File Investigation Report
STCVHOST.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware groups:
- Malicious Software
- Cloaked Malware
- Worm
File Behavior
STCVHOST.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Executes a Process
- Injects code into other processes
- This Process is a file infector which modifies program files to include a copy of the infection
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Checks for the use of debuggers
- Drops known malicious software during execution
- Uses your PC to connect to Chat rooms
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- 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
STCVHOST.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
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Executed as a Process
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Added as a Registry Key (DXCOM) to auto start Programs on system start up
Country Of Origin
The filename STCVHOST.EXE was first seen on May 24 2008 in the following geographical regions of the Prevx community:
- SPAIN on May 24 2008
- The UNITED STATES on May 24 2008
- URUGUAY on Jul 2 2008
- TUNISIA on Jul 4 2008
- The UNITED KINGDOM on Jul 4 2008
- BULGARIA on Jul 23 2008
- NETHERLANDS on Jun 22 2009
File Name Aliases
STCVHOST.EXE can also use the following file names:
- 05431108.EXE
- 04039456.EXE
- 38559597.EXE
- 07724192.SVD
- NUEVA CARPETA/STCVHOST.EXE
- 59563791.EXE
- 96011083.EXE
- FILE2.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 28,160 bytes
- 38,912 bytes
- 28,173 bytes
File Type
The filename STCVHOST.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name STCVHOST.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Creates c:\recycler\s-1-5-21-1482476501-1644491937-682003330-1013\Desktop.ini
- Deletes c:\recycler\s-1-5-21-1482476501-1644491937-682003330-1013\stcvhost.exe
Website Activity
One or more files with the name STCVHOST.EXE interacts with the following web sites and pages. Web addresses have been deliberately modified to prevent unintentional use.
- TCP:217.5.248.20:65500 Port:27
- TCP:217.5.248.20:65500 Port:28
- TCP:217.5.248.20:65500 Port:30
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