What is desktopgamesx.exe?

desktopgamesx.exe is usually located in the 'c:\downloads\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected desktopgamesx.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

desktopgamesx.exe does not have any version or vendor information.

Digital signatures [?]

desktopgamesx.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

6 of the 72 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the desktopgamesx.exe file. That's a 8% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Cyren W32/S-3d0c2f25!Eldorado
F-Prot W32/S-3d0c2f25!Eldorado
Invincea heuristic
Jiangmin Trojan/PSW.Staem.gj
TACHYON Trojan-PWS/W32.Staem.1287680
TheHacker Trojan/Staem.ds
6 of the 72 anti-virus programs detected the desktopgamesx.exe file.

Sandbox Report

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

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

Summary

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    "file_opened": [
        "C:\\Windows\\Globalization\\Sorting\\sortdefault.nls"
    ],
    "regkey_opened": [
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\AudioCompressionManager\\DriverCache\\msacm.msgsm610",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\Compatibility\\aa34b985e24184a2ae831a22b789debdcb793d1310c3093da6206f971983a12f.bin",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Multimedia\\Audio Compression Manager\\MSACM",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\System\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\MediaResources\\acm",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\OLE\\Tracing",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{0000897b-83df-4b96-be07-0fb58b01c4a4}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{0000897b-83df-4b96-be07-0fb58b01c4a4}\\LanguageProfile\\0x00000000\\{0001bea3-ed56-483d-a2e2-aeae25577436}",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Multimedia\\Audio Compression Manager\\",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{F25E9F57-2FC8-4EB3-A41A-CCE5F08541E6}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{07EB03D6-B001-41DF-9192-BF9B841EE71F}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\KnownClasses",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{F89E9E58-BD2F-4008-9AC2-0F816C09F4EE}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{AE6BE008-07FB-400D-8BEB-337A64F7051F}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\OLE",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{C1EE01F2-B3B6-4A6A-9DDD-E988C088EC82}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{8613E14C-D0C0-4161-AC0F-1DD2563286BC}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\AudioCompressionManager\\DriverCache\\msacm.imaadpcm",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\CTF\\DirectSwitchHotkeys",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Drivers32",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{E429B25A-E5D3-4D1F-9BE3-0C608477E3A1}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\CTF\\LayoutIcon\\0409\\0000041d",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\AudioCompressionManager\\DriverCache\\msacm.msadpcm",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\AudioCompressionManager\\DriverCache",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\OLEAUT",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{3697C5FA-60DD-4B56-92D4-74A569205C16}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{DCBD6FA8-032F-11D3-B5B1-00C04FC324A1}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\AudioCompressionManager\\DriverCache\\msacm.msg711",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{531FDEBF-9B4C-4A43-A2AA-960E8FCDC732}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{A028AE76-01B1-46C2-99C4-ACD9858AE02F}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Multimedia\\Audio Compression Manager\\Priority v4.00",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{81D4E9C9-1D3B-41BC-9E6C-4B40BF79E35E}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{03B5835F-F03C-411B-9CE2-AA23E1171E36}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Keyboard Layout\\Toggle",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Gemtree Software\\Peter",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{78CB5B0E-26ED-4FCC-854C-77E8F3D1AA80}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\AudioCompressionManager\\DriverCache\\msacm.l3acm"
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    "regkey_read": [
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Keyboard Layout\\Toggle\\Language Hotkey",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\CTF\\EnableAnchorContext",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Drivers32\\msacm.msgsm610",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\Locale\\00000409",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Multimedia\\Audio Compression Manager\\Priority v4.00\\Priority1",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\CustomLocale\\en-US",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Keyboard Layout\\Toggle\\Layout Hotkey",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Drivers32\\msacm.msg711",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\OLE\\PageAllocatorUseSystemHeap",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Drivers32\\msacm.imaadpcm",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{0000897b-83df-4b96-be07-0fb58b01c4a4}\\LanguageProfile\\0x00000000\\{0001bea3-ed56-483d-a2e2-aeae25577436}\\Enable",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\Language Groups\\1",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Multimedia\\Audio Compression Manager\\MSACM\\NoPCMConverter",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\ExtendedLocale\\en-US",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Keyboard Layout\\Toggle\\Hotkey",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Drivers32\\msacm.l3acm",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\OLE\\PageAllocatorSystemHeapIsPrivate",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Drivers32\\msacm.msadpcm"
    ],
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        "msgsm32.acm",
        "C:\\Windows\\system32\\ole32.dll",
        "msg711.acm",
        "C:\\Windows\\syswow64\\MSCTF.dll",
        "kernel32.dll",
        "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\l3codeca.acm",
        "imaadp32.acm",
        "KERNEL32.DLL",
        "OLEAUT32.DLL",
        "msadp32.acm",
        "dwmapi.dll",
        "comctl32.dll"
    ],
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        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\AudioCompressionManager\\DriverCache\\msacm.l3acm\\cFormatTags",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\AudioCompressionManager\\DriverCache\\msacm.msg711\\fdwSupport",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\AudioCompressionManager\\DriverCache\\msacm.msg711\\cFilterTags",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\AudioCompressionManager\\DriverCache\\msacm.msgsm610\\fdwSupport",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\AudioCompressionManager\\DriverCache\\msacm.imaadpcm\\aFormatTagCache",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\AudioCompressionManager\\DriverCache\\msacm.msadpcm\\cFilterTags",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\AudioCompressionManager\\DriverCache\\msacm.imaadpcm\\fdwSupport",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\AudioCompressionManager\\DriverCache\\msacm.l3acm\\fdwSupport",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\AudioCompressionManager\\DriverCache\\msacm.msadpcm\\cFormatTags",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\AudioCompressionManager\\DriverCache\\msacm.msgsm610\\aFormatTagCache",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\AudioCompressionManager\\DriverCache\\msacm.msgsm610\\cFilterTags",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\AudioCompressionManager\\DriverCache\\msacm.l3acm\\cFilterTags",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\AudioCompressionManager\\DriverCache\\msacm.imaadpcm\\cFilterTags",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\AudioCompressionManager\\DriverCache\\msacm.msadpcm\\fdwSupport",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\AudioCompressionManager\\DriverCache\\msacm.msg711\\aFormatTagCache",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\AudioCompressionManager\\DriverCache\\msacm.msgsm610\\cFormatTags",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\AudioCompressionManager\\DriverCache\\msacm.msg711\\cFormatTags",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\AudioCompressionManager\\DriverCache\\msacm.msadpcm\\aFormatTagCache",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\AudioCompressionManager\\DriverCache\\msacm.imaadpcm\\cFormatTags",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\AudioCompressionManager\\DriverCache\\msacm.l3acm\\aFormatTagCache"
    ]
}

