Prevx Research Division
"WISDSTR.EXE"
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Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware groups:
- Cloaked Malware
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
WISDSTR.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Uses hidden browser windows to connect to web sites without telling you
- Opens browser pop ups
- Runs Javascript code
- Visits web sites on your PC without you knowing
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
WISDSTR.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Created as a process on disk
- Executed as a Process
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
Country Of Origin
The filename WISDSTR.EXE was first seen on Jul 8 2009 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- The United States on Jul 8 2009
- Croatia on Aug 14 2009
- Europe on Sep 16 2009
File Name Aliases
WISDSTR.EXE can also use the following file names:
- INSTALL[n].EXE
- UNINSTALL.EXE
- MSUPD_2.EXE
- INSTALL[1].EXE
- ANTIVIRUSPRO_2010.EXE
- INSTALL.EXE
- INSTALL_011.EXE
- INSTALL_012.EXE
- INSTALL_013.EXE
- INSTALL_015.EXE
- INSTALL_016.EXE
- INSTALL_017.EXE
- INSTALL_014.EXE
- INSTSDALL(n).EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 191,605 bytes
- 191,088 bytes
- 268,400 bytes
- 240,644 bytes
- 14,315 bytes
- 192,158 bytes
File Type
The filename WISDSTR.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name WISDSTR.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- create folder C:\Program Files\PC_Antispyware2010\
- create folder C:\Program Files\PC_Antispyware2010\Microsoft.VC80.CRT
- create folder C:\Program Files\PC_Antispyware2010\data
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\prm2
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\prm3
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\prm2
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\prm3
- Opens/modifes c:\autoexec.bat
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\local settings\temporary internet files\content.ie5\2lcwzf76\HTML_PROGRESS[1]
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\local settings\temporary internet files\content.ie5\4cvefhyb\CSS_STYLE[1]
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\local settings\temporary internet files\content.ie5\7gddxlhz\JSCRIPT[1]
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\local settings\temporary internet files\content.ie5\67acpgmg\INST_TOP[1]
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\local settings\temporary internet files\content.ie5\2lcwzf76\JPG_CLOSE[1]
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\local settings\temporary internet files\content.ie5\4cvefhyb\INST_BG2[1]
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\local settings\temporary internet files\content.ie5\7gddxlhz\H_ICO[1]
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\local settings\temporary internet files\content.ie5\67acpgmg\GIF_PROGRESS_BG[1]
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\local settings\temporary internet files\content.ie5\2lcwzf76\GIF_PROGRESS_ITEM[1]
- Creates c:\program files\pc_antispyware2010\PC_Antispyware2010.exe
- Creates c:\program files\pc_antispyware2010\AVEngn.dll
- Creates c:\program files\pc_antispyware2010\microsoft.vc80.crt\Microsoft.VC
- Creates c:\program files\pc_antispyware2010\microsoft.vc80.crt\msvcm80.dll
- Creates c:\program files\pc_antispyware2010\microsoft.vc80.crt\msvcp80.dll
- Creates c:\program files\pc_antispyware2010\microsoft.vc80.crt\msvcr80.dll
- Creates c:\program files\pc_antispyware2010\pthreadVC2.dll
- Creates c:\program files\pc_antispyware2010\htmlayout.dll
- Creates c:\program files\pc_antispyware2010\wscui.cpl
- Creates c:\program files\pc_antispyware2010\data\daily.cv
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\start menu\programs\pc_antispyware2010\PC_Antispyware2010.lnk
- Copies filec:\documents and settings\user\start menu\programs\pc_antispyware2010\PC_Antispyware2010.lnk to c:\documents and settings\user\desktop\PC_Antispyware2010.lnk
- Copies filec:\documents and settings\user\start menu\programs\pc_antispyware2010\PC_Antispyware2010.lnk to c:\documents and settings\user\application data\microsoft\internet explorer\quick launch\PC_Antispyware2010.lnk
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\start menu\programs\pc_antispyware2010\Uninstall.lnk
- Copies filec:\program files\pc_antispyware2010\wscui.cpl to c:\windows\system32\_scui.cpl
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\tmpwr2
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\tmpwr3
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\tmpwr4
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\tmpwr5
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\tmpwr6
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\tmpwr7
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\cur3E.tmp
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\cur3E.tmp
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\clamav-b5c7f729be36ead25268a68b669c6152/COPYING
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\clamav-b5c7f729be36ead25268a68b669c6152/daily.db
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\clamav-b5c7f729be36ead25268a68b669c6152/daily.hdb
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\clamav-b5c7f729be36ead25268a68b669c6152/daily.hdu
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\clamav-b5c7f729be36ead25268a68b669c6152/daily.ndb
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\clamav-b5c7f729be36ead25268a68b669c6152/daily.ndu
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\clamav-b5c7f729be36ead25268a68b669c6152/daily.zmd
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\clamav-b5c7f729be36ead25268a68b669c6152/daily.fp
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\clamav-b5c7f729be36ead25268a68b669c6152/daily.mdb
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\clamav-b5c7f729be36ead25268a68b669c6152/daily.mdu
Website Activity
One or more files with the name WISDSTR.EXE interacts with the following web sites and pages. Web addresses have been deliberately modified to prevent unintentional use.
- gomafobianiotas .com /
- Remote server connection to gomafobianiotas .co
- TCP:127.0.0.1:1092 Port:19
- Port 80 IP:66.197.148.102
- Port 80 IP:74.86.40.35
- Port 80 IP:67.214.162.114
- Port 80 IP:69.65.31.119
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