WINDOWS_E51.EXE

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What we know about WINDOWS_E51.EXE:

%WINDIR%_E51.EXE

AUTOMATED MALWARE PROFILE, ANALYSIS, REMOVAL AND SIGNATURE INFORMATION:

DEFINITION OF: %WINDIR%_E51.EXE

Safety Rating: Known Malware, do not run
Malware Family: Part of Malware group - Malware Sys Covert
Determination: Automatically determined using Prevx centralized heuristics
Malware Form: EXPLOIT
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First seen: Nov 7 2006 (GMT)
Last seen: Nov 7 2006 (GMT)
File Size: 442,368 bytes

MALWARE ASSESSMENT: PREVX 4 AXES OF EVIL METHODOLOGY

1. COVERT ANALYSIS OF: %WINDIR%_E51.EXE

File Names Used: 38
Paths Used: 21
Common File Name: %WINDIR%_E51.EXE
Common Path: ?:\
Vendor Information: ;wd3;43;4;;344;;34;43;43
Version Information: 1.00.0400
%WINDIR%_E51.EXE may use 38 or more path and file names, these are the most common:
1 :%CACHE%\CONTENT.IE5\????????\WINDOWS_E[1].EXE
2 :%honeypotroot%\0256632E4E42949751258C75C6A0.....pmw
3 :%profiles%\default user\l...s\content.ie5\8heb0peb\WINDOWS_E[1].EXE
4 :?:\%WINDIR%_E52.EXE
5 :?:\~temp\WINDOWS_E51.EXE
6 :?:\091106\WINDOWS_E51.EXE
7 :?:\A00000000
8 :?:\DC378.EXE
9 :?:\DC81.EXE
10:?:\DC87.EXE
11:?:\DC93.EXE
12:?:\WINDOW~1.EXE
13:?:\WINDOWS_E51.EXE
File Name Structure: Normal
File and Path Structure: Suspicious, unusually high number of file and path combinations

2. RELATIONSHIP ANALYSIS OF: %WINDIR%_E51.EXE

Malicious Objects Created: 27 objects
Malicious Creators: 5
Malware Run Keys: None
Self Persists:
Antivirus Detection: No third party antivirus detection observed
Anti-Spyware Detection: No third party anti-spyware detection observed

3. ACTIVITY ANALYSIS OF: %WINDIR%_E51.EXE

The following behaviors have been observed for this object:
Installs programs.
Deletes programs.
Invokes dll components.
Creates Run Keys.
Modifies the hostsfile.
Runs other programs.
Communicates with web sites using httpout protocols.
Hijacks running processes.
Has outbound communications.
Can hide files from the user, such as rootkits.
Creates known malware.
Creates copies of itself.
Hidden From Task Manager.

4. PROPAGATION ANALYSIS OF: %WINDIR%_E51.EXE

Malware Group Propagation Rate: Moderate (spreading)
Malware Group: Malware Sys Covert