Generic

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    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\aa34b985e24184a2ae831a22b789debdcb793d1310c3093da6206f971983a12f.bin",
        "process_name": "aa34b985e24184a2ae831a22b789debdcb793d1310c3093da6206f971983a12f.bin",
        "pid": 1512,
        "summary": {
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                "C:\\Windows\\Globalization\\Sorting\\sortdefault.nls"
            ],
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                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\AudioCompressionManager\\DriverCache\\msacm.msgsm610",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\Compatibility\\aa34b985e24184a2ae831a22b789debdcb793d1310c3093da6206f971983a12f.bin",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Multimedia\\Audio Compression Manager\\MSACM",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\System\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\MediaResources\\acm",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\OLE\\Tracing",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{0000897b-83df-4b96-be07-0fb58b01c4a4}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{0000897b-83df-4b96-be07-0fb58b01c4a4}\\LanguageProfile\\0x00000000\\{0001bea3-ed56-483d-a2e2-aeae25577436}",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Multimedia\\Audio Compression Manager\\",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{F25E9F57-2FC8-4EB3-A41A-CCE5F08541E6}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
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                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\OLE",
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                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{8613E14C-D0C0-4161-AC0F-1DD2563286BC}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\AudioCompressionManager\\DriverCache\\msacm.imaadpcm",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\CTF\\DirectSwitchHotkeys",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Drivers32",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{E429B25A-E5D3-4D1F-9BE3-0C608477E3A1}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\CTF\\LayoutIcon\\0409\\0000041d",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\AudioCompressionManager\\DriverCache\\msacm.msadpcm",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\AudioCompressionManager\\DriverCache",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\OLEAUT",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{3697C5FA-60DD-4B56-92D4-74A569205C16}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{DCBD6FA8-032F-11D3-B5B1-00C04FC324A1}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\AudioCompressionManager\\DriverCache\\msacm.msg711",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{531FDEBF-9B4C-4A43-A2AA-960E8FCDC732}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{A028AE76-01B1-46C2-99C4-ACD9858AE02F}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\",
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                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{81D4E9C9-1D3B-41BC-9E6C-4B40BF79E35E}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{03B5835F-F03C-411B-9CE2-AA23E1171E36}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Keyboard Layout\\Toggle",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Gemtree Software\\Peter",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{78CB5B0E-26ED-4FCC-854C-77E8F3D1AA80}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\AudioCompressionManager\\DriverCache\\msacm.l3acm"
            ],
            "regkey_read": [
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Keyboard Layout\\Toggle\\Language Hotkey",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\CTF\\EnableAnchorContext",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Drivers32\\msacm.msgsm610",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\Locale\\00000409",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Multimedia\\Audio Compression Manager\\Priority v4.00\\Priority1",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\CustomLocale\\en-US",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Keyboard Layout\\Toggle\\Layout Hotkey",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Drivers32\\msacm.msg711",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\OLE\\PageAllocatorUseSystemHeap",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Drivers32\\msacm.imaadpcm",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{0000897b-83df-4b96-be07-0fb58b01c4a4}\\LanguageProfile\\0x00000000\\{0001bea3-ed56-483d-a2e2-aeae25577436}\\Enable",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\Language Groups\\1",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Multimedia\\Audio Compression Manager\\MSACM\\NoPCMConverter",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\ExtendedLocale\\en-US",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Keyboard Layout\\Toggle\\Hotkey",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Drivers32\\msacm.l3acm",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\OLE\\PageAllocatorSystemHeapIsPrivate",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Drivers32\\msacm.msadpcm"
            ],
