File Investigation Report
SVFHOST.EXEMalicious Software
Your PC is infected. The file called SVFHOST.EXE is considered unsafe and there may be other infections on your PC.
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Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware group:
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
SVFHOST.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- 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
- Executes a Process
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- The Process is polymorphic and can change its structure
SVFHOST.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Created as a process on disk
- Executed as a Process
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
Country Of Origin
The filename SVFHOST.EXE was first seen on Jul 16 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Prevx community:
- INDIA on Jul 16 2007
- The EUROPEAN UNION on Jul 16 2007
- NETHERLANDS on Jan 7 2008
- SPAIN on Jan 7 2008
File Name Aliases
SVFHOST.EXE can also use the following file names:
- INFECTED.EXE
- WBSINSTALLS.EXE
- 40923593.EXE
- 50140862.EXE
- 32039922.SVD
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 41,127 bytes
- 1,077,760 bytes
Vendor, Product and Version Information
Files with the name SVFHOST.EXE have been seen to have the following Vendor, Product and Version Information in the file header:
- Microsoft; Windows Thumbdrive Protection System; 1.1
File Type
The filename SVFHOST.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name SVFHOST.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\shared\Windows.Act
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\shared\Windows.Liv
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\shared\Virtua.Gir
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\shared\MSN.Hac
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\shared\Hotmail.Hac
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\shared\Aim.Hac
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\shared\Counterstrike.Sou
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\shared\Xbox.Liv
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\shared\Universal-Keygen.zip
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\shared\XXX.Pas