WINLOGO.EXE, Prevx

Associated Malware Groups

The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware group:

Malware Downloader

File Behavior

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

Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
Creates system tray popups, messages, errors and security warnings
Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
Executes a Process
Reads email address and phone book details
Visits web sites on your PC without you knowing
Looks at the contents of the autoexec.bat file
Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
Creates a TCP port which listens and is available for communication initiated by other computers
Injects code into other processes
Performs DNS look ups to resolve URL IP addresses
Registers a Dynamic Link Library File

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

Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
Created as a process on disk
Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
Terminated as a Process
Executed as a Process
Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
Copied to multiple locations on the system
Deleted as a process from disk
Created as a new Background Service on the machine

Country Of Origin

The filename WINLOGO.EXE was first seen on Sep 16 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:

Spain on Sep 16 2007
Brazil on Apr 23 2008
Canada on Apr 23 2008
Uruguay on Oct 21 2008
Thailand on Mar 18 2009
Taiwan on Nov 3 2009
The United States on Apr 26 2012

File Name Aliases

WINLOGO.EXE can also use the following file names:

WINS.EXE
SVCHOST.EXE
CCPROXY.EXE
INETINFO.EXE
RESDSVCES.EXE
SVCHCST.EXE
RESDESVCES.EXE
CSRSS.EXE
UPDATE.EXE
WINLOGON.EXE
QUEBRATEMP.TXT
SC.EXE
256
08393002.SVD
21487407.SVD
28150667.EXE
40407053.EXE
55864722.EXE

Filesizes

The following file size has been seen:

5,139,968 bytes
50,176 bytes
393,216 bytes
135,168 bytes
36,864 bytes
189,192 bytes

File Type

The filename WINLOGO.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.

File Activity

One or more files with the name WINLOGO.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:

Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\reg.reg
Deletes c:\program files\360safe\360se\360se.ini
Creates c:\program files\360safe\360se\360se.ini
Deletes c:\program files\maxthon2\sharedaccount\config\Config.ini
Creates c:\program files\maxthon2\sharedaccount\config\Config.ini
Deletes c:\documents and settings\user\application data\tencent\tencenttraveler\100\TtConf.dat
Creates c:\documents and settings\user\application data\tencent\tencenttraveler\100\TtConf.dat
Deletes c:\documents and settings\user\local settings\application data\google\chrome\user data\default\Preferences
Creates c:\documents and settings\user\local settings\application data\google\chrome\user data\default\Preferences
Deletes c:\program files\theworld 2.0\TheWorld.ini
Creates c:\program files\theworld 2.0\TheWorld.ini
Deletes c:\program files\greenbrowser\user\GreenBrowser.ini
Creates c:\program files\greenbrowser\user\GreenBrowser.ini
Deletes c:\program files\myie\user\MyIE.ini
Creates c:\program files\myie\user\MyIE.ini
Deletes c:\program files\maxthon\sharedaccount\config\Config.ini
Creates c:\program files\maxthon\sharedaccount\config\Config.ini
Deletes c:\windows\system32\winlogo.exe

Website Activity

One or more files with the name WINLOGO.EXE interacts with the following web sites and pages. Web addresses have been deliberately modified to prevent unintentional use.

www .manyou123 .com / ad / count .asp?mac=00-1b-21-27-a5-28&ver=1 .0
Port 80 IP:218.202.227.121

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