ThreatExpert's awareness of the file "alg.exe":

Across all ThreatExpert reports, the file "alg.exe" has sometimes been a threat.

File "alg.exe" has the following statistics:

Total number of reports analysed	611,932
Number of cases that involved the file "alg.exe"	565
Number of incidents when this file was found to be a threat	200
Statistical volume of cases when "alg.exe" was a threat	35%

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The file "alg.exe" is known to be created under the following filenames:

%AppData%\{187412dd-6f8d-45a5-a1f6-e7b6fe193f5b}\alg.exe

%AppData%\{bfb5f154-9212-46f3-b547-ac6106030a54}\alg.exe

%AppData%\alg.exe

%AppData%\chat republic games\superstar racing\alg.exe

%AppData%\login king\alg.exe

%AppData%\opp.exe

%CommonAppData%\{01e69986-a054-4c52-abe8-ef63df1c5211}\alg.exe

%CommonAppData%\{0ee3f0b3-6a98-44e2-bec4-981e4de63d62}\alg.exe

%CommonAppData%\{12d39bc8-00cc-41b6-8c5a-30d476632c5e}\alg.exe

%CommonAppData%\{25f97eb4-1c02-45ba-ba0c-e67aace64d4a}\alg.exe

%CommonAppData%\{402d5ec6-b1e5-49dd-86f3-ceeda6bc9518}\alg.exe

%CommonAppData%\{61914010-49e8-467e-99cb-a7b03d9d7af2}\alg.exe

%CommonAppData%\{6226ba26-c017-4007-928c-de9715c6fa67}\alg.exe

%CommonAppData%\{83dc8bd3-ab6c-4e32-bf78-40f1200d598e}\alg.exe

%CommonAppData%\{85493d9b-a4a2-478c-b36f-b729202df748}\alg.exe

%CommonAppData%\{9853ebf3-a661-4e20-9204-4a4b66459843}\alg.exe

%CommonAppData%\{a8ae6616-6274-49c7-a99c-1dc3fbe83328}\alg.exe

%CommonAppData%\{b7d3e479-cc68-42b5-a338-938ece35f419}\alg.exe

%CommonAppData%\{bd328e49-38ab-42cb-8eea-73aa4cd2a6fd}\alg.exe

%CommonAppData%\{bfb5f154-9212-46f3-b547-ac6106030a54}\alg.exe

%CommonAppData%\{c569327e-cd0c-4542-9e82-9a4e18c97992}\alg.exe

%CommonAppData%\{e8e5db26-6fb5-4bdc-8102-9cf22c86565a}\alg.exe

%CommonAppData%\{fd4832b2-6dce-48c6-b354-f92bd0d91be7}\alg.exe

%CommonAppData%\alg.exe

%CommonAppData%\pinnacle\pixie\alg.exe

%DownloadedProgramFiles%\alg.exe

%DownloadedProgramFiles%\explorer.exe

%DownloadedProgramFiles%\spoolv.exe

%DownloadedProgramFiles%\svchost.exe

%FontsDir%\alg.exe

%LocalSettings%\alg.exe

%Profiles%\localservice\local settings\temp\alg.exe

%ProgramFiles%\c-media\win_me\alg.exe

%ProgramFiles%\common files\alg.exe

%ProgramFiles%\driverguide cd\files\html\alg.exe

%ProgramFiles%\gateway\hpa\alg.exe

%ProgramFiles%\gateway\power management\alg.exe

