c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\8.tmp
- Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\8.tmp
- Deletes c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\B.tmp
- Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\B.tmp
- Deletes c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\E.tmp
- Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\E.tmp
- Deletes c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\11.tmp
- Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\11.tmp
- Deletes c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\14.tmp
- Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\14.png
- Deletes c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\14.png
- Deletes c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\17.tmp
- Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\17.png
- Deletes c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\17.png
- Deletes c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\1A.tmp
- Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\1A.tmp
- Deletes c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\1D.tmp
- Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\1D.tmp
- Deletes c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\20.tmp
- Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\20.tmp
- Deletes c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\23.tmp
- Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\23.tmp
- Deletes c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\26.tmp
- Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\26.tmp
- Deletes c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\29.tmp
- Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\29.tmp
- Deletes c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\2C.tm
- Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\2C.tmp
- Deletes c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\2F.tm
- Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\2F.tmp
- Deletes c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\32.tmp
- Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\32.tmp
- Deletes c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\35.tmp
- Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\35.tmp
- Deletes c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\38.tmp
- Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\38.tmp
- Deletes c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\3B.tmp
- Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\3B.tmp
- Deletes c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\3E.tmp
- Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\3E.tmp
- Deletes c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\41.tmp
- Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\41.tmp
- Deletes c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\44.tm
- Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\44.tmp
- Deletes c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\47.tm
- Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\47.tmp
- Deletes c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\4A.tm
Network Activity
One or more files with the name SRUPDATE.EXE performs the following network events:
- DNS Lookup tj.pctutu.net
- DNS Lookup61.143.211.166 tj.pctutu.net
- DNS Lookup www.baidu.com
- DNS Lookup220.181.6.175 www.baidu.com
- DNS Lookup update.pctutu.com
- DNS Lookup121.15.221.224 update.pctutu.com
- DNS Lookup127.0.0.1 0
- DNS Lookup update.pctutu.net
- DNS Lookup61.143.211.159 update.pctutu.net
Website Activity
One or more files with the name SRUPDATE.EXE interacts with the following web sites and pages. Web addresses have been deliberately modified to prevent unintentional use.
- www .baidu .com
- update .pctutu .com / oem / angelupdate4 .txt
- update .pctutu .com / WinUpdate / chs / XP / Allsoft4 .txt
- update .pctutu .net / WinUpdate / chs / XP / Allsoft43 .txt
- Remote server connection to tj .pctutu .ne
- TCP:127.0.0.1:1076 Port:30
- Port 80 IP:61.143.211.166
- Port 80 IP:220.181.6.175
- Port 80 IP:121.15.221.224
- Port 80 IP:61.143.211.159
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