File Investigation Report
WINDFR.EXEWorm
Your PC may be infected. The presence of a file called WINDFR.EXE is a possible sign of infection.
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Worm
- Cloaked Malware
File Behavior
WINDFR.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Executes a Process
- This Process Creates Other Processes On Disk
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- The Process is polymorphic and can change its structure
- Adds Products to the system registry
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Creates new folders in the file system
- Looks at the contents of the autoexec.bat file
- Reads email address and phone book details
- Copies files
WINDFR.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Created as a process on disk
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Terminated as a Process
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Executed as a Process
- Executed from Temporary Folders
- Deleted as a process from disk
Country Of Origin
The filename WINDFR.EXE was first seen on Aug 29 2008 in the following geographical regions of the Prevx community:
- SPAIN on Aug 29 2008
- SWEDEN on Aug 29 2008
- The UNITED STATES on Sep 9 2008
- NETHERLANDS on Sep 26 2008
- CHINA on Oct 3 2008
- VIET NAM on Nov 14 2008
File Name Aliases
WINDFR.EXE can also use the following file names:
- 44898759.EXE
- TDSS8E5B.TMP
- TDSS41CC.TMP
- FILE[1].EXE
- TDSSB1ED.TMP
- TDSS2A0C.TMP
- 07796553.EXE
- 10265654.SVD
- 01C912C1D258A270_FILE_EXE.PE
- 01C912C2AD5094B0_FILE_EXE.PE
- 01C912C2E11D39D0_FILE_EXE.PE
- 01C912C2F4F305E0_FILE[1]_EXE.PE
- 01C912C2F4F48D10_WINDFR_EXE.PE
- 31058964.EXE
- 52025562.EXE
- 35662206.EXE
- FILE[n].EXE
- TDSS64AA.TMP
- 01C9255476544720_FILE[1]_EXE.PE
- WEVKX1ZFE1[n].EXE
- IVIHKHET.EXE
- 82379217.EXE
- EREPSNCF.EXE
- LCPKZMLG.EXE
- LIHWBETO.EXE
- LKNMZEXE.EXE
- WEVKX1ZFE1[1].EXE
- QBAZSDKJ.EXE
- WINDFR.EXE.BAK
- IFEHKJKR.EXE
- E59D56AD-C04D-45D1-AA9B-4BBF726DB91F_CZCXIZEH.EXE
- TIVWDKLK.EXE
- TDSSD912.TMP
- TDSS8956.TMP
- TDSSE815.TMP
- 43162399.EXE
- TDSS637.TMP
- TDSS7C61.TMP
- TDSSF8AE.TMP
- FILE[3].EXE
- 06799508.DAT
- 83702303.SVD
- TDSSB0CA.TMP
- 38117053.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 56,346 bytes
- 117,789 bytes
- 61,440 bytes
- 99,868 bytes
- 57,372 bytes
- 4,096 bytes
Vendor, Product and Version Information
Files with the name WINDFR.EXE have been seen to have the following Vendor, Product and Version Information in the file header:
- Microsoft Corporation; ; 1,0,0,692
- Microsoft Corporation; ; 1,0,0,674
- Microsoft Corporation; ; 1,0,0,707
File Type
The filename WINDFR.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name WINDFR.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Opens/modifes c:\autoexec.bat
- Creates c:\windows\system32\qnchgvgl.exe
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\ofydorqd.exe
- Creates c:\documents and settings\all users\application data\dotqdwvc\lihwbeto.exe
- Creates c:\windows\system32\brastk.exe
- Creates c:\windows\system32\dllcache\figaro.sys
- Copies filec:\windows\system32\dllcache\figaro.sys to c:\windows\drivers\beep.sys
- Copies filec:\windows\system32\dllcache\figaro.sys to c:\windows\system32\dllcache\beep.sys
- Copies filec:\windows\system32\dllcache\figaro.sys to c:\windows\system32\drivers\beep.sys
- Moves c:\windows\system32\dllcache\figaro.sys to c:\windows\system32\drivers\beep.sys
Registry Activity
One or more files with the name WINDFR.EXE creates or modifies the following registry keys and values:
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Uninstall 13zFXKzj0z [REG_DWORD, value: 48F638B8]
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\mwc z OK
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run chkstract C:\WINDOWS\system32\qnchgvgl.exe
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\mwc bs OK
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run brastk C:\WINDOWS\system32\brastk.exe
Website Activity
One or more files with the name WINDFR.EXE interacts with the following web sites and pages. Web addresses have been deliberately modified to prevent unintentional use.
- TCP:127.0.0.1:1089 Port:16
- Port 80 IP:209.62.106.80
- Port 80 IP:91.205.233.38