%ProgramFiles%\granado espada\alg.exe

%ProgramFiles%\pdf995\alg.exe

%ProgramFiles%\r_server\alg.exe

%ProgramFiles%\shaw\bin\alg.exe

%ProgramFiles%\skyline\terraexplorer\alg.exe

%ProgramFiles%\windowsupdate\alg.exe

%ProgramFiles%\xerox\support centre\alg.exe

%System%\alg.exe.exe

%System%\alg.sys

%System%\drivers\alg.exe

%System%\ok\alg.exe

%System%\qq2007\alg.exe

%System%\qq2007\qq.exe

%System%\svhost.exe

%System%\system64.exe

%System%\timplatform.exe

%System%\tiplatform.exe

%System%\winnt\alg.exe

%Temp%\{00e2f4e0-f208-4826-a101-fe547c6da4a1}\alg.exe

%Temp%\{01e69986-a054-4c52-abe8-ef63df1c5211}\alg.exe

%Temp%\{0557e456-054d-4c3a-b501-2cc437256230}\alg.exe

%Temp%\{0aa1c598-2d4d-4282-8a5c-3c48229c1e19}\alg.exe

%Temp%\{0c55a48a-97dc-4003-8729-7d0b159b40d3}\alg.exe

%Temp%\{0c9a45d1-6df3-4615-9353-07fb5ee9b507}\alg.exe

%Temp%\{10000000-1000-1000-1000-100000000000}\alg.exe

%Temp%\{1341140c-c0f8-4f1e-a3ac-0ee3b38f8e06}\alg.exe

%Temp%\{1a295e8e-e51b-42ce-81b2-b73614f0fcd2}\alg.exe

%Temp%\{1b8db3cb-cc40-41b8-8a00-9afc2187a64d}\alg.exe

%Temp%\{1bb22d38-a411-4b13-a746-c2a4f4ec7344}\alg.exe

%Temp%\{23ac6c23-2b97-4543-8a69-7ba860de111f}\alg.exe

%Temp%\{257079ca-2ffd-4c92-a1b5-3ae466ecef22}\alg.exe

%Temp%\{25f97eb4-1c02-45ba-ba0c-e67aace64d4a}\alg.exe

%Temp%\{2d69e865-9291-4428-b482-ec33f183e37f}\alg.exe

%Temp%\{3416069b-939c-4a20-98a7-a745195a2279}\alg.exe

%Temp%\{3444d0f9-92d4-455a-8a84-dcecd543eca2}\alg.exe

%Temp%\{34f459b8-1d37-4ff2-9efa-192d8e3aba6f}\alg.exe

%Temp%\{382be5e1-d321-42ed-8820-cbaf85280afb}\alg.exe

%Temp%\{3affd7f7-fd3d-4c9d-8f83-03296a1a8840}\alg.exe

%Temp%\{3cd1a41c-be30-4022-8481-5cc21933a460}\alg.exe

%Temp%\{3e9d340b-d614-4854-ae06-4218201f6aae}\alg.exe

%Temp%\{3fe20a68-5f78-4cf1-a941-3aaa55de4c9d}\alg.exe

%Temp%\{406f93f0-c228-4a5c-ac2c-c366ada572c1}\alg.exe

%Temp%\{486e390a-7713-433f-a882-8b52263e595a}\alg.exe

%Temp%\{5439259c-7473-4efd-a60a-a01d101047b9}\alg.exe

%Temp%\{565fe2e0-7b46-46eb-9d83-3b2dc5934bcc}\alg.exe

%Temp%\{5cae37e7-ff3d-4c1e-b801-abcb2b83149e}\alg.exe

%Temp%\{6226ba26-c017-4007-928c-de9715c6fa67}\alg.exe

%Temp%\{62ab8984-8b0b-42f7-a2b2-27b5fc92ddcc}\alg.exe

%Temp%\{63ab11bc-39b6-4002-a127-6884e2c507fb}\alg.exe

%Temp%\{6ae02e1c-8859-4f57-9097-5a55a56a4caf}\alg.exe

%Temp%\{6cd56c02-cb4d-41b5-a0fe-b479061ccb41}\alg.exe

