File Investigation Report
WINDFR.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The filename is 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
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
- The EUROPEAN UNION on Oct 18 2008
- The UNITED KINGDOM on Oct 18 2008
- CANADA on Mar 2 2009
File Name Aliases
WINDFR.EXE can also use the following file names:
- FILE[n].EXE
- 44898759.EXE
- TDSS8E5B.TMP
- TDSS41CC.TMP
- TDSS54E4.TMP
- TDSS5436.TMP
- 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
- TDSS7C61.TMP
- TDSS637.TMP
- 43162399.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 56,346 bytes
- 172,032 bytes
- 117,789 bytes
- 61,440 bytes
- 99,868 bytes
- 8,427 bytes
- 57,372 bytes
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:
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\b83e_appcompat.txt
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\1C1F3.dmp
- Opens/modifes c:\autoexec.bat
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