DMQHO.EXE

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What we know about DMQHO.EXE:

DMQHO.EXE

AUTOMATED MALWARE PROFILE, ANALYSIS, REMOVAL AND SIGNATURE INFORMATION:

DEFINITION OF: DMQHO.EXE

Safety Rating: Known Malware, do not run
Malware Family: Part of Malware group - Worm Alacra-B
Determination: Automatically determined using Prevx centralized heuristics
Malware Form: EXPLOIT
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First seen: Apr 6 2006 (GMT)
Last seen: Apr 6 2006 (GMT)
File Size: 44,084 bytes

MALWARE ASSESSMENT: PREVX 4 AXES OF EVIL METHODOLOGY

1. COVERT ANALYSIS OF: DMQHO.EXE

File Names Used: 87
Paths Used: 8
Common File Name: DMQHO.EXE
Common Path: %WINDIR%\SYSTEM32\
Vendor Information: No Vendor details specified
DMQHO.EXE may use 87 or more path and file names, these are the most common:
1 :%WINDIR%\SYSTEM32\DMAFA.EXE
2 :%WINDIR%\SYSTEM32\DMALD.EXE
3 :%WINDIR%\SYSTEM32\DMFNJ.EXE
4 :%WINDIR%\SYSTEM32\DMGGB.EXE
5 :%WINDIR%\SYSTEM32\DMIDA.EXE
6 :%WINDIR%\SYSTEM32\DMJHD.EXE
7 :%WINDIR%\SYSTEM32\DMKKM.EXE
8 :%WINDIR%\SYSTEM32\DMKZU.EXE
9 :%WINDIR%\SYSTEM32\DMLQO.EXE
10:%WINDIR%\SYSTEM32\DMNHM.EXE
11:%WINDIR%\SYSTEM32\DMNJB.EXE
12:%WINDIR%\SYSTEM32\DMOHG.EXE
13:%WINDIR%\SYSTEM32\DMPVX.EXE
14:%WINDIR%\SYSTEM32\DMPXM.EXE
15:%WINDIR%\SYSTEM32\DMQHO.EXE
File Name Structure: Common
File and Path Structure: Suspicious, unusually high number of file and path combinations

2. RELATIONSHIP ANALYSIS OF: DMQHO.EXE

Malicious Objects Created: 1 objects
Malicious Creators: 1
Malware Run Keys: Creates registry run keys for 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: DMQHO.EXE

The following behaviors have been observed for this object:
Installs programs.
Deletes programs.
Creates Run Keys.
Runs other programs.
Hijacks running processes.
Creates registry entries.
Creates run keys for known malware.
Creates known malware.
Creates copies of itself.

4. PROPAGATION ANALYSIS OF: DMQHO.EXE

Malware Group Propagation Rate: Moderate (spreading)
Malware Group: Worm Alacra-B