What is WindBot.exe?

WindBot.exe is part of WindBot and developed by IceYGO according to the WindBot.exe version information.

WindBot.exe's description is "WindBot"

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

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

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on WindBot.exe:

Property	Value
Product name	WindBot
Company name	IceYGO
File description	WindBot
Internal name	WindBot.exe
Original filename	WindBot.exe
Comments	A C# bot for YGOPro.
Legal copyright	Copyright © IceYGO 2015-2017
Product version	1.0.0.0
File version	1.0.0.0

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

Product name	WindBot
Company name	IceYGO
File description	WindBot
Internal name	WindBot.exe
Original filename	WindBot.exe
Comments	A C# bot for YGOPro.
Legal copyright	Copyright © IceYGO 2015-2017
Product version	1.0.0.0
File version	1.0.0.0

Digital signatures [?]

WindBot.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

21 of the 70 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the WindBot.exe file. That's a 30% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Razy.439032
AegisLab	Trojan.Win32.Razy.4!c
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Razy.439032
Arcabit	Trojan.Razy.D6B2F8
Avast	Win32:Malware-gen
AVG	Win32:Malware-gen
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Razy.439032
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.Zpevdo
Cybereason	malicious.382cf9
Cyren	W32/Trojan.CXYO-6887
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Razy.439032 (B)
FireEye	Gen:Variant.Razy.439032
GData	Gen:Variant.Razy.439032
MAX	malware (ai score=94)
McAfee	Artemis!CA2BF7C382CF
McAfee-GW-Edition	Artemis
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Zpevdo.B
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Razy.439032
Qihoo-360	Win32/Trojan.46b
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R002H09DG19
Webroot	W32.Malware.gen

21 of the 70 anti-virus programs detected the WindBot.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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    "dll_loaded": [
        "ADVAPI32.dll",
        "SHLWAPI.dll",
        "C:\\Windows\\system32\\IMM32.DLL",
        "gdi32.dll"
    ],
    "file_failed": [
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3e2e03d7dd9f21b1fe9f57f9483a3da9070b64ae9a460e4a54921e3cd4dbbb7b.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\\3e2e03d7dd9f21b1fe9f57f9483a3da9070b64ae9a460e4a54921e3cd4dbbb7b.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:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1563119585.3281,
        "ppid": 376
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3e2e03d7dd9f21b1fe9f57f9483a3da9070b64ae9a460e4a54921e3cd4dbbb7b.bin",
        "process_name": "3e2e03d7dd9f21b1fe9f57f9483a3da9070b64ae9a460e4a54921e3cd4dbbb7b.bin",
        "pid": 2436,
        "summary": {
            "dll_loaded": [
                "ADVAPI32.dll",
                "SHLWAPI.dll",
                "C:\\Windows\\system32\\IMM32.DLL",
                "gdi32.dll"
            ],
            "file_failed": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3e2e03d7dd9f21b1fe9f57f9483a3da9070b64ae9a460e4a54921e3cd4dbbb7b.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\\3e2e03d7dd9f21b1fe9f57f9483a3da9070b64ae9a460e4a54921e3cd4dbbb7b.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": 1563119585.6719,
        "ppid": 2308
    }
]

Signatures

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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": 6.2255668640137,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
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            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 2350,
            "time": 6.1766607761383,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
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        }
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    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "b857ca1e1ad3c86e7d198cfbcbe57214485539f77ab3618fa9d3542a538c60bb",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "a448478123b3342d205bec80665a6c8db2f377f90999d296686b85e315710d47",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

WindBot.exe removal instructions

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

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

Free Questionnaires

Hashes [?]

Property	Value
MD5	ca2bf7c382cf91b503930d8d3cf88d20
SHA256	3e2e03d7dd9f21b1fe9f57f9483a3da9070b64ae9a460e4a54921e3cd4dbbb7b

Error Messages

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

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

windbot.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.

WindBot has stopped working.

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

windbot.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with WindBot.exe?

To help other users, please let us know what you will do with WindBot.exe:

What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with WindBot.exe. 0% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 2 users.

			Votes
Keep	100 %		2
Remove	0 %		0

Comments

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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What is WindBot.exe?

Vendor and version information [?]

Digital signatures [?]

VirusTotal report

Sandbox Report

Summary

Summary

Generic

Signatures

Yara

Network

Screenshots

WindBot.exe removal instructions

Hashes [?]

Error Messages

What will you do with WindBot.exe?

What did other users do?

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