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A.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Cloaked Malware
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
A.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Terminates Processes
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Executes a Process
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Injects code into other processes
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Adds products to the system registry
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Copies files
- Creates or uses a background service to access the Internet using HTTP protocols
- Creation and Registers a Browser Helper Object in Internet Explorer
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
- Disables Windows Automatic Updates including Security Updates and Patches
- Changes the Internet Explorer Search Page
- 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
- Removes Scheduled Tasks from the Windows task queue
- Performs DNS look ups to resolve URL IP addresses
A.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
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Executed from Temporary Folders
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- Created as a new Background Service on the machine
Country Of Origin
The filename A.EXE was first seen on May 19 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- The United States on May 19 2007
- The United Arab Emirates on May 19 2007
- The United Kingdom on Nov 16 2009
- Canada on Nov 16 2009
- Cape Verde on Jul 8 2010
- Turkey on May 20 2013
File Name Aliases
A.EXE can also use the following file names:
- GJMS2[1].EXE
- GJMS2CA80L3RD.EXE
- GJMS2CAJ1IB18.EXE
- GJMS2[nn].EXE
- GJMS2CAA8RSI3.EXE
- GJMS2CARRPBR0.EXE
- GJMS2CA6M9LZC.EXE
- GJMS2CATG1Z87.EXE
- GJMS2CAXHEWK1.EXE
- GJMS2CAL0RJRD.EXE
- GJMS2CA916EJK.EXE
- GJMS2CA9DH9K8.EXE
- GJMS2CASOZLHI.EXE
- GJMS2CA2QKZD5.EXE
- GJMS2CAT5UH4S.EXE
- GJMS2CAA51D03.EXE
- GJMS2CAG1E762.EXE
- GJMS2CA8RHLQG.EXE
- GJMS2CAXTRQ1R.EXE
- GJMS2CAD2A7QO.EXE
- GJMS2CAUGRP93.EXE
- GJMS2CAN70PEC.EXE
- GJMS2CA5QA13F.EXE
- GJMS2CAPT8CGD.EXE
- GJMS2CAW5EWFB.EXE
- GJMS2CAV7107E.EXE
- GJMS2CAOSHZCL.EXE
- GJMS2CA2WMXC1.EXE
- GJMS2CAE3G05E.EXE
- GJMS2CASMOHXO.EXE
- GJMS2CAF8N618.EXE
- GJMS2CAE0IR73.EXE
- GJMS2CAI1PYD0.EXE
- GJMS2CADVWESH.EXE
- GJMS2CAI6KQT1.EXE
- GJMS2CAEMBD7A.EXE
- GJMS2CA5GB6FP.EXE
- GJMS2CAPFK4EB.EXE
- GJMS2CAOXT34D.EXE
- GJMS2CAB9SVD0.EXE
- GJMS2CATLQD6S.EXE
- GJMS2CAZSD4SW.EXE
- GJMS2CAYJ6M2U.EXE
- GJMS2CA79S22S.EXE
- GJMS2CAY64JSN.EXE
- GJMS2CAI1T4V8.EXE
- GJMS2CAARYT8O.EXE
- GJMS2CA1NB0F9.EXE
- GJMS2CARQX750.EXE
- GJMS2CAQBV0QB.EXE
- LFRZVD2[1].EXE
- LFRZVD2CAQ6DHPU.EXE
- LFRZVD2[nn].EXE
- LFRZVD2CAHX51AQ.EXE
- LFRZVD2CA1DPFI0.EXE
- LFRZVD2CAR9DHCY.EXE
- LFRZVD2CA4GMRKH.EXE
- LFRZVD2CAY9YIZ8.EXE
- LFRZVD2CA694LPH.EXE
- LFRZVD2CA7IFFUT.EXE
- LFRZVD2CAYL93HL.EXE
- LFRZVD2CAL55A1S.EXE
- LFRZVD2CA9418CG.EXE
- LFRZVD2CA17O3EU.EXE
- LFRZVD2CAR9PHG8.EXE
- LFRZVD2CAJ0RXZO.EXE
- LFRZVD2CAGX329S.EXE
- LFRZVD2CAZCLQO4.EXE
- PAXRZ2[1].EXE
- PAXRZ2CATFQAEO.EXE
- PAXRZ2CA3NQW7T.EXE
- PAXRZ2CABQTKNC.EXE
- PAXRZ2CAD2QPL3.EXE
- PAXRZ2CAYYOKD8.EXE
- PAXRZ2CA3AITG5.EXE
- PAXRZ2[nn].EXE
- PAXRZ2CAVSTBH3.EXE
- PAXRZ2CA2LX34T.EXE
- PAXRZ2CAVKGKXS.EXE
- PAXRZ2CAE6OPYT.EXE
- PAXRZ2CA2E8SBO.EXE
- PAXRZ2CAHCRI3B.EXE
- PAXRZ2CATQSLPH.EXE
- PAXRZ2CAOWM5A8.EXE
- PAXRZ2CAOVJJ08.EXE
- PAXRZ2CAVUB4F3.EXE
- PAXRZ2CADW8582.EXE
- PAXRZ2CAHLIUWV.EXE
- PAXRZ2CA473B2S.EXE
- PAXRZ2CA4I8QDQ.EXE
- PAXRZ2CAMNF8F0.EXE
- PAXRZ2CABPP1ZK.EXE
- PAXRZ2CAN0FGHE.EXE
- PAXRZ2CA39MU3D.EXE
- PAXRZ2CAKXG37N.EXE
- PAXRZ2CASJDG75.EXE
- PAXRZ2CA77S8O9.EXE
- PAXRZ2CAAS46EP.EXE
- PAXRZ2CANTVVCM.EXE
- W9LUIQVIGKX.EXE
- F8A009F7.EXE
- B89A2B89.EXE
- A02D7BD9.EXE
- F099DB73.EXE
- B40BDF84.EXE
- W32BRISS-C.EXE
- CCF9557E.EXE
- ECE2B0FB.EXE
- C43B9BF0.EXE
- F0A1E317.EXE
- F0CEEFC1.EXE
- EC00ADEF.EXE
- C83965BD.EXE
- LVYULMK6SRLSHT.EXE
- MA_1[n].EXE
- F0125E2A.EXE
- MSA.EXE
- ~.EXE
- C0631A34.EXE
- B435C243.EXE
- C0975726.EXE
- F4865255.EXE
- D01E1584.EXE
- 485C9F14.EXE
- C8651D69.EXE
- E066B840.EXE
- DC61.EXE
- BOAK
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 27,739 bytes
- 55,296 bytes
- 16,896 bytes
- 16,384 bytes
- 3,017 bytes
- 205,824 bytes
- 40,960 bytes
- 29,696 bytes
- 215,040 bytes
File Type
The filename A.EXE is used by multiple object types including objects,executable programs.
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