%Temp%\{6d53adb7-6ad5-4a59-bfe4-7b57d2f4aa89}\alg.exe

%Temp%\{749e89cc-187b-4f00-9e99-49bb7ddae0d7}\alg.exe

%Temp%\{77fbf9b8-1d37-4ff2-9ced-192d8e3aba6f}\alg.exe

%Temp%\{7ac2d5c8-d2c9-4055-b5ae-3542d4464a08}\alg.exe

%Temp%\{7ae4d099-43c2-4964-ac6a-c7bfa8a1aa55}\alg.exe

%Temp%\{84a6aea7-c34b-4246-9a00-05ad7a36bf00}\alg.exe

%Temp%\{89e551a3-c402-4f52-ad12-fd6d3bc69cc2}\alg.exe

%Temp%\{973885cd-25ca-4848-a6a6-a4cbb4f01a04}\alg.exe

%Temp%\{a3dce8c1-168a-4dfb-9111-173392989b40}\alg.exe

%Temp%\{a95ffea0-8321-417b-8015-59aeb292c2ce}\alg.exe

%Temp%\{aa01d2e3-6c81-4266-aa54-a912697110e2}\alg.exe

%Temp%\{aadb89b3-7e7d-461e-bbf7-eb5437e27670}\alg.exe

Notes:

%AppData% is a variable that refers to the file system directory that serves as a common repository for application-specific data. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\[UserName]\Application Data.
%CommonAppData% is a variable that refers to the file system directory containing application data for all users. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data.
%DownloadedProgramFiles% is a variable that refers to the file system directory containing downloaded program files. A typical path is C:\Windows\Downloaded Program Files.
%FontsDir% is a variable that refers to a virtual folder containing fonts. A typical path is C:\Windows\Fonts.
%LocalSettings% is a variable that specifies the current user's local settings folder. By default, this is C:\Documents and Settings\[UserName]\Local Settings (Windows NT/2000/XP).
%Profiles% is a variable that refers to the file system directory containing user profile folders. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings.
%ProgramFiles% is a variable that refers to the Program Files folder. A typical path is C:\Program Files.
%System% is a variable that refers to the System folder. By default, this is C:\Windows\System (Windows 95/98/Me), C:\Winnt\System32 (Windows NT/2000), or C:\Windows\System32 (Windows XP).
%Temp% is a variable that refers to the temporary folder in the short path form. By default, this is C:\Documents and Settings\[UserName]\Local Settings\Temp\ (Windows NT/2000/XP).

The file "alg.exe" has the following possible countries of origin:

Origin		Number of Incidents
	China	23
	Russian Federation	10
	Sweden	4
	Spain	3
	Philippines	1

The following threats are known to be associated with the file "alg.exe":

