SSMARQUE.SCR

File Behavior

SSMARQUE.SCR has been seen to perform the following behavior:

• Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
• Disables the Notification Balloon for the Windows Security Center
• Adds products to the system registry
• Modifies Windows Security Policies to restrict/expand User Privileges on the machine
• Automatically changes your firewall settings to allow itself or other programs to communicate over the internet
• Hooks the WININET.DLL function allowing it to read or copy Http and Https web page content and session information
• Executes a Process
• Changes the Windows Security Center to stop Antivirus status alerts from being displayed
• Changes the Windows Security Center to stop Firewall status alerts from being displayed
• Changes the Windows Security Center to stop Firewall override alerts from being displayed
• Changes the Windows Security Center to stop warnings from being displayed if automatic Windows Updates are not enabled
• Creates a new Background Service on the machine
• Injects code into other processes
• Injects code into other processes
• Looks at the contents of the autoexec.bat file
• Reads email address and phone book details
• Uses DNS to retrieve the IP address for web sites
• Uses your PC to connect to Chat rooms
• The Process is polymorphic and can change its structure
• Disables Access to the Task Manager built into Windows
• Disables Access to the Windows Registry Editior
• This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
• Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
• Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
• This process creates other processes on disk
• Terminates Processes
• Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products

SSMARQUE.SCR has been the subject of the following behavior:

• Created as a process on disk
• Executed as a Process
• Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
• Terminated as a Process