File Investigation Report
IPWINS.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware groups:
- Malicious Software
- Worm
File Behavior
IPWINS.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- Executes a Process
- Modifies the Windows Host File which could be used to stop you visiting specific web sites by redirecting you to alternative addresses without you knowing
- This process creates other processes on disk
IPWINS.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Created as a process on disk
- Executed as a Process
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Terminated as a Process
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
Country Of Origin
The filename IPWINS.EXE was first seen on May 20 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Prevx community:
- SPAIN on May 20 2007
- The UNITED STATES on May 20 2007
- The EUROPEAN UNION on May 29 2007
- HUNGARY on Jul 4 2007
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 60,928 bytes
- 47,616 bytes
- 60,416 bytes
- 486,400 bytes
- 159,744 bytes
Vendor, Product and Version Information
These files have no vendor, product or version information specified in the file header.
File Type
The filename IPWINS.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.