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USERINIT.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware group:
- Worm
File Behavior
USERINIT.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Executes a Process
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Creates system tray popups, messages, errors and security warnings
- Adds products to the system registry
- This Process is a file infector which modifies program files to include a copy of the infection
- The Process is polymorphic and can change its structure
USERINIT.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Executed as a Process
- Created as a process on disk
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- This Process may have been infected by a file infecting virus
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Deleted as a process from disk
Country Of Origin
The filename USERINIT.EXE was first seen on Sep 5 2008 in the following geographical regions of the Prevx community:
- NETHERLANDS on Sep 5 2008
- GREAT BRITAIN on Sep 5 2008
File Name Aliases
USERINIT.EXE can also use the following file names:
- !I!USERINIT.EXE
- EFAZILYH.EXE
- LSBINODS.EXE
- MLAXYZMD.EXE
- URIXIRKL.EXE
- OVGXWXAF.EXE
- YTITYZAT.EXE
- OVQFGVCZ.EXE
- JKDGPMDE.EXE
Filesizes
This file has been seen with the following file size:
- 57,344 bytes
Vendor, Product and Version Information
This file has no vendor, product or version information specified in the file header.
File Type
The filename USERINIT.EXE refers to an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name USERINIT.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\cscript.exe
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\ntdll64.dll
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\ntdll64.dll
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\tmpC.tmp
- Creates c:\windows\system32\wbem\autorecover\88744D2A29102FC88ECF505DD2E984FC.mof
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\tmpC.tmp
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\tmp12.tmp
- Creates c:\windows\system32\wbem\autorecover\C8463ECBE33BC240263A0B094E46D510.mof
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\tmp12.tmp
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\tmp18.tmp
- Creates c:\windows\system32\wbem\autorecover\23BDE61F1F4FACE17E9B0C01F2A1FD9B.mof
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\tmp18.tmp
Registry Activity
One or more files with the name USERINIT.EXE creates or modifies the following registry keys and values:
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software abcd abcd
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AntiSpy DeLuxe Aid advrt1
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft WinId {F659912E-6ED9-4B84-BEA3-045D6C60F4AD}
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Wbem\WMIC WMICLC value:
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Wbem\WMIC mofcompMUIStatus value:
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Wbem\WMIC mofcompMUIStatus [REG_DWORD, value: FFFFFFFF]
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Wbem\WMIC WMICLC [REG_DWORD, value: 00000409