File Investigation Report
WIND32.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Cloaked Malware
- Malware Downloader
- Worm
File Behavior
WIND32.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- Modifies Windows Initialization And System Settings Used On Start up
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Executes a Process
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Disables Access to the Task Manager built into Windows
- Modifies Windows Security Policies to restrict/expand User Privileges on the machine
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Copies files
- Downloads program file(s) and other content from the web
- Looks at the contents of the autoexec.bat file
- Reads email address and phone book details
- Visits web sites on your PC without you knowing
- Uses DNS to retrieve the IP address for web sites
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
WIND32.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Executed as a Process
- Created as a process on disk
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- Executed from Temporary Folders
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Terminated as a Process
- Created by processes which appear to be checking for interception by security products
- Executed by Internet Explorer
Country Of Origin
The filename WIND32.EXE was first seen on Dec 2 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Prevx community:
- Europe on Dec 2 2007
- Germany on Feb 8 2008
- on Feb 16 2008
- Belgium on Feb 22 2008
- Spain on Feb 29 2008
- China on Feb 29 2008
- Brazil on Mar 12 2010
- The United Kingdom on Mar 12 2010
File Name Aliases
WIND32.EXE can also use the following file names:
- CSIF4EB.TMP
- CRYPTED.EXE
- WIND32.EXE.REN
- OBO.EXE
- HVEG.EXE
- FLPUT.EXE
- TSZGU.EXE
- YSR.EXE
- NNJRP.EXE
- UEHN.EXE
- PSDNC.EXE
- LCKJ.EXE
- QDY.EXE
- QUB.EXE
- LHG.EXE
- TXK.EXE
- SCIOI.EXE
- MNQTW.EXE
- SLPEB.EXE
- HVMQR.EXE
- HDLMN.EXE
- UZJ.EXE
- WIN32[1].EXE
- OZWGCFVE.EXE
- ISTAT.EXE
- HOT[1].EXE
- 6E9D6BD0-FB3D-4F54-9E40-1DB880514DC2[1].EXE
- .TT22.TMP
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 43,020 bytes
- 5,120 bytes
- 189,952 bytes
- 17,872 bytes
- 29,136 bytes
- 20,944 bytes
- 43,124 bytes
File Type
The filename WIND32.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name WIND32.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Deletes c:\windows\system32\wind32.exe
- Opens/modifes c:\autoexec.bat
- Deletes c:\windows\system32\dllgh8jkd1q8.exe
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\1.dll
- Deletes c:\windows\system32\dllgh8jkd1q1.exe
- Copies filec:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\1.dll to c:\windows\system32\dllgh8jkd1q1.exe
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\2.dll
- Deletes c:\windows\system32\dllgh8jkd1q2.exe
- Copies filec:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\2.dll to c:\windows\system32\dllgh8jkd1q2.exe
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\5.dll
- Deletes c:\windows\system32\dllgh8jkd1q5.exe
- Copies filec:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\5.dll to c:\windows\system32\dllgh8jkd1q5.exe
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\6.dll
- Deletes c:\windows\system32\dllgh8jkd1q6.exe
- Copies filec:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\6.dll to c:\windows\system32\dllgh8jkd1q6.exe
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\7.dll
- Deletes c:\windows\system32\dllgh8jkd1q7.exe
- Copies filec:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\7.dll to c:\windows\system32\dllgh8jkd1q7.exe
- Copies filec:\windows\system32\dllgh8jkd1q2.exe to c:\windows\xpupdate.exe
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\v3xd1.g22
- Deletes c:\windows\system32\vedxga4me1.exe
- Copies filec:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\v3xd1.g22 to c:\windows\system32\vedxga4me1.exe
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\v5xd2.g3a
- Deletes c:\windows\system32\vedxga3me2.exe
- Copies filec:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\v5xd2.g3a to c:\windows\system32\vedxga3me2.exe
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\v4xd3.ga2
- Deletes c:\windows\system32\vedxga5me3.exe
- Copies filec:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\v4xd3.ga2 to c:\windows\system32\vedxga5me3.exe
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\v5xd4.ga2
- Deletes c:\windows\system32\vedxg6ame4.exe
- Copies filec:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\v5xd4.ga2 to c:\windows\system32\vedxg6ame4.exe
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\v4xd6.gam
- Deletes c:\windows\system32\vedxga8me6.exe
- Copies filec:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\v4xd6.gam to c:\windows\system32\vedxga8me6.exe
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\vx1dt1.gam
- Deletes c:\windows\system32\vedxga1me4t1.exe
- Copies filec:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\vx1dt1.gam to c:\windows\system32\vedxga1me4t1.exe
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\vx3dt2.gam
- Deletes c:\windows\system32\vedxg4am1et2.exe
- Copies filec:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\vx3dt2.gam to c:\windows\system32\vedxg4am1et2.exe
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\vx1dt3.gam
- Deletes c:\windows\system32\vedxg3am1et3.exe
- Copies filec:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\vx1dt3.gam to c:\windows\system32\vedxg3am1et3.exe
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\v6xdt4.gam
- Deletes c:\windows\system32\vedxga4m1et4.exe
- Copies filec:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\v6xdt4.gam to c:\windows\system32\vedxga4m1et4.exe
- Deletes c:\windows\system32\maxpaynowti1.exe
- Copies filec:\windows\system32\dllgh8jkd1q5.exe to c:\windows\system32\maxpaynowti1.exe
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\maxpaynowti.gam
- Deletes c:\windows\system32\maxpaynowti.exe
Website Activity
One or more files with the name WIND32.EXE interacts with the following web sites and pages. Web addresses have been deliberately modified to prevent unintentional use.
- try-count .net / adv / 043 / adload123 .php?a1=United States&a2=Type of Processor: PENTIUM PRO or PENTIUM II / III&a3=Windows version is 5 .1&a4=Build: 2600, Platform ID: 2&a5=notoutpost&table=adv43
- try-count .net / qwertyuiyw12ertyuytre / adv43 .php?adv=43&code1=HMN0&code2=1005&code3=91D78E218F063!HA
- TCP:127.0.0.1:1092 Port:19
- Port 80 IP:77.91.229.38
- Port 80 IP:69.50.175.181
- Port 80 IP:85.255.120.10
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