JPGCONF.EXE - Dangerous

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What we know about JPGCONF.EXE:

JPGCONF.EXE

AUTOMATED MALWARE PROFILE, ANALYSIS, REMOVAL AND SIGNATURE INFORMATION:

DEFINITION OF: JPGCONF.EXE

Safety Rating: Known Malware, do not run
Malware Family: Part of Malware group - Dropper Payload
Determination: Automatically determined using Prevx centralized heuristics
Malware Form: EXPLOIT
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First seen: Feb 26 2007 (GMT)
Last seen: Feb 26 2007 (GMT)
File Size: 53,248 bytes

MALWARE ASSESSMENT: PREVX 4 AXES OF EVIL METHODOLOGY

1. COVERT ANALYSIS OF: JPGCONF.EXE

File Names Used: 3
Paths Used: 7
Common File Name: JPGCONF.EXE
Common Path: %WINDIR%\SYSTEM32\
Vendor Information: No Vendor details specified
File Name Structure: Normal
File and Path Structure: Normal

2. RELATIONSHIP ANALYSIS OF: JPGCONF.EXE

Malicious Objects Created: None
Malicious Creators: 1
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: JPGCONF.EXE

The following behaviors have been observed for this object:
Deletes programs.
Invokes dll components.
Creates Run Keys.
Runs other programs.
Communicates with web sites using httpout protocols.
Has mass mail capabilities.
Hijacks running processes.
Has outbound communications.

4. PROPAGATION ANALYSIS OF: JPGCONF.EXE

Malware Group Propagation Rate: Moderate (spreading)
Malware Group: Dropper Payload