Threat Alias	Number of Incidents
Generic.dx [McAfee]	17,112
Exploit.Win32.IMG-WMF.fk [Kaspersky Lab]	17,100
Troj/PWS-AXY [Sophos]	13,136
Hacktool [Symantec]	12,394
Exploit.Win32.IMG-WMF [Ikarus]	10,944
Exploit.IMG-WMF!sd6 [PC Tools]	9,044
Exploit.IMG-WMF [PC Tools]	7,904
Win-Trojan/ExploitTool.3740 [AhnLab]	6,004
Packed.Generic.181 [Symantec]	5,405
Trojan.Zlob [Ikarus]	5,015
Mal/Generic-A [Sophos]	1,978
Trojan-Dropper.Agent [Ikarus]	1,374
Exploit.Win32.IMG-WMF.ex [Kaspersky Lab]	456
Trojan.StartPage.AKF [PC Tools]	380
Generic Dropper.ex [McAfee]	152
Generic Dropper [McAfee]	72
Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Agent.aeok [Kaspersky Lab]	64
Mal/Behav-204 [Sophos]	45
Trojan-Dropper.Agent!sd6 [PC Tools]	40
Trojan Horse [Symantec]	24
Mal/Behav-009 [Sophos]	15
Suspicious.MH690 [Symantec]	15
Trojan-GameThief.Win32.OnLineGames [Ikarus]	15
Downloader [Symantec]	12
PWS-Mmorpg.gen [McAfee]	12
Trojan.Win32.StartPage [Ikarus]	12
Mal/Krap-I [Sophos]	11
W32.SillyFDC [Symantec]	10
Trojan:Win32/Chksyn.gen!A [Microsoft]	9
Trojan-GameThief.Win32.OnLineGames.bkrt [Kaspersky Lab]	9
Trojan-Dropper.Agent [PC Tools]	8
Mal/Packer [Sophos]	7
Trojan:Win32/Meredrop [Microsoft]	7
Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent.mis [Kaspersky Lab]	7
Trojan-GameThief.Win32.OnLineGames.uqkb [Kaspersky Lab]	6
Backdoor.Graybird [Symantec]	5
FakeAlert-MA.gen [McAfee]	5
Trojan.Adclicker [PC Tools]	5
Trojan.Adclicker [Symantec]	5
W32.IRCBot [Symantec]	5
W32/Tufik [McAfee]	5
Backdoor.Bifrose [Symantec]	4
Backdoor.Trojan [Symantec]	4
Backdoor.Win32.Hupigon.axbr [Kaspersky Lab]	4
Backdoor:Win32/Bifrose.gen!E [Microsoft]	4
BackDoor-AWQ.g [McAfee]	4
BKDR_HUPIGON.VEM [Trend Micro]	4
Downloader-BLE!a [McAfee]	4
Exploit:Win32/MS08067 [Microsoft]	4
Mal/Bifrose-I [Sophos]	4
Mal/FakeAV-CO [Sophos]	4
Mal/Hupig-E [Sophos]	4
PWS:Win32/Hupigon.gen!F [Microsoft]	4
Trojan-GameThief.Win32.OnLineGames.upyj [Kaspersky Lab]	4
Win32.DL.Agent.CXPL [PC Tools]	4
Win-Trojan/Agent.18829.C [AhnLab]	4
Win-Trojan/StartPage.21192 [AhnLab]	4
Backdoor.Win32.Hupigon.nqr [Kaspersky Lab]	3
TROJ_ARPOISON.A [Trend Micro]	3
Trojan.VBS.StartPage.bv [Ikarus]	3
Trojan.Win32.Swisyn [Ikarus]	3
Trojan-PWS.Win32.Delf [Ikarus]	3
Win-Trojan/Wuca.33480.E [AhnLab]	3
Backdoor.Win32.Agent.adpp [Kaspersky Lab]	2
Backdoor.Win32.Bifrose.addy [Kaspersky Lab]	2
Backdoor.Win32.Bifrose.coc [Kaspersky Lab]	2
Backdoor.Win32.Wuca.dh [Kaspersky Lab]	2
Backdoor-CEP [McAfee]	2
BackDoor-CEP [McAfee]	2
BackDoor-CEP.svr [McAfee]	2
BKDR_BIFROSE.AV [Trend Micro]	2
BKDR_HUPIGON.EVG [Trend Micro]	2
Bloodhound.Unknown [Symantec]	2
FakeAlert-LJ [McAfee]	2
Mal/FakeDouf-B [Sophos]	2
MemScanBackdoor.Bifrose.ZUA [Ikarus]	2
New Malware.an [McAfee]	2
New Malware.gr [McAfee]	2
Packed.Win32.Klone.af [Kaspersky Lab]	2
Packed/FSG [PC Tools]	2
Packed/OpenCrypter [PC Tools]	2
Packed/SPack [PC Tools]	2
PE_TUFIK.AR-O [Trend Micro]	2
PE_VIRUT.JMA [Trend Micro]	2
Spyware-Ssppyy [McAfee]	2
Troj/SDFDrp-Gen [Sophos]	2
Trojan.Generic [PC Tools]	2
Trojan.Win32.Chksyn [Ikarus]	2
Trojan.Win32.Swisyn.pwk [Kaspersky Lab]	2
TrojanClicker:Win32/Klik [Microsoft]	2
Trojan-Downloader.Agent!sd6 [PC Tools]	2
TrojanDownloader:Win32/Troxen!rts [Microsoft]	2
Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Delf.aep [Kaspersky Lab]	2
VirTool:Win32/Vbinder.gen!G [Microsoft]	2
Virus.Win32.Virut.aq [Kaspersky Lab]	2
W32/Virut.gen.a [McAfee]	2
Win32.Virut.Gen.4 [PC Tools]	2
Worm.Win32.Fujack.bi [Kaspersky Lab]	2
Backdoor.Bifrose [PC Tools]	1
Backdoor.IRC.Bot [Symantec]	1