File Investigation Report
WINSE32.EXECloaked Malware
Your PC is infected. The file called WINSE32.EXE is considered unsafe and there may be other infections on your PC.
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Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware groups:
- Cloaked Malware
- Malware Downloader
File Behavior
WINSE32.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)
- Uses DNS to retrieve the IP address for web sites
- Uses your PC to connect to Chat rooms
WINSE32.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
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Created as a process on disk
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Added as a Registry Key (DXCOM) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
Country Of Origin
The filename WINSE32.EXE was first seen on May 3 2008 in the following geographical regions of the Prevx community:
- SPAIN on May 3 2008
- SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO on May 3 2008
- MALAYSIA on May 17 2008
- The UNITED KINGDOM on Jun 2 2008
- SINGAPORE on Aug 22 2008
- MEXICO on Oct 2 2008
- VIET NAM on Jan 8 2009
File Name Aliases
WINSE32.EXE can also use the following file names:
- 66246824.EXE
- GT.EXE
- HO[n].EXE
- MSNXP.EXE
- HIST.EXE
- USF.EXE
- URSF.EXE
- UOSF.EXE
- UOER.EXE
- 29439568.DAT
- 98412156.DAT
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 109,568 bytes
- 15,227 bytes
- 22,395 bytes
- 122,880 bytes
- 13,824 bytes
Vendor, Product and Version Information
These files have no vendor, product or version information specified in the file header.
File Type
The filename WINSE32.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name WINSE32.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Creates c:\recycler\s-1-5-21-1482476501-1644491937-682003330-1013\Desktop.ini
- Deletes c:\recycler\s-1-5-21-1482476501-1644491937-682003330-1013\winse32.exe
Network Activity
One or more files with the name WINSE32.EXE performs the following network events:
- DNS Lookup63.149.6.91 hail.dns2go.com
- DNS Lookup65.117.119.162 hail.dns2go.com
Website Activity
One or more files with the name WINSE32.EXE interacts with the following web sites and pages. Web addresses have been deliberately modified to prevent unintentional use.
- TCP:63.149.6.91:7000 Port:27
- TCP:65.117.119.162:7000 Port:5
- TCP:63.149.6.91:7000 Port:14