Prevx Research Division
"WINNT5.EXE"
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Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware groups:
- Information Stealer
- Cloaked Malware
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
WINNT5.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Executes a Process
- Opens browser pop ups
- This Process is a file infector which modifies program files to include a copy of the infection
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
WINNT5.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Executed as a Process
- Created as a process on disk
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Deleted as a process from disk
Country Of Origin
The filename WINNT5.EXE was first seen on Jul 14 2009 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Spain on Jul 14 2009
- Brazil on Jul 14 2009
- Singapore on Aug 1 2009
- Europe on Aug 1 2009
- Portugal on Sep 6 2009
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 1,472,512 bytes
- 1,462,272 bytes
- 37,892 bytes
File Type
The filename WINNT5.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name WINNT5.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Creates c:\winnt_\id
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