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VRM2008.EXE
Fraudulent Security ProgramYour PC is infected. The file called VRM2008.EXE is considered unsafe and there may be other infections on your PC.
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Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware group:
- Fraudulent Security Program
File Behavior
VRM2008.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Adds products to the system registry
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Executes a Process
- This Process is a file infector which modifies program files to include a copy of the infection
- Looks at the contents of the autoexec.bat file
- Reads email address and phone book details
- Visits web sites on your PC without you knowing
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- The Process is polymorphic and can change its structure
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
VRM2008.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Created as a process on disk
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Executed as a Process
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Terminated as a Process
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Executed by Internet Explorer
Country Of Origin
The filename VRM2008.EXE was first seen on Dec 5 2008 in the following geographical regions of the Prevx community:
- The UNITED STATES on Dec 5 2008
- SPAIN on Dec 5 2008
File Name Aliases
VRM2008.EXE can also use the following file names:
- VIRUSREMOVER2008_SETUP_FREE_EN.EXE
- VIRUSREMOVER2008_SETUP_FREE_EN[n].EXE
- 11788862.EX
- VIRUSREMOVER2008_SETUP_FREE_EN_2.EXE
Filesizes
This file has been seen with the following file size:
- 894,928 bytes
Vendor, Product and Version Information
A file with the name VRM2008.EXE have been seen to have the following Vendor, Product and Version Information in the file header:
- AntiSpywareSolutionPro Inc.; VirusRemover; 1.0.22.0
- AntiSpywareSolutionPro Inc.; Thawte Code Signing CA; {c}
File Type
The filename VRM2008.EXE refers to an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name VRM2008.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Opens/modifes c:\autoexec.bat
Website Activity
One or more files with the name VRM2008.EXE interacts with the following web sites and pages. Web addresses have been deliberately modified to prevent unintentional use.
- windowsupdate .microsoft .com /
- flog .bestvirusremover2008 .com / ?action=38&pc_id=1249588125&abbr=3P_UVRM_5712_22 .0
- Port 80 IP:207.46.18.94
- Port 80 IP:77.245.61.80