ELEMENTCLIENT.EXE

File Behavior

ELEMENTCLIENT.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:

• Executes a Process
• Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
• Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
• The Process is polymorphic and can change its structure
• Can make outbound communication to other computers, IM chat rooms and other services using IRC protocols
• This Process sends MIME Email
• The process hooks code into all running processes which could allow it to take control of the system or record keyboard input, mouse activity and screen contents
• Creation and Registration of a Browser Helper Object in Internet Explorer
• Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
• Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
• Uses low level functions to hide itself from the user and from system/security processes

ELEMENTCLIENT.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:

• Executed as a Process
• Created as a process on disk
• Deleted as a process from disk
• Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
• Terminated as a Process