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SYSCR.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Cloaked Malware
- Worm
File Behavior
SYSCR.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Executes a Process
- Hooks the WININET.DLL function allowing it to read or copy Http and Https web page content and session information
- Injects code into other processes
- Creates new folders on the system
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
- 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
- Disables safe mode on your PC
- Creates a new Background Service on the machine
SYSCR.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
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- Created as a new Background Service on the machine
- Deleted as a process from disk
Country Of Origin
The filename SYSCR.EXE was first seen on Nov 11 2008 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Turkey on Nov 11 2008
- Spain on Nov 11 2008
- Russian Federation on Feb 23 2010
- Mexico on Feb 23 2010
- Philippines on Mar 20 2010
- Dominican Republic on Apr 18 2010
- The United Kingdom on Apr 18 2010
- Argentina on Apr 25 2010
- Ecuador on Apr 25 2010
- India on Jun 4 2010
- Ukraine on Jul 25 2010
File Name Aliases
SYSCR.EXE can also use the following file names:
- CACDA7C9.EXE
- CADEH35D.EXE
- CAEB8DAV.EXE
- CA0MBUSI.EXE
- CAI7GHYZ.EXE
- CAM8FI73.EXE
- CA2NSPYV.EXE
- CAK1U7S5.EXE
- CACV6V87.EXE
- CA0ISQ30.EXE
- CAWK7BJF.EXE
- CAC7KTGJ.EXE
- CATJIF6V.EXE
- CAENWTYR.EXE
- CANX6J6J.EXE
- CAMZ816B.EXE
- CA28CBJ5.EXE
- AUTORUN.EXE
- K[1].EXE
- K[2].EXE
- 0[1].EXE
- 34.EXE
- 77.EXE
- 88.EXE
- 16.EXE
- 70.EXE
- 47.EXE
- 40.EXE
- 28.EXE
- 26.EXE
- 63XX[nn].EXE
- 99887278.EXE
- 78907385.DAT
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 139,264 bytes
- 200,704 bytes
- 346,624 bytes
- 216,583 bytes
- 233,472 bytes
- 176,128 bytes
- 120,320 bytes
- 724,480 bytes
File Type
The filename SYSCR.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
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