VIRUSBURSTERS.EXE - Dangerous
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What we know about VIRUSBURSTERS.EXE:
VIRUSBURSTERS.EXE
AUTOMATED MALWARE PROFILE, ANALYSIS, REMOVAL AND SIGNATURE INFORMATION:
DEFINITION OF: VIRUSBURSTERS.EXE
- Safety Rating: Known Malware, do not run
- Malware Family: Part of Malware group - Spyware VirusBurst
- Determination: Automatically determined using Prevx centralized heuristics
- Malware Form: EXPLOIT
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- First seen: Oct 28 2006 (GMT)
- Last seen: Oct 28 2006 (GMT)
- File Size: 1,507,328 bytes
MALWARE ASSESSMENT: PREVX 4 AXES OF EVIL METHODOLOGY
Other versions of VIRUSBURSTERS.EXE1. COVERT ANALYSIS OF: VIRUSBURSTERS.EXE
- File Names Used: 86
- Paths Used: 74
- Common File Name: VIRUSBURSTERS.EXE
- Common Path: %programfiles%\virusbursters\
- Vendor Information: VirusBurst.com
- Product Information: Anti- spyware and adware
- Version Information: 6.0.0.0
- VIRUSBURSTERS.EXE may use 86 or more path and file names, these are the most common:
- 1 :%programfiles%\pcclear\ba...2.virusbursters.061031\C%DIR%PROGRAM FILES%DIR%VIRU.....EXE
- 2 :?:\A00000000
- File Name Structure: Common
- File and Path Structure: Suspicious, unusually high number of file and path combinations
2. RELATIONSHIP ANALYSIS OF: VIRUSBURSTERS.EXE
- Malicious Objects Created: None
- Malicious Creators: 4
- Malware Run Keys: Has registry run keys created by known malware objects
- Self Persists: Yes, creates copies of itself
- Antivirus Detection: No third party antivirus detection observed
- Anti-Spyware Detection: No third party anti-spyware detection observed
3. ACTIVITY ANALYSIS OF: VIRUSBURSTERS.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.
- Scans active processes.
- Has outbound communications.
4. PROPAGATION ANALYSIS OF: VIRUSBURSTERS.EXE
- Malware Group Propagation Rate: Moderate (spreading)
- Malware Group: Spyware VirusBurst
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