ANIMATOR.DLL.EXE - Dangerous

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What we know about ANIMATOR.DLL.EXE:

ANIMATOR.DLL.EXE

AUTOMATED MALWARE PROFILE, ANALYSIS, REMOVAL AND SIGNATURE INFORMATION:

DEFINITION OF: ANIMATOR.DLL.EXE

Safety Rating: Known Malware, do not run
Malware Family: Part of Malware group - This program is not a legitimate part of the Prevx application and should not be run
Determination: Automatically determined using Prevx centralized heuristics
Malware Form: EXPLOIT
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First seen: Jan 30 2007 (GMT)
Last seen: Jan 30 2007 (GMT)
File Size: 228,624 bytes

MALWARE ASSESSMENT: PREVX 4 AXES OF EVIL METHODOLOGY

1. COVERT ANALYSIS OF: ANIMATOR.DLL.EXE

File Names Used: 239
Paths Used: 440
Common File Name: ANIMATOR.DLL.EXE
Common Path: ?:\system volume information\_restore{?sid?}\rp{folder}\
Vendor Information: No Vendor details specified
ANIMATOR.DLL.EXE may use 239 or more path and file names, these are the most common:
1 :%DESKTOP%\CROCODILE PHYSICS.EXE
2 :%DESKTOP%\NEW FOLDER\CYCLISTATS.EXE
3 :%DESKTOP%\PREVX1 KEYGEN.EXE
4 :%DESKTOP%\TOM TOM USA MAPS.EXE
5 :%documents%\bello\QUAKE 2007 1.0.84.EXE
6 :%profiles%\aga\shared\SNIKERS.EXE
7 :%profiles%\gary blair\shared\SNIFFER PRO.EXE
8 :%PROFILES%\OWNER\INCOMPLETE\T-228624-VIRUAL GAME BOY.EXE
9 :%profiles%\ramm\shared\ADDRESSGRABBER.EXE
10:%PROGRAMFILES%\LIMEWIRE\ALHPA CAM LICOM.EXE
11:%PROGRAMFILES%\LIMEWIRE\INCOMPLETE\T-228624-WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER.EXE
12:%PROGRAMFILES%\LIMEWIRE\ULED COOL 3D.EXE
13:?:\INCOMING\TRADUTTORE LATINO-ITALIANO.EXE
14:?:\LIMEWIRE\BUG DOCTOR CRACK.EXE
15:?:\MY SHARED FOLDER\PFCONFIGURE.EXE
File Name Structure: Common
File and Path Structure: Suspicious, unusually high number of file and path combinations

2. RELATIONSHIP ANALYSIS OF: ANIMATOR.DLL.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: ANIMATOR.DLL.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.
Hijacks running processes.
Has outbound communications.
Creates known malware.

4. PROPAGATION ANALYSIS OF: ANIMATOR.DLL.EXE

Malware Group Propagation Rate: Moderate (spreading)
Malware Group: This program is not a legitimate part of the Prevx application and should not be run

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