Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware groups:
- System Back Door
- Cloaked Malware
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
APOCALYPS32.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Executes a Process
- Adds products to the system registry
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Disables the built in Windows File Protection System
- The process hooks code into all running processes which could allow it to take control of the system or record keyboard input, mouse activity and screen contents
- Injects code into other processes
- Copies files
- Performs DNS look ups to resolve URL IP addresses
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
APOCALYPS32.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Created as a process on disk
- Executed as a Process
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- The process is hooked into all running processes which could allow it to take control of the system or record keyboard input, mouse activity and screen contents
- Terminated as a Process
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
Country Of Origin
The filename APOCALYPS32.EXE was first seen on Nov 9 2009 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- The United Kingdom on Nov 9 2009
- The United States on Nov 9 2009
- Colombia on Nov 19 2009
- Argentina on Nov 27 2009
- Brazil on Apr 15 2010
- Turkey on May 18 2012
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 266,240 bytes
- 167,463 bytes
- 415,683 bytes
- 108,544 bytes
- 186,368 bytes
- 109,568 bytes
File Type
The filename APOCALYPS32.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
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