What is WinDivert Loader.exe?
WinDivert Loader.exe is part of WinDivert Loader according to the WinDivert Loader.exe version information.
WinDivert Loader.exe's description is "WinDivert Loader"
WinDivert Loader.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Windows\WinDivert-KMS\' folder.
Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected WinDivert Loader.exe.
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Vendor and version information [?]
The following is the available information on WinDivert Loader.exe:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | WinDivert Loader |
| File description | WinDivert Loader |
| Internal name | WinDivert Loader.exe |
| Original filename | WinDivert Loader.exe |
| Legal copyright | CODYQX4 |
| Product version | 2.5.0.0 |
| File version | 2.5.0.0 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | WinDivert Loader |
| File description | WinDivert Loader |
| Internal name | WinDivert Loader.exe |
| Original filename | WinDivert Loader.exe |
| Legal copyright | CODYQX4 |
| Product version | 2.5.0.0 |
| File version | 2.5.0.0 |
Digital signatures [?]
WinDivert Loader.exe is not signed.
VirusTotal report
6 of the 72 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the WinDivert Loader.exe file. That's a 8% detection rate.
| Scanner | Detection Name |
|---|---|
| APEX | Malicious |
| BitDefenderTheta | Gen:NN.ZemsilF.34634.Sm0@aKeoK!i |
| CrowdStrike | win/malicious_confidence_60% (W) |
| eGambit | Trojan.Generic |
| Ikarus | HackTool.Win32.AutoKMS |
| Microsoft | TrojanDropper:Win32/Muldrop!MTB |
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_opened": [
"C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework64\\v2.0.50727\\",
"C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\f9d373215ef0d8dd364c6d3b23b0b069ac90b28e3653b1d4d73b4ad5fa3a99a1.bin"
],
"regkey_opened": [
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Upgrades",
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Upgrades",
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Standards",
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework",
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Standards",
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Upgrades",
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\",
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\standards\\v4.0.30319",
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework",
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\v2.0",
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\standards",
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\AppPatch"
],
"file_exists": [
"C:\\Windows\\System32\\MSCOREE.DLL.local"
],
"file_failed": [
"C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework64\\Upgrades.2.0.50727\\",
"C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\f9d373215ef0d8dd364c6d3b23b0b069ac90b28e3653b1d4d73b4ad5fa3a99a1.bin.config",
"C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework64\\v4.0.30319\\"
],
"regkey_read": [
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\OnlyUseLatestCLR",
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Windows\\LoadAppInit_DLLs",
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\NoGuiFromShim",
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\CLRLoadLogDir",
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\InstallRoot",
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles"
]
}Generic
[
{
"process_path": "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\f9d373215ef0d8dd364c6d3b23b0b069ac90b28e3653b1d4d73b4ad5fa3a99a1.bin",
"process_name": "f9d373215ef0d8dd364c6d3b23b0b069ac90b28e3653b1d4d73b4ad5fa3a99a1.bin",
"pid": 2872,
"summary": {
"dll_loaded": [
"ADVAPI32.dll",
"SHLWAPI.dll",
"C:\\Windows\\system32\\IMM32.DLL",
"gdi32.dll"
],
"file_opened": [
"C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework64\\v2.0.50727\\",
"C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\f9d373215ef0d8dd364c6d3b23b0b069ac90b28e3653b1d4d73b4ad5fa3a99a1.bin"
],
"regkey_opened": [
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Upgrades",
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Upgrades",
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Standards",
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework",
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Standards",
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Upgrades",
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\",
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\standards\\v4.0.30319",
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework",
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\v2.0",
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\standards",
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\AppPatch"
],
"file_exists": [
"C:\\Windows\\System32\\MSCOREE.DLL.local"
],
"file_failed": [
"C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework64\\Upgrades.2.0.50727\\",
"C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\f9d373215ef0d8dd364c6d3b23b0b069ac90b28e3653b1d4d73b4ad5fa3a99a1.bin.config",
"C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework64\\v4.0.30319\\"
],
"regkey_read": [
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\OnlyUseLatestCLR",
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Windows\\LoadAppInit_DLLs",
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\NoGuiFromShim",
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\CLRLoadLogDir",
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\InstallRoot",
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles"
]
},
"first_seen": 1605315186.609375,
"ppid": 2856
},
{
"process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
"process_name": "lsass.exe",
"pid": 476,
"summary": {},
"first_seen": 1605315186.34375,
"ppid": 376
}
]Signatures
[
{
"markcount": 2,
"families": [],
"description": "The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data indicative of a packer",
"severity": 2,
"marks": [
{
"entropy": 7.221926448493312,
"section": {
"size_of_data": "0x00057c00",
"virtual_address": "0x00002000",
"entropy": 7.221926448493312,
"name": ".text",
"virtual_size": "0x00057af0"
},
"type": "generic",
"description": "A section with a high entropy has been found"
},
{
"entropy": 0.489198606271777,
"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": [
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"src": "192.168.56.101",
"dst": "192.168.56.255",
"offset": 662,
"time": 6.2311060428619385,
"dport": 137,
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],
"dns_servers": [],
"http": [],
"icmp": [],
"smtp": [],
"tcp": [],
"smtp_ex": [],
"mitm": [],
"hosts": [],
"pcap_sha256": "7cae8b7e70c7accea06df61bfafb72907522bb17c34016db3b5b8ccd83a9c49c",
"dns": [],
"http_ex": [],
"domains": [],
"dead_hosts": [],
"sorted_pcap_sha256": "408af9ed2fe04c908b18be1124c71aa1b0b54f871c6e12134608af82b29fe929",
"irc": [],
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}Screenshots
WinDivert Loader.exe removal instructions
The instructions below shows how to remove WinDivert Loader.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the WinDivert Loader.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that WinDivert Loader.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 WinDivert Loader.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the WinDivert Loader.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 WinDivert Loader.exe in the scan result.
C:\Windows\WinDivert-KMS\WinDivert Loader.exe 
- Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the WinDivert Loader.exe file.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If WinDivert Loader.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If WinDivert Loader.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
- If WinDivert Loader.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 WinDivert Loader.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | e54464b40ed6a3cdde3163bc70e38ed5 |
| SHA256 | f9d373215ef0d8dd364c6d3b23b0b069ac90b28e3653b1d4d73b4ad5fa3a99a1 |
Error Messages
These are some of the error messages that can appear related to windivert loader.exe:
windivert loader.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
windivert loader.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.
WinDivert Loader has stopped working.
End Program - windivert loader.exe. This program is not responding.
windivert loader.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
windivert loader.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.
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