Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware groups:
File Behavior
AZTON.MT.VIR has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- 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 products to the system registry
- Executes a Process
- Creates a TCP port which listens and is available for communication initiated by other computers
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
- Copies files
- This Process is a file infector which modifies program files to include a copy of the infection
- Drops known malicious software during execution
- Reads email address and phone book details
- Uses backdoor interfaces to certain security applications
- Uses DNS to retrieve the IP address for web sites
- Visits web sites on your PC without you knowing
- Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
AZTON.MT.VIR has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Created as a process on disk
- Executed as a Process
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Created as a new Background Service on the machine
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- Created by processes which appear to be checking for interception by security products
- Executed from Temporary Folders
- Deleted as a process from disk
Country Of Origin
The filename AZTON.MT.VIR was first seen on Mar 18 2009 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Austria on Mar 18 2009
- The United States on Mar 20 2009
- Spain on Apr 2 2009
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 125,440 bytes
- 113,664 bytes
- 97,280 bytes
- 117,248 bytes
File Type
The filename AZTON.MT.VIR refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name AZTON.MT.VIR creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Copies filec:\8487957.exe to c:\windows\system32\azton.mt
- Copies filec:\windows\system32\user32.DLL to c:\windows\system32\ajpmiq
- Creates c:\windows\system32\nvrsk.dll
- Moves c:\windows\system32\user32.DLL to c:\windows\system32\bqtyza
- Copies filec:\windows\system32\ajpmiq to c:\windows\system32\dllcache\user32.dll
- Copies filec:\windows\system32\ajpmiq to c:\windows\system32\user32.DLL
- Deletes c:\windows\system32\ajpmiq
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