What is roadsigns.exe?

roadsigns.exe is part of Windows Defender and developed by Microsoft Co operation according to the roadsigns.exe version information.

roadsigns.exe's description is "Windows Defender"

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

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on roadsigns.exe:

Property	Value
Product name	Windows Defender
Company name	Microsoft Co operation
File description	Windows Defender
Internal name	roadsigns.exe
Original filename	roadsigns.exe
Comments	Windows Update
Legal copyright	Copyright © 2016
Product version	6.9.12.15
File version	6.9.12.15

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

Product name	Windows Defender
Company name	Microsoft Co operation
File description	Windows Defender
Internal name	roadsigns.exe
Original filename	roadsigns.exe
Comments	Windows Update
Legal copyright	Copyright © 2016
Product version	6.9.12.15
File version	6.9.12.15

Digital signatures [?]

roadsigns.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

33 of the 71 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the roadsigns.exe file. That's a 46% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
Acronis	suspicious
AegisLab	Trojan.Multi.Generic.4!c
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.Injector.C2595094
Alibaba	Trojan:MSIL/Kryptik.d451f01e
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/MSIL.Tasker
AVG	FileRepMalware
Avira	TR/ATRAPS.Gen
Cybereason	malicious.071c18
Cylance	Unsafe
Cyren	W32/Trojan.TGZY-3773
Endgame	malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/Kryptik.RKA
F-Secure	Trojan.TR/ATRAPS.Gen
FireEye	Generic.mg.4e85bff3f7fae195
Fortinet	MSIL/Kryptik.QVF!tr
Ikarus	Win32.Outbreak
Invincea	heuristic
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan-Dropper.MSIL.Dapato.gen
Malwarebytes	Trojan.PCrypt.MSIL.Generic
McAfee	Packed-FMU!4E85BFF3F7FA
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.cc
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Fuery.B!cl
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.GenericKD.31930724
Paloalto	generic.ml
Panda	Trj/Genetic.gen
Qihoo-360	HEUR/QVM03.0.E037.Malware.Gen
SentinelOne	DFI - Suspicious PE
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
Trapmine	malicious.high.ml.score
TrendMicro	TROJ_GEN.R002C0PDU19
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R002C0PDU19
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Trojan-Dropper.MSIL.Dapato.gen

33 of the 71 anti-virus programs detected the roadsigns.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\\3249bf20c3e1bf52f6fd223bbd6b2c7f181d951ddbe2868ee0b33607224516d8.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\\3249bf20c3e1bf52f6fd223bbd6b2c7f181d951ddbe2868ee0b33607224516d8.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:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3249bf20c3e1bf52f6fd223bbd6b2c7f181d951ddbe2868ee0b33607224516d8.bin",
        "process_name": "3249bf20c3e1bf52f6fd223bbd6b2c7f181d951ddbe2868ee0b33607224516d8.bin",
        "pid": 2816,
        "summary": {
            "dll_loaded": [
                "ADVAPI32.dll",
                "SHLWAPI.dll",
                "C:\\Windows\\system32\\IMM32.DLL",
                "gdi32.dll"
            ],
            "file_failed": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3249bf20c3e1bf52f6fd223bbd6b2c7f181d951ddbe2868ee0b33607224516d8.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\\3249bf20c3e1bf52f6fd223bbd6b2c7f181d951ddbe2868ee0b33607224516d8.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": 1574419984.609375,
        "ppid": 2016
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1574419984.328125,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

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": "Ek{uAXhh",
                "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": 7.998756042968064,
                "section": {
                    "size_of_data": "0x00022c00",
                    "virtual_address": "0x00002000",
                    "entropy": 7.998756042968064,
                    "name": "Ek{uAXhh",
                    "virtual_size": "0x00022b28"
                },
                "type": "generic",
                "description": "A section with a high entropy has been found"
            },
            {
                "entropy": 0.8128654970760234,
                "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": 3.0781500339508057,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 2018,
            "time": 3.0187079906463623,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 2346,
            "time": 1.0241129398345947,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 2674,
            "time": 3.0284218788146973,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53848
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 3002,
            "time": 1.5354809761047363,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 54255
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 3330,
            "time": -0.09619808197021484,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 3658,
            "time": 1.5318009853363037,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 6986,
            "time": 1.045166015625,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 11178,
            "time": 3.141442060470581,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "9ef61e2b1b1b6310282ca5e2c7714707953b18a5d679fb464b6f63c873fa6ebe",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "de0534acf5e860e51d97729534bc960b5cd96a7276d4748995bcdee5a0397f71",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

roadsigns.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove roadsigns.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the roadsigns.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that roadsigns.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 roadsigns.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the roadsigns.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 roadsigns.exe in the scan result.

c:\downloads\roadsigns.exe
Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the roadsigns.exe file.
Restart your computer.
Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If roadsigns.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If roadsigns.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
If roadsigns.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 roadsigns.exe no longer appear in the scan result.

Free Questionnaires

Hashes [?]

Property	Value
MD5	4e85bff3f7fae195ba997de834e23c06
SHA256	3249bf20c3e1bf52f6fd223bbd6b2c7f181d951ddbe2868ee0b33607224516d8

Error Messages

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

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

roadsigns.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.

Windows Defender has stopped working.

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

roadsigns.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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What is roadsigns.exe?

Vendor and version information [?]

Digital signatures [?]

VirusTotal report

Sandbox Report

Summary

Summary

Generic

Signatures

Yara

Network

Screenshots

roadsigns.exe removal instructions

Hashes [?]

Error Messages

What will you do with roadsigns.exe?

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