What is WINDOW~1.EXE?

WINDOW~1.EXE is part of WinHost and developed by WinHost according to the WINDOW~1.EXE version information.

WINDOW~1.EXE's description is "WinHost"

WINDOW~1.EXE is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\3582-490\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected WINDOW~1.EXE.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on WINDOW~1.EXE:

Property	Value
Product name	WinHost
Company name	WinHost
File description	WinHost
Internal name	WinHost.exe
Original filename	WinHost.exe
Comments	WinHost
Legal copyright	Copyright © 2020 WinHost
Legal trademark	WinHost
Product version	1.0.0.12
File version	1.0.0.12

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product name	WinHost
Company name	WinHost
File description	WinHost
Internal name	WinHost.exe
Original filename	WinHost.exe
Comments	WinHost
Legal copyright	Copyright © 2020 WinHost
Legal trademark	WinHost
Product version	1.0.0.12
File version	1.0.0.12

Digital signatures [?]

WINDOW~1.EXE is not signed.

VirusTotal report

44 of the 66 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the WINDOW~1.EXE file. That's a 67% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
Ad-Aware	Trojan.GenericKD.35095237
AegisLab	Trojan.MSIL.ClipBanker.7!c
AhnLab-V3	Malware/Win32.RL_Generic.C4222191
Alibaba	Trojan:Win32/Starter.ali2000005
ALYac	Trojan.GenericKD.35095237
APEX	Malicious
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1101706
BitDefender	Trojan.GenericKD.35095237
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilF.34590.iu0@ai8VAAn
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.Multi
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)
Cybereason	malicious.94e22e
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
Cyren	W32/Zbot.AQ.gen!Eldorado
eGambit	Unsafe.AI_Score_99%
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
Emsisoft	Trojan.GenericKD.35095237 (B)
ESET-NOD32	MSIL/ClipBanker.SN
F-Secure	Heuristic.HEUR/AGEN.1101706
FireEye	Generic.mg.94d2582243c85c07
Fortinet	PossibleThreat
GData	Trojan.GenericKD.35095237
Gridinsoft	Trojan.Win32.Packed.vb
Invincea	Mal/Generic-S
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan-Banker.MSIL.ClipBanker.gen
Malwarebytes	Trojan.AdLoad
MAX	malware (ai score=82)
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Packed.cc
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.GenericKD.35095237
Paloalto	generic.ml
Panda	Trj/GdSda.A
Qihoo-360	Generic/Trojan.f6f
Sangfor	Malware
SentinelOne	Static AI - Malicious PE
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
Tencent	Msil.Trojan-banker.Clipbanker.Huza
TrendMicro	TROJ_GEN.R023C0PK720
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R023C0PK720
VBA32	CIL.HeapOverride.Heur
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
ViRobot	Trojan.Win32.Z.Agent.133632.YV
Webroot	W32.Malware.Gen
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Trojan-Banker.MSIL.ClipBanker.gen

44 of the 66 anti-virus programs detected the WINDOW~1.EXE file.

Sandbox Report

The following information was gathered by executing the file inside Cuckoo Sandbox.

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

Summary

{
    "dll_loaded": [
        "ADVAPI32.dll",
        "SHLWAPI.dll",
        "C:\\Windows\\system32\\IMM32.DLL",
        "gdi32.dll"
    ],
    "file_failed": [
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\784e3fed71c1e2d5622647a7bc2e05fa704a1a30dd1855ba7d81117be03f17c4.bin.config"
    ],
    "regkey_opened": [
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Upgrades",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Upgrades",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Standards",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Standards\\v4.0.30319",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Upgrades",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Standards",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\AppPatch",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\v2.0",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Standards"
    ],
    "file_exists": [
        "C:\\Windows\\System32\\MSCOREE.DLL.local"
    ],
    "file_opened": [
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\784e3fed71c1e2d5622647a7bc2e05fa704a1a30dd1855ba7d81117be03f17c4.bin"
    ],
    "regkey_read": [
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\NoGuiFromShim",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\InstallRoot",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Windows\\LoadAppInit_DLLs",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\CLRLoadLogDir",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\OnlyUseLatestCLR"
    ],
    "directory_enumerated": [
        "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework\\v2.0.50727\\mscoreei.dll",
        "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework\\Upgrades.2.0.50727\\mscoreei.dll",
        "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework\\v4.0.30319\\mscorwks.dll"
    ]
}

