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GETDXVER.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware group:
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
GETDXVER.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Hooks the WININET.DLL function allowing it to read or copy Http and Https web page content and session information
- Executes a Process
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- This process creates other processes on disk
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Injects code into other processes
- Performs DNS look ups to resolve URL IP addresses
- 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
- 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
GETDXVER.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Executed as a Process
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Created as a process on disk
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
Country Of Origin
The filename GETDXVER.EXE was first seen on Mar 19 2008 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- The United States on Mar 19 2008
- Spain on Mar 19 2008
- Turkey on Apr 5 2009
- Belgium on May 22 2009
- Europe on Aug 23 2009
- Egypt on Sep 6 2009
- The United Kingdom on Dec 19 2010
File Name Aliases
GETDXVER.EXE can also use the following file names:
- SMIB91.TMP
- 06639131.EXE
- 24619333.EXE
- 17717539.EXE
- 47040933.DAT
- 38836134.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 60,928 bytes
- 40,448 bytes
- 180,224 bytes
- 77,824 bytes
- 79,360 bytes
- 218,072 bytes
File Type
The filename GETDXVER.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name GETDXVER.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\gna7.tmp
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