Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Malicious Software
- Malware Dropper
File Behavior
ISSETUP.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is polymorphic and can change its structure
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Executes a Process
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Creates new folders on the system
- Copies files
- Injects code into other processes
- Performs DNS look ups to resolve URL IP addresses
- Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
ISSETUP.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Created as a process on disk
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Executed as a Process
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Terminated as a Process
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- Executed by Internet Explorer
- Deleted as a process from disk
Country Of Origin
The filename ISSETUP.EXE was first seen on Jul 27 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- The United States on Jul 27 2007
- Ireland on Mar 18 2008
- Europe on Mar 18 2008
- India on Sep 24 2010
- Turkey on May 25 2012
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 3,109,871 bytes
- 507,384 bytes
- 33,905,392 bytes
- 134,656 bytes
- 239,493 bytes
File Type
The filename ISSETUP.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
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