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2.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Spyware
- Cloaked Malware
- Malicious Software
- Malware Dropper
File Behavior
2.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Executes a Process
- Injects code into other processes
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Copies files
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Creates a new Background Service on the machine
- Performs DNS look ups to resolve URL IP addresses
- Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- The Process is polymorphic and can change its structure
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
2.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Executed as a Process
- Created as a process on disk
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Terminated as a Process
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- Executed from Temporary Folders
Country Of Origin
The filename 2.EXE was first seen on May 22 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- The United States on May 22 2007
- Denmark on Jun 4 2007
- Malaysia on Jun 4 2007
- Philippines on Jun 30 2007
- Sweden on Jul 7 2008
- Germany on Jul 18 2008
- Spain on Jul 18 2008
- Romania on Apr 16 2010
- The United Kingdom on May 4 2010
- Greece on May 4 2010
- South Africa on May 29 2010
- Turkey on May 25 2012
File Name Aliases
2.EXE can also use the following file names:
- SYS77.EXE
- SYS7.EXE
- SYS3D.EXE
- SYS6.EXE
- SYS91.EXE
- SYS28.EXE
- SYS1C.EXE
- SYSEA.EXE
- SYS184.EXE
- SYSB.EXE
- SYS2.EXE
- SYS33.EXE
- SYSE.EXE
- SYS26.EXE
- SYS9E.EXE
- SYS4.EXE
- AJJVKKX.TMP
- SYS2CA.EXE
- SYS31.EXE
- SYS5F.EXE
- SYS3.EXE
- SYS1.EXE
- SMSS.EXE
- SYSBCC2.EXE
- SYSC7.EXE
- SYS5EDB.EXE
- SYS10.EXE
- SYS75.EXE
- SYS6C9.EXE
- MAGICVIDEOCONVERTER.EXE
- MAGICV~1.EXE
- MAGIC VIDEO CONVERTER 8.0.2.18.EXE
- MJYCLWG.EXE
- MAGICV.EXE
- MAGIC VIDEO CONVERTER SETUP.EXE
- STP.EXE
- 2A[1].ZIP
- 11.TMP
- 12.TMP
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 127,488 bytes
- 59,392 bytes
- 23,552 bytes
- 24,576 bytes
- 31,744 bytes
- 323,542 bytes
- 77,312 bytes
- 18,459,036 bytes
- 210,845 bytes
File Type
The filename 2.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name 2.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Deletes c:\windows\Sys6.tmp
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