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WINSN.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Fraudulent Security Program
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
WINSN.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Executes a Process
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Terminates Processes
- Copies files
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
WINSN.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Created as a process on disk
- Terminated as a Process
- Executed as a Process
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Created as a new Background Service on the machine
Country Of Origin
The filename WINSN.EXE was first seen on Dec 21 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Spain on Dec 21 2007
- Europe on Dec 21 2007
- on May 12 2008
- The United States on Sep 22 2008
File Name Aliases
WINSN.EXE can also use the following file names:
- ACXORDN.EXE
- B4E3F272.EXE
- RBNNVSU.EXE
- B870AE55.EXE
- AC78B7EE.EXE
- RUN_1.EXE
- PROC_1.EXE
- PROC_10.EXE
- PROC_11.EXE
- PROC_12.EXE
- PROC_13.EXE
- PROC_14.EXE
- PROC_15.EXE
- PROC_16.EXE
- PROC_17.EXE
- PROC_18.EXE
- PROC_19.EXE
- GODEEPCHECK.EXE
- DEEPCHECKRUN.EXE
- DEEPCHECKWORK.EXE
- DESKTOP.EXE
- SHOVTH.EXE
- D1.EXE
- 3484E0CE.EXE
- 5CC50F95.EXE
- 95483246.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 58,880 bytes
- 12,105 bytes
- 434,176 bytes
- 130,560 bytes
- 218,624 bytes
File Type
The filename WINSN.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name WINSN.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Copies filec:\0001 to c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\Fil8.tmp
- Creates c:\000000000000002
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\$mad$res$000007d4$c30ab8$
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\$mad$res$000007d4$c30ab8$
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\Fil8.tmp
- Deletes c:\000000000000002
- Copies filec:\0001 to c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\FilD.tmp
- Creates c:\0002
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\$mad$res$000007d4$c30b7c$
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\$mad$res$000007d4$c30b7c$
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\FilD.tmp
- Copies filec:\0002 to c:\windows\system32\winsos.exe
- Deletes c:\0002
- Deletes c:\0001
- Creates c:\windows\trayicons.exe
- Creates c:\windows\windisk.dll
- Copies filec:\windows\system32\shovth.exe to c:\0001
- Copies filec:\0001 to c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\Fil18.tmp
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\$mad$res$000005f4$c30ab0$
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\$mad$res$000005f4$c30ab0$
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\Fil18.tmp
- Copies filec:\0001 to c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\Fil1D.tmp
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\$mad$res$000005f4$c30b74$
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\$mad$res$000005f4$c30b74$
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\Fil1D.tmp
- Copies filec:\windows\system32\shovth.exe to c:\5CC50F95.ex
- Creates c:\autorun.inf
- Copies filec:\windows\system32\shovth.exe to d:\3484E0CE.ex
- Creates d:\autorun.inf
- Deletes c:\autorun.inf
- Deletes d:\autorun.inf
- Copies filec:\windows\system32\shovth.exe to c:\\.ex
- Copies filec:\windows\system32\shovth.exe to c:\documents and settings\all users\All Users.ex
- Copies filec:\windows\system32\shovth.exe to c:\documents and settings\all users\desktop\Desktop.ex
- Copies filec:\windows\system32\shovth.exe to c:\documents and settings\user\desktop\Desktop.ex
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