CATGEN.EXE - Dangerous
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What we know about CATGEN.EXE:
CATGEN.EXE
AUTOMATED MALWARE PROFILE, ANALYSIS, REMOVAL AND SIGNATURE INFORMATION:
DEFINITION OF: CATGEN.EXE
- Safety Rating: Known Malware, do not run
- Malware Family: Part of Malware group - Trojan SystemPoser
- Malware Form: EXPLOIT
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- First seen: Sep 2 2005 (GMT)
- Last seen: Sep 2 2005 (GMT)
- File Size: 24,576 bytes
MALWARE ASSESSMENT: PREVX 4 AXES OF EVIL METHODOLOGY
Other versions of CATGEN.EXE1. COVERT ANALYSIS OF: CATGEN.EXE
- File Names Used: 4
- Paths Used: 3
- Common File Name: CATGEN.EXE
- Common Path: %WINDIR%\SYSTEM32\WINS\
- Vendor Information: Microsoft Corporation
- Product Information: TCP/IP Trivial file transfer daemon.
- Version Information: 5.00.2134.1
- CATGEN.EXE may use 4 or more path and file names, these are the most common:
- 1 :%PREVXHOME%\PXCONSOLE.EXE
- 2 :%PREVXHOME%\PXL.EXE
- 3 :?:\CATGEN.EXE
- File Name Structure: Normal
- File and Path Structure: Normal
2. RELATIONSHIP ANALYSIS OF: CATGEN.EXE
- Malicious Objects Created: 19 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: CATGEN.EXE
- The following behaviors have been observed for this object:
- Installs programs.
- Modifies the hostsfile.
- Creates known malware.
- Creates copies of itself.
4. PROPAGATION ANALYSIS OF: CATGEN.EXE
- Malware Group Propagation Rate: Moderate (spreading)
- Malware Group: Trojan SystemPoser
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