Prevx Research Division
"VOICE OF AMERICA.EXE"
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware group:
- Malware Dropper
File Behavior
VOICE OF AMERICA.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Downloads hidden code from covert web sites
- Looks at the contents of the autoexec.bat file
- Reads email address and phone book details
- Opens browser pop ups
- Runs Javascript code
- Disables the Notification Balloon for the Windows Security Center
- Disables Access to the Windows Registry Editior
- Disables Access to the Task Manager built into Windows
- Modifies Windows Security Policies to restrict/expand User Privileges on the machine
- Adds products to the system registry
- Automatically changes your firewall settings to allow itself or other programs to communicate over the internet
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Executes a Process
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
VOICE OF AMERICA.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Executed as a Process
- Created as a process on disk
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Terminated as a Process
Country Of Origin
The filename VOICE OF AMERICA.EXE was first seen on Nov 7 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Egypt on Nov 7 2007
- Spain on Nov 7 2007
- Saudi Arabia on Dec 14 2009
- The United Kingdom on Dec 14 2009
File Name Aliases
VOICE OF AMERICA.EXE can also use the following file names:
- VOICE_OF_AMERICA.EXE
- VOICE_OF_AMERICA_2.EXE
- MNB.EXE
- VOICE_OF_AMERICA[n].EXE
- تعليم اللغه الانجليزيه.EXE
- VOICE_OF_AMERICA[1].EXE
- VOICE_OF_AMERICA(1).EXE
- VOICE_OF_AMERICA2.EXE
- VOICEOFAMERICA.EXE
- 85457831.DAT
- 84961374.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 61,440 bytes
- 139,264 bytes
- 98,304 bytes
File Type
The filename VOICE OF AMERICA.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name VOICE OF AMERICA.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Opens/modifes c:\autoexec.bat
Website Activity
One or more files with the name VOICE OF AMERICA.EXE interacts with the following web sites and pages. Web addresses have been deliberately modified to prevent unintentional use.
- TCP:127.0.0.1:1077 Port:20
- Port 80 IP:69.162.111.154
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