GOOGLE-CENTER.EXE

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The most common objects with the name of GOOGLE-CENTER.EXE have yet to be classified as safe by our research department.

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What we know about GOOGLE-CENTER.EXE:

GOOGLE-CENTER.EXE

AUTOMATED MALWARE PROFILE, ANALYSIS, REMOVAL AND SIGNATURE INFORMATION:

DEFINITION OF: GOOGLE-CENTER.EXE

Safety Rating: Known malware, do not run
Determination: Automatically determined using Prevx centralized heuristics
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First seen: Nov 9 2006 (GMT)
Last seen: Nov 9 2006 (GMT)
File Size: 20,992 bytes

MALWARE ASSESSMENT: PREVX 4 AXES OF EVIL METHODOLOGY

1. COVERT ANALYSIS OF: GOOGLE-CENTER.EXE

File Names Used: 151
Paths Used: 13
Common File Name: GOOGLE-CENTER.EXE
Common Path: %WINDIR%\
Vendor Information: Microsoft Corporation
GOOGLE-CENTER.EXE may use 151 or more path and file names, these are the most common:
1 :%DESKTOP%\NUOVA CARTELLA\FUJITSUTOOL.EXE
2 :%TEMP%\2DD.TMP
3 :%TEMP%\3.TMP
4 :%WINDIR%\CANONTOOL.EXE
5 :%WINDIR%\CISCOHELPER.EXE
6 :%WINDIR%\CISCOMONITOR.EXE
7 :%WINDIR%\COMPAQCENTER.EXE
8 :%WINDIR%\FUJITSULAN.EXE
9 :%WINDIR%\FUJITSUTOOL.EXE
10:%WINDIR%\GOOGLELAN.EXE
11:%WINDIR%\LEXMARKHELPER.EXE
12:%WINDIR%\LEXMARKSENSOR.EXE
13:%WINDIR%\LOTUSCENTER.EXE
14:%WINDIR%\LOTUSPAD.EXE
15:%WINDIR%\LOTUS-UTILITY.EXE
File Name Structure: Common
File and Path Structure: Suspicious, unusually high number of file and path combinations

2. RELATIONSHIP ANALYSIS OF: GOOGLE-CENTER.EXE

Malicious Objects Created: 1 objects
Malicious Creators: None
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: GOOGLE-CENTER.EXE

The following behaviors have been observed for this object:
Installs programs.
Deletes programs.
Invokes dll components.
Runs other programs.
Communicates with web sites using httpout protocols.
Terminates processes.
Hijacks running processes.
Creates known malware.

4. PROPAGATION ANALYSIS OF: GOOGLE-CENTER.EXE

Object Propagation Rate: Very Low (minimal spread)