Prevx Research Division
"LIZKAVD.EXE"
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Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware groups:
- Cloaked Malware
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
LIZKAVD.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
- Modifies Windows Security Policies to restrict/expand User Privileges on the machine
- Adds products to the system registry
- Disables the Notification Balloon for the Windows Security Center
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Executes a Process
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Drops or installs rogue security products
- Visits web sites on your PC without you knowing
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Creates new folders on the system
- Copies files
- Creates or uses a background service to access the Internet using HTTP protocols
- 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 warnings from being displayed if automatic Windows Updates are not enabled
- Injects code into other processes
LIZKAVD.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- This program is often downloaded from the web
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Executed as a Process
- Created as a process on disk
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
Country Of Origin
The filename LIZKAVD.EXE was first seen on Sep 22 2009 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Europe on Sep 22 2009
- The United Kingdom on Sep 29 2009
- on Oct 11 2009
- The United States on Oct 11 2009
- France on Oct 23 2009
File Name Aliases
LIZKAVD.EXE can also use the following file names:
- INSTALL[1].EXE
- MSUPD_2.EXE
- UNINSTALL.EXE
- INSTALL_062.EXE
- INSTALL_003.EXE
- LIZKAVD.EXE.MWT
- INSTALL.EXE
- INSTALL_001.EXE
- INSTALL_004.EXE
- INSTALL_002.EXE
- INSTALL_005.EXE
- FAKE0004(1).EXE
- INSTALL[n].EXE
- ANTIVIRUSPRO_2010.EXE
- PRO_2010.EXE
- DC3.EXE
- 54490157.DAT
- 80773567.DAT
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 181,360 bytes
- 159,856 bytes
- 162,416 bytes
- 160,368 bytes
- 229,488 bytes
- 232,560 bytes
File Type
The filename LIZKAVD.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name LIZKAVD.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- create folder C:\Program Files\AntivirusPro_2010\
Website Activity
One or more files with the name LIZKAVD.EXE interacts with the following web sites and pages. Web addresses have been deliberately modified to prevent unintentional use.
- ertu6nagertos .com /
- Remote server connection to ertu6nagertos .co
- Port 80 IP:209.44.114.222
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