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                "msgsm32.acm",
                "C:\\Windows\\system32\\ole32.dll",
                "msg711.acm",
                "C:\\Windows\\syswow64\\MSCTF.dll",
                "kernel32.dll",
                "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\l3codeca.acm",
                "imaadp32.acm",
                "KERNEL32.DLL",
                "OLEAUT32.DLL",
                "msadp32.acm",
                "dwmapi.dll",
                "comctl32.dll"
            ],
            "regkey_written": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\AudioCompressionManager\\DriverCache\\msacm.l3acm\\cFormatTags",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\AudioCompressionManager\\DriverCache\\msacm.msg711\\fdwSupport",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\AudioCompressionManager\\DriverCache\\msacm.msg711\\cFilterTags",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\AudioCompressionManager\\DriverCache\\msacm.msgsm610\\fdwSupport",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\AudioCompressionManager\\DriverCache\\msacm.imaadpcm\\aFormatTagCache",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\AudioCompressionManager\\DriverCache\\msacm.msadpcm\\cFilterTags",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\AudioCompressionManager\\DriverCache\\msacm.imaadpcm\\fdwSupport",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\AudioCompressionManager\\DriverCache\\msacm.l3acm\\fdwSupport",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\AudioCompressionManager\\DriverCache\\msacm.msadpcm\\cFormatTags",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\AudioCompressionManager\\DriverCache\\msacm.msgsm610\\aFormatTagCache",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\AudioCompressionManager\\DriverCache\\msacm.msgsm610\\cFilterTags",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\AudioCompressionManager\\DriverCache\\msacm.l3acm\\cFilterTags",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\AudioCompressionManager\\DriverCache\\msacm.imaadpcm\\cFilterTags",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\AudioCompressionManager\\DriverCache\\msacm.msadpcm\\fdwSupport",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\AudioCompressionManager\\DriverCache\\msacm.msg711\\aFormatTagCache",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\AudioCompressionManager\\DriverCache\\msacm.msgsm610\\cFormatTags",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\AudioCompressionManager\\DriverCache\\msacm.msg711\\cFormatTags",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\AudioCompressionManager\\DriverCache\\msacm.msadpcm\\aFormatTagCache",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\AudioCompressionManager\\DriverCache\\msacm.imaadpcm\\cFormatTags",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\AudioCompressionManager\\DriverCache\\msacm.l3acm\\aFormatTagCache"
            ]
        },
        "first_seen": 1563735189.875,
        "ppid": 2892
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1563735189.6094,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The executable contains unknown PE section names indicative of a packer (could be a false positive)",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "section",
                "ioc": ".petprg",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "pe_features"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The file contains an unknown PE resource name possibly indicative of a packer",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "resource name",
                "ioc": "LOADER",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "pe_unknown_resource_name"
    }
]

Yara

The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.

Network

{
    "tls": [],
    "udp": [
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "192.168.56.255",
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}

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desktopgamesx.exe removal instructions

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

  1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
  2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate desktopgamesx.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the desktopgamesx.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 desktopgamesx.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\downloads\desktopgamesx.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the desktopgamesx.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If desktopgamesx.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If desktopgamesx.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If desktopgamesx.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that desktopgamesx.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5937d36f954a76bbf67aba7e6311d9d46
SHA256aa34b985e24184a2ae831a22b789debdcb793d1310c3093da6206f971983a12f

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to desktopgamesx.exe:

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

desktopgamesx.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.

desktopgamesx.exe has stopped working.

End Program - desktopgamesx.exe. This program is not responding.

desktopgamesx.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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