Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Cloaked Malware
- Malicious Software
- Worm
File Behavior
RECYCLE BIN.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Executes a Process
- Creates new folders on the system
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Adds products to the system registry
- Automatically changes your firewall settings to allow itself or other programs to communicate over the internet
- Modifies Windows Security Policies to restrict/expand User Privileges on the machine
- Terminates Processes
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
RECYCLE BIN.EXE 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
- Deleted as a process from disk
Country Of Origin
The filename RECYCLE BIN.EXE was first seen on Jan 7 2008 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Saudi Arabia on Jan 7 2008
- The United Kingdom on Feb 21 2008
- on May 4 2008
- Morocco on May 4 2008
- Algeria on May 2 2010
- The United States on Jun 13 2010
- South Africa on May 25 2012
File Name Aliases
RECYCLE BIN.EXE can also use the following file names:
- ZPHARAOH.EXE
- RCX45.TMP
- DEEPCHECKRESULTS .EXE
- WINRRARSERIALINSTALL.EXE
- 14197568.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 154,761 bytes
- 155,131 bytes
- 216,571 bytes
- 152,579 bytes
- 17,920 bytes
- 229,743 bytes
- 73,216 bytes
File Type
The filename RECYCLE BIN.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
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