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

Across all ThreatExpert reports, the file "iexplorer.exe" was mostly identified as a threat.
File "iexplorer.exe" has the following statistics:
Total number of reports analysed611,932
Number of cases that involved the file "iexplorer.exe"307
Number of incidents when this file was found to be a threat216
Statistical volume of cases when "iexplorer.exe" was a threat70%
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The file "iexplorer.exe" is known to be created under the following filenames:
%AllUsersProfile%\cncdown.exe
%AppData%\1.exe
%AppData%\blaah.exe
%AppData%\calc.exe
%AppData%\codecsetup.exe
%AppData%\codecsetup3788.exe
%AppData%\codecsetup4127.exe
%AppData%\codecsetup6400.exe
%AppData%\codecsetup8536.exe
%AppData%\control.exe
%AppData%\cp_setup_assist.exe
%AppData%\cuda.exe
%AppData%\dealassistant\dauninstall.exe
%AppData%\digifast\dfuninstall.exe
%AppData%\hose.exe
%AppData%\iexplorer.exe
%AppData%\ijango_toolbar_installer.exe
%AppData%\ldr.exe
%AppData%\microsoft\cd burning\mp3.exe
%AppData%\microsoft\dtsc\t.exe
%AppData%\microsoft\office71\vhchk.exe
%AppData%\microsoft\windows\ernsjyi.exe
%AppData%\microsoft\windows\iexplorer.exe
%AppData%\microsoft\windows\jjcmdrj.exe
%AppData%\microsoft\windows\nheste.exe
%AppData%\microsoft\windows\nxmwp.exe
%AppData%\microsoft\windows\rwmgh.exe
%AppData%\microsoft\windows\security\user0.exe
%AppData%\microsoft\windows\tbljxjk.exe
%AppData%\microsoft\windows\vohth.exe
%AppData%\microsoft\windows\vvpmyvaw.exe
%AppData%\mxplay\temp\mxplay_installer.exe
%AppData%\ntcom.dll
%AppData%\nthead.dll
%AppData%\pak-5593.exe
%AppData%\pak-5594.exe
%AppData%\pak-5595.exe
%AppData%\pak-5596.exe
%AppData%\pak-5597.exe
%AppData%\pak-5598.exe
%AppData%\pak-5599.exe
%AppData%\pak-5600.exe
%AppData%\pak-5601.exe
%AppData%\pak-5602.exe
%AppData%\pak-5603.exe
%AppData%\salehoo\auctionalert\_tmp\aa.exe
%AppData%\salehoo\salehooalert\_tmp\aa.exe
%AppData%\scvhost.exe
%AppData%\silverlight\silverlight.exe
%AppData%\skynet\muonline\_cw0srv.exe
%AppData%\skynet\muonline\234672.exe
%AppData%\skynet\muonline\239874.exe
%AppData%\skynet\muonline\293874.exe
%AppData%\skynet\muonline\345674.exe
%AppData%\skynet\muonline\345676.exe
%AppData%\skynet\muonline\435627.exe
%AppData%\skynet\muonline\543978.exe
%AppData%\skynet\muonline\546783.exe
%AppData%\speedrunner\sruninstall.exe
%AppData%\temp.dll
%AppData%\truesword4.exe
%AppData%\wefisetup.exe
%AppData%\winbutler\winbuninstaller.exe
%AppData%\winbutler\winbutler.exe
%AppData%\windows.exe
%AppData%\wintouch\wintouch.exe
%AppData%\wintouch\wtuninstaller.exe
%AppData%\wrar380d.exe
%AppData%\yeah\yeah374809.exe
%CommonAppData%\38001914.exe
%CommonAppData%\3810eef8.exe
%CommonAppData%\381751d0.exe
%CommonAppData%\388f0900.exe
%CommonAppData%\38d3ff69.exe
%CommonAppData%\aol downloads\aoltoolbar\setuptoolbar.exe
%CommonAppData%\av1\av1.exe
%CommonAppData%\av1\av1i.exe
%CommonAppData%\av1\av1i2.exe
%CommonAppData%\av1\av1two.exe
%CommonAppData%\av1\qwprotect.dll
%CommonAppData%\av1\svchost.exe
%CommonAppData%\av2010\av2010.exe
%CommonAppData%\av2010\iedefender.dll
%CommonAppData%\av2010\svchost.exe
%CommonAppData%\dyned\eng_loc.exe
%CommonAppData%\e4a12b7\extraav.exe
%CommonAppData%\e4a12b7\ua2009.exe
%CommonAppData%\e4a12b7\valarm.exe
%CommonAppData%\e4a12b7\vmelt.exe
%CommonAppData%\e4a12b7\vsweep.exe
%CommonAppData%\fetion\fetionupdate.exe
%CommonAppData%\gav\sgav.exe
%CommonAppData%\n1\n1.exe
%CommonAppData%\n1\n1i.exe
%CommonAppData%\n1\n1two.exe
%CommonAppData%\n1\qwprotect.dll
%CommonAppData%\n1\svchost.exe
%CommonAppData%\nexon\ngm\ngmdll.dll
%CommonAppData%\qw2010\qw2010.exe
%CommonAppData%\qw2010\qw2010i.exe
Notes:
  • %AllUsersProfile% is a variable that specifies the all users' profile folder. By default, this is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users (Windows NT/2000/XP).
  • %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.

