WINHET.EXE

What you should do about WINHET.EXE:

Your PC may be infected. The presence of a file called WINHET.EXE is a possible sign of infection.

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What we know about WINHET.EXE:

The filename WINHET.EXE was first seen on Jun 14 2008 in HUNGARY. It has also been seen in the following geographical regions of the Prevx community:

  • SPAIN on Jun 17 2008
  • URUGUAY on Jun 14 2008
  • PHILIPPINES on Jun 17 2008
The filename WINHET.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.

The most common file size is 30,792 bytes. But the following file sizes have also been seen:

  • 511 bytes
  • 30,720 bytes
  • 23,040 bytes
  • 29,638 bytes

The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware group TROJAN.AGENT.GEN.Some files using the name WINHET.EXE are also associated with the malware groups:
  • I-Worm/Stration.DTP
  • Win32/CIH
 These files have no vendor, product or version information specified in the file header.

WINHET.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior(s):

  • The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
  • Automatically changes your firewall settings to allow itself or other programs to communicate over the internet
  • Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
  • Creates a TCP port which listens and is available for communication initiated by other computers
  • Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
  • Creates a new Background Service on the machine
  • Uses DNS to retrieve the IP address for web sites
  • Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
  • Modifies Windows Initialization And System Settings Used On Start up
  • This Process Creates Other Processes On Disk

WINHET.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior(s):

  • Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
  • Executed as a Process
  • Created as a process on disk
  • Terminated as a Process
  • Deleted as a process from disk
  • Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs

WINHET.EXE can also use the following file names:

  • 40740731.EXE
  • A173[1].EXE
  • RUNMGR.EXE
  • A173[2].EXE
  • 20883466.EXE
  • SOOO4[1].EXE
  • 21670385.DAT
  • 16006972.SVD
  • 33700097.EXE
  • 73625794.EXE
  • 99183292.EXE
  • 89274962.SVD

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