File Investigation Report
LINKS.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Cloaked Malware
- Malicious Software
- Malware Downloader
File Behavior
LINKS.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- 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
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- This process creates other processes on disk
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- The Process is polymorphic and can change its structure
- Executes a Process
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
- Uses low level functions to hide itself from the user and from system/security processes
- Uses DNS to retrieve the IP address for web sites
- Terminates Processes
- Can make outbound communication to other computers, IM chat rooms and other services using IRC protocols
- Creates a TCP port which listens and is available for communication initiated by other computers
LINKS.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
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Deleted as a process from disk
Country Of Origin
The filename LINKS.EXE was first seen on May 26 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Prevx community:
- The United States on May 26 2007
- Spain on Sep 26 2007
- Russian Federation on Sep 26 2007
- Netherlands on Nov 16 2007
- Germany on Jan 9 2008
- The United Kingdom on Nov 16 2009
- Canada on Mar 12 2010
File Name Aliases
LINKS.EXE can also use the following file names:
- LINKS[1].EXE
- FDJ.EXE
- JEGTBWDK.EXE
- LINKSYS[1].EXE
- NANUYKWY.EXE
- UTBWBUSIF.EXE
- RAYNWVIY.EXE
- Юрий
- 56378806.EXE
- 86444472.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 184,832 bytes
- 5,675 bytes
- 905,728 bytes
- 16,384 bytes
- 73,728 bytes
- 798,720 bytes
File Type
The filename LINKS.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name LINKS.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Creates c:\windows\temp\Links.ico
- Creates c:\windows\temp\Subscribe.hta
- Creates c:\windows\system\sendurl.htm
- Creates c:\windows\temp\110907.chm
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\application data\microsoft\html help\hh.dat
Network Activity
One or more files with the name LINKS.EXE performs the following network events:
- DNS Lookup1.1.25.1 " resulting_addr=
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