The file "iexplorer.exe" has the following possible countries of origin:
OriginNumber of Incidents
China43
Brazil23
Spain6
United Kingdom6
Poland3
Sweden3
Russian Federation2
Belgium1
Germany1
Israel1
Portugal1

The following threats are known to be associated with the file "iexplorer.exe":
Threat AliasNumber of Incidents
Trojan Horse [Symantec]63
Generic.dx [McAfee]24
Mal/Generic-A [Sophos]24
W32.SillyFDC [Symantec]24
Backdoor.Agent [PC Tools]18
Generic Downloader.k [McAfee]17
TROJ_DLOADER.AUU [Trend Micro]16
Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent.akh [Kaspersky Lab]16
Downloader [Symantec]14
Backdoor.Trojan [Symantec]12
Win-Trojan/Xema.variant [AhnLab]12
New Malware.u [McAfee]11
Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Banload [Ikarus]11
W32.Spybot.Worm [Symantec]11
Email-Worm.LovGate!sd5 [PC Tools]8
Infostealer.Gampass [Symantec]8
W32.IRCBot [Symantec]8
W32.Lovgate.R@mm [Symantec]8
W32/Lovgate.x@MM [McAfee]8
Downloader.gen.a [McAfee]7
Email-Worm.Win32.LovGate.x [Kaspersky Lab]7
Generic BackDoor [McAfee]7
IRC/Client [McAfee]6
Trojan.Win32.VB.uqe [Kaspersky Lab]6
Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Small [Ikarus]6
VirTool:Win32/VBInject.AQ [Microsoft]6
W32.Mikbaland [Symantec]6
Email-Worm.Win32.Brontok.ai [Kaspersky Lab]5
Generic PWS.y [McAfee]5
I-Worm.Brontok.EJ [PC Tools]5
Keylog-Perfect [McAfee]5
New Malware.hr [McAfee]5
not-a-virus:Monitor.Win32.Perflogger.ad [Kaspersky Lab]5
Spyware.Perfect [Symantec]5
TROJ_SMALL.BYV [Trend Micro]5
Trojan.Win32.VB [Ikarus]5
Trojan-Spy.Win32.VB.qq [Kaspersky Lab]5
W32/Rontokbro.gen@MM [McAfee]5
Win32/IRCBot.worm.Gen [AhnLab]5
Worm:Win32/Pushbot.gen [Microsoft]5
Backdoor.Bifrose [Symantec]4
Backdoor.Rbot [Ikarus]4
Backdoor.Rbot.AEU [PC Tools]4
Backdoor.Win32.Rbot.gen [Kaspersky Lab]4
Backdoor:Win32/Poisonivy.E [Microsoft]4
BehavesLikeWin32.ExplorerHijack [Ikarus]4
Generic Downloader.c [McAfee]4
Generic Downloader.x!bt [McAfee]4
Generic PWS.f [McAfee]4
Generic.dx!fjp [McAfee]4
IRC Trojan [Symantec]4
Mal/Packer [Sophos]4
New Malware.d [McAfee]4
TROJ_AGENT.ADVT [Trend Micro]4
Trojan.Win32.Buzus [Ikarus]4
Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Small.jrq [Kaspersky Lab]4
TrojanDownloader:Win32/Troxen!rts [Microsoft]4
Trojan-Spy.VB!sd5 [PC Tools]4
Trojan-Spy.Win32.Kronos.b [Kaspersky Lab]4
Trojan-Spy.Win32.VB.pi [Kaspersky Lab]4
TSPY_VB.FLU [Trend Micro]4
Virus.Win32.VB.cm [Kaspersky Lab]4
W32/Autorun.worm.i.gen [McAfee]4
W32/Rbot-Fam, Mal/IRCBot-B [Sophos]4
W32/Sdbot.worm.gen.t [McAfee]4
W32/Virut.gen [McAfee]4
Win-Trojan/Downloader.19968.LJ [AhnLab]4
Worm.Hamweg.Gen [PC Tools]4
Worm.VB.EQW [PC Tools]4
Worm.Win32.AutoRun.bdq [Kaspersky Lab]4
Worm:Win32/Wootbot.EG [Microsoft]4
WORM_AUTORUN.ABI [Trend Micro]4
Backdoor.Win32.Poison.pg [Kaspersky Lab]3
MonitoringTool:Win32/PerfectKeylogger [Microsoft]3
Net-Worm.Spybot [PC Tools]3
New Malware.eb [McAfee]3
not-a-virus:Client-IRC.Win32.mIRC.591 [Kaspersky Lab]3
not-a-virus:Monitor.Win32.Perflogger [Ikarus]3
Packed/nPack [PC Tools]3
PE_VIRUT.XP [Trend Micro]3
Suspicious.MH690 [Symantec]3
Trojan:Win32/Malagent [Microsoft]3
Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Sramler.i [Kaspersky Lab]3
VirTool.Win32.VBInject [Ikarus]3
Virus.Win32.Poison [Ikarus]3
Virus.Win32.Virut.q [Kaspersky Lab]3
Virus:Win32/Virut.AE [Microsoft]3
W32.HLLO.A [Symantec]3
W32.Rontokbro.K@mm [Symantec]3
W32/Vetor-A [Sophos]3
Worm.Win32.AutoRun [Ikarus]3
WORM_VB.AGY [Trend Micro]3
Backdoor.Sdbot [Symantec]2
Backdoor.Win32.Agent.aga [Kaspersky Lab]2
Backdoor.Win32.Bifrose [Ikarus]2
Backdoor.Win32.HacDef.ae [Ikarus]2
Backdoor.Win32.Rbot.ety [Kaspersky Lab]2
Backdoor.Win32.SdBot [Ikarus]2
BackDoor-AWQ [McAfee]2
BKDR_HAMWEQ.J [Trend Micro]2