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1605027196.328125,
        "ppid": 376
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\784e3fed71c1e2d5622647a7bc2e05fa704a1a30dd1855ba7d81117be03f17c4.bin",
        "process_name": "784e3fed71c1e2d5622647a7bc2e05fa704a1a30dd1855ba7d81117be03f17c4.bin",
        "pid": 2436,
        "summary": {
            "dll_loaded": [
                "ADVAPI32.dll",
                "SHLWAPI.dll",
                "C:\\Windows\\system32\\IMM32.DLL",
                "gdi32.dll"
            ],
            "file_failed": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\784e3fed71c1e2d5622647a7bc2e05fa704a1a30dd1855ba7d81117be03f17c4.bin.config"
            ],
            "regkey_opened": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Upgrades",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Upgrades",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Standards",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Standards\\v4.0.30319",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Upgrades",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Standards",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\AppPatch",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\v2.0",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Standards"
            ],
            "file_exists": [
                "C:\\Windows\\System32\\MSCOREE.DLL.local"
            ],
            "file_opened": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\784e3fed71c1e2d5622647a7bc2e05fa704a1a30dd1855ba7d81117be03f17c4.bin"
            ],
            "regkey_read": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\NoGuiFromShim",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\InstallRoot",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Windows\\LoadAppInit_DLLs",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\CLRLoadLogDir",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\OnlyUseLatestCLR"
            ],
            "directory_enumerated": [
                "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework\\v2.0.50727\\mscoreei.dll",
                "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework\\Upgrades.2.0.50727\\mscoreei.dll",
                "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework\\v4.0.30319\\mscorwks.dll"
            ]
        },
        "first_seen": 1605027196.625,
        "ppid": 2736
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 2,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The executable contains unknown PE section names indicative of a packer (could be a false positive)",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "section",
                "ioc": "\\x1e\\x0b=\\x07\\x1dhvG",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            },
            {
                "category": "section",
                "ioc": "",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "pe_features"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 2,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data indicative of a packer",
        "severity": 2,
        "marks": [
            {
                "entropy": 7.998000728257943,
                "section": {
                    "size_of_data": "0x00013e00",
                    "virtual_address": "0x00002000",
                    "entropy": 7.998000728257943,
                    "name": "\\x1e\\x0b=\\x07\\x1dhvG",
                    "virtual_size": "0x00013dc8"
                },
                "type": "generic",
                "description": "A section with a high entropy has been found"
            },
            {
                "entropy": 0.6138996138996139,
                "type": "generic",
                "description": "Overall entropy of this PE file is high"
            }
        ],
        "references": [
            "http:\/\/www.forensickb.com\/2013\/03\/file-entropy-explained.html",
            "http:\/\/virii.es\/U\/Using%20Entropy%20Analysis%20to%20Find%20Encrypted%20and%20Packed%20Malware.pdf"
        ],
        "name": "packer_entropy"
    }
]

Yara

The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.

Network

{
    "tls": [],
    "udp": [
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "192.168.56.255",
            "offset": 546,
            "time": 3.0779640674591064,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 2234,
            "time": 3.0379159450531006,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 2562,
            "time": 1.0162620544433594,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 2890,
            "time": 3.049694061279297,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53848
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 3218,
            "time": 1.5179369449615479,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 54255
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 3546,
            "time": -0.09641194343566895,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 3874,
            "time": 1.1021239757537842,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 9252,
            "time": 1.0490128993988037,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 13444,
            "time": 3.1095900535583496,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "d4dfff7749a0a6e183a56bcbf2336924831f7b04787faa3995d6f7e823707cf5",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "3c0937aff2a0b41bd6ab0440957d75118b2f801f52b1f3123844880bd3193730",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

WINDOW~1.EXE removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove WINDOW~1.EXE with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the WINDOW~1.EXE file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that WINDOW~1.EXE has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
When the scan is finished, locate WINDOW~1.EXE in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the WINDOW~1.EXE file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate WINDOW~1.EXE in the scan result.

c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\3582-490\WINDOW~1.EXE
Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the WINDOW~1.EXE file.
Restart your computer.
Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If WINDOW~1.EXE still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If WINDOW~1.EXE is gone from the scan result you're done.
If WINDOW~1.EXE still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
Restart your computer.
Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that WINDOW~1.EXE no longer appear in the scan result.

Free Questionnaires

Hashes [?]

Property	Value
MD5	94d2582243c85c07bf4ae90dc74382d9
SHA256	784e3fed71c1e2d5622647a7bc2e05fa704a1a30dd1855ba7d81117be03f17c4

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to window~1.exe:

window~1.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

window~1.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

WinHost has stopped working.

End Program - window~1.exe. This program is not responding.

window~1.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

window~1.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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What is WINDOW~1.EXE?

Vendor and version information [?]

Digital signatures [?]

VirusTotal report

Sandbox Report

Summary

Summary

Generic

Signatures

Yara

Network

Screenshots

WINDOW~1.EXE removal instructions

Hashes [?]

Error Messages

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