WINPSVC.EXE
Cloaked MalwareYour PC is infected. The file called WINPSVC.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 group:
- Cloaked Malware
File Behavior
WINPSVC.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
- Uses low level functions to hide itself from the user and from system/security processes
- Uses DNS to retrieve the IP address for web sites
- Visits web sites on your PC without you knowing
WINPSVC.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- Executed as a Process
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Created as a new Background Service on the machine
- Created as a process on disk
- Created by processes which appear to be checking for interception by security products
Country Of Origin
The filename WINPSVC.EXE was first seen on Sep 23 2009 in the following geographical region of the Prevx community:
- Europe on Sep 23 2009
File Name Aliases
WINPSVC.EXE can also use the following file names:
- ESPAD2.EXE
- 908.EXE
- DPLTDWYWXW-447.PMS.EXE
- 09517903.EXE
- ESPAD2[n].EXE
- LOG2[n].EXE
- ESPAD2[1].EXE
- ANYFILENAME[1].EXE
- LOG2[1].EXE
Filesizes
This file has been seen with the following file size:
- 49,152 bytes
Vendor, Product and Version Information
This file has no vendor, product or version information specified in the file header.
File Type
The filename WINPSVC.EXE refers to an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name WINPSVC.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Opens/modifes c:\autoexec.bat
Registry Activity
One or more files with the name WINPSVC.EXE creates or modifies the following registry keys and values:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List C:\WINDOWS\System32\winpsvc.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\winpsvc.exe:*:Enabled:Window Proxy Service
Network Activity
One or more files with the name WINPSVC.EXE performs the following network events:
- DNS Lookup1.1.20.1 DC20-D075EA77
- DNS Lookup66.90.104.53 66.90.104.53
Website Activity
One or more files with the name WINPSVC.EXE interacts with the following web sites and pages. Web addresses have been deliberately modified to prevent unintentional use.
- 66 .90 .104 .53 / z / report .php?p=20492&n=1
- TCP:239.255.255.250:1900 Port:14
- Port 80 IP:66.90.104.53
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