What is WindscribeService.exe?

WindscribeService.exe is part of WindscribeService and developed by Windscribe Limited according to the WindscribeService.exe version information.

WindscribeService.exe's description is "Manages the firewall and controls the VPN tunnel"

WindscribeService.exe is digitally signed by Windscribe Limited.

WindscribeService.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about WindscribeService.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on WindscribeService.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameWindscribeService
Company nameWindscribe Limited
File descriptionManages the firewall and controls the VPN tunnel
Internal nameWindscribeService.exe
Original filenameWindscribeService.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2018 Windscribe Limited
Product version1.0.0.30
File version1.0.0.30

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

Product nameWindscribeService
Company nameWindscribe Limited
File descriptionManages the firewall and controls th..
Internal nameWindscribeService.exe
Original filenameWindscribeService.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2018 Windscribe Limited
Product version1.0.0.30
File version1.0.0.30

Digital signatures [?]

WindscribeService.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameWindscribe Limited
Certificate issuer nameDigiCert SHA2 High Assurance Code Signing CA
Certificate serial number09b3a7e559fcb024c4b66b794e9540cb

VirusTotal report

None of the 70 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the WindscribeService.exe file.

None of the 70 anti-virus programs detected the WindscribeService.exe file.

Sandbox Report

The following information was gathered by executing the file inside Cuckoo Sandbox.

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\0be5c376ad5c0ee8a477148243f4deb9707b4f92a1a4bbc7de4ab3ec26bd3511.bin",
        "process_name": "0be5c376ad5c0ee8a477148243f4deb9707b4f92a1a4bbc7de4ab3ec26bd3511.bin",
        "pid": 2740,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1566262389.5938,
        "ppid": 2892
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1566262389.3438,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "This executable has a PDB path",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "pdb_path",
                "ioc": "C:\\Work\\Windscribe\\release\\windscribe-service-release-64\\WindscribeService.pdb",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "has_pdb"
    }
]

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": 3.1264820098877,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "192.168.56.255",
            "offset": 5226,
            "time": 9.2195160388947,
            "dport": 138,
            "sport": 138
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 7070,
            "time": 3.0335149765015,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 7398,
            "time": 1.0168809890747,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 7726,
            "time": 3.079127073288,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53848
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 8054,
            "time": 1.5207390785217,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 54255
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 8382,
            "time": -0.10176205635071,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 8710,
            "time": 1.5477931499481,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 28120,
            "time": 1.0526440143585,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 36504,
            "time": 3.1408340930939,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "ba41e719fbc1af69932814da3ebcb52b6d3273c4872efe05667fdc0de08030f4",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "32b02cfdfb310dd24b7097cd75be7cd0087e5e492542e2d4e594161378669526",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

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Folder name variants

WindscribeService.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\. The most common variants are listed below:

Other files also named WindscribeService.exe

WindscribeService.exe (3 votes)

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD56e5a6c253aa58a75bd678a09b547339e
SHA2560be5c376ad5c0ee8a477148243f4deb9707b4f92a1a4bbc7de4ab3ec26bd3511

Error Messages

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

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

windscribeservice.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.

Manages the firewall and controls the VPN tunnel has stopped working.

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

windscribeservice.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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