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prnet.tmp is usually located in the 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\' folder.

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PropertyValue
MD594fe79bfc1f0f886ec6e32712a80feed
SHA2562e818f1f01378b449a50be0eb4bd0832ae78ee2f99ac594929e4482deebd2ff5

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Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

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ugeforever writes

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Trojan.Virtumonde modifies the Windows Internet connection mechanism and display various pop-up advertisements.

File System Modifications

* The following file was created in the system:

1 %System%\prnet.tmp
35.499 bytes
MD5: 0x60DC1E87D0EB46F39F36AC2BA9106EA6
SHA-1: xC5E34F3DF87FDD34EB993237836E04BCEBE6B6E3
Trojan.Win32.VB [Ikarus]
packed with PE_Patch.PECompact [Kaspersky Lab]

* Note:
o %System% is a variable that refers to the System folder. By default, this is C:\Windows\System (Windows 95/98/Me), C:\Winnt\System32 (Windows NT/2000), or C:\Windows\System32 (Windows XP).


Memory Modifications

* There were new processes created in the system:

prnet.tmp %System%\prnet.tmp 94.208 bytes

Registry Modifications

* The following Registry Key was created: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\prnet

* The newly created Registry Values are:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
+ prnet = ""%System%\prnet.tmp""

so that prnet.tmp runs every time Windows starts
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\prnet]
+ DisplayName = "Advertisement Service"
+ UninstallString = "%System%\prnet.tmp Uninstall"
o [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
+ prnet = ""%System%\prnet.tmp""

so that prnet.tmp runs every time Windows starts


Other details

* To mark the presence in the system, the following Mutex object was created:
o _!SHMSFTHISTORY!_

* The following ports were open in the system:

Port Protocol Process
1034 TCP prnet.tmp (%System%\prnet.tmp)
1036 UDP prnet.tmp (%System%\prnet.tmp)

* The following Internet Connection was established:

Server Name Server Port Connect as User Connection Password
klite.ath.cx 80 (null) (null)

* The following GET requests were made:
o index.html
o index.jpg

# 5 May 2009, 8:55

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