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VersionsAdditional versions

9.00.8112.16443 (WIN7_IE9_GDR.120227-1545) 0.39%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 0.13%
8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 0.13%
8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 0.13%
8.00.7264.0 (win7_rtm.090622-1900) 0.13%
8.00.6001.18702 (longhorn_ie8_rtm(wmbla).090308-0339) 45.89%
8.00.6001.18702 (longhorn_ie8_rtm(wmbla).090308-0339) 0.13%
8.00.6001.18702 (longhorn_ie8_rtm(wmbla).090308-0339) 0.39%
8.00.6001.18702 (longhorn_ie8_rtm(wmbla).090308-0339) 0.13%
8.00.6001.18702 (longhorn_ie8_rtm(wmbla).090308-0339) 0.13%
8.00.6001.18702 (longhorn_ie8_rtm(wmbla).090308-0339) 0.26%
8.00.6001.18702 (longhorn_ie8_rtm(wmbla).090308-0339) 0.13%
8.00.6001.18241 (longhorn_ie8_beta2(wmbla).080822-0214) 0.13%
7.00.5730.13 (longhorn(wmbla).070711-1130) 2.35%
7.00.5730.13 (longhorn(wmbla).070711-1130) 0.13%
7.00.5730.13 (longhorn(wmbla).070711-1130) 0.13%
7.00.5730.13 (longhorn(wmbla).070711-1130) 0.13%
7.00.5730.11 (winmain(wmbla).061017-1135) 1.04%
10.00.9200.16521 (win8_gdr_soc_ie.130216-2100) 44.20%
10.00.9200.16438 (win8_gdr_soc_ie_beta.121108-2200) 3.00%
10.00.8400.0 (winmain_win8rc.120518-1423) 0.52%
10.00.8250.0 (winmain_win8beta.120217-1520) 0.13%
10.00.8102.0 (winmain_win8m3.110823-1455) 0.26%

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advapi32.dll
RegQueryValueExA, RegCloseKey, RegOpenKeyExA
kernel32.dll
GetVersion, GetModuleHandleW, GetProcAddress, ExpandEnvironmentStringsA, LoadLibraryA, lstrlenA, MultiByteToWideChar, FreeLibrary, GetCommandLineA, GetVersionExA, GetStartupInfoA, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, GetModuleHandleA, ExitProcess, WriteFile, GetStdHandle, GetModuleFileNameA, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, WideCharToMultiByte, GetLastError, GetEnvironmentStringsW, SetHandleCount, GetFileType, DeleteCriticalSection, TlsGetValue, TlsAlloc, TlsSetValue, TlsFree, InterlockedIncrement, SetLastError, InterlockedDecrement, GetCurrentThreadId, HeapDestroy, HeapCreate, VirtualFree, HeapFree, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetTickCount, GetCurrentProcessId, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, TerminateProcess, GetCurrentProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, HeapAlloc, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, OutputDebugStringA, InitializeCriticalSection, GetCPInfo, GetACP, GetOEMCP, Sleep, VirtualAlloc, HeapReAlloc, RtlUnwind, LCMapStringA, LCMapStringW, GetStringTypeA, GetStringTypeW, GetLocaleInfoA, VirtualProtect, GetSystemInfo, VirtualQuery

MSHTA.exe

Windows Internet Explorer by Microsoft

Remove MSHTA.exe
Version:   8.00.6001.18702 (longhorn_ie8_rtm(wmbla).090308-0339)
MD5:   ad8f83f16a3ce2b093b38b279b419387
SHA1:   5924007afda4703e2add2c44507cfcbfa98a55b7
SHA256:   22b96b75ce5407de1bdaedeba57b9a1cf9fe99964b7e07965e21ab5d35bca299
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

Overview

mshta.exe executes as a process under the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the system and the administrator accounts have the same file privileges). It has been configured with a firewall exception which allows both inbound and outbound network communication without being blocked. This is typically installed with the program Windows Internet Explorer 8 published by Microsoft Corporation. and is compiled as a 32 bit program.

DetailsDetails

File name:mshta.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Windows® Internet Explorer
Description:Microsoft (R) HTML Application host
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\mshta.exe
File version:8.00.6001.18702 (longhorn_ie8_rtm(wmbla).090308-0339)
Product version:8.00.6001.18702
Size:44.5 KB (45,568 bytes)
Digital DNA
Entropy:5.990163
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following program will install this file
Windows Internet Explorer 8
 Microsoft Corporation
5% remove
Windows IE8 (Internet Explorer 8) is a web browser from Microsoft. IE8 contains many new features, including WebSlices and Accelerators (Accelerators are a form of selection-based search which allow a user to invoke an online service from any other page using only the mouse). The address bar features domain highlighting for added security so that the top-level domain is shown in black whereas the other parts of the URL are grayed out. I...

BehaviorsBehaviors

Shell open commands
  • htafile
Scheduled tasks
  • The job 'At9' runs in the path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\At9.job'
  • The task 'At8' runs in the path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\At8.job'
  • The job 'At7' runs in the path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\At7.job'
  • The task 'At6' runs in the path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\At6.job'
  • The job 'At5' runs in the path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\At5.job'
  • The task 'At4' runs in the path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\At4.job'
  • The job 'At3' runs in the path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\At3.job'
  • The task 'At24' runs in the path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\At24.job'
  • The job 'At23' runs in the path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\At23.job'
  • The task 'At22' runs in the path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\At22.job'
  • The job 'At21' runs in the path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\At21.job'
  • The task 'At20' runs in the path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\At20.job'
  • The job 'At2' runs in the path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\At2.job'
  • The task 'At19' runs in the path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\At19.job'
  • The job 'At18' runs in the path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\At18.job'
  • The task 'At17' runs in the path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\At17.job'
  • The job 'At16' runs in the path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\At16.job'
  • The task 'At15' runs in the path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\At15.job'
  • The job 'At14' runs in the path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\At14.job'
  • The task 'At13' runs in the path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\At13.job'
  • The job 'At12' runs in the path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\At12.job'
  • The task 'At11' runs in the path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\At11.job'
Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\mshta.exe'
Network connections
Access through an approved Windows firewall exception
  • [UDP] listens on port 2729
  • [UDP] listens on port 1237
  • [UDP] listens on port 4785
  • [UDP] listens on port 3870
  • [UDP] listens on port 2184
  • [UDP] listens on port 2752
  • [UDP] listens on port 2129
  • [UDP] listens on port 1523
  • [UDP] listens on port 4752
  • [UDP] listens on port 4314

    • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.00008463%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.00005565%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.00002897%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:155 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    Memory
    Private memory:4.89 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):9.18 MB
    Private (minimum):3.42 MB
    Non-paged memory:4.89 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:48.73 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):63.22 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:3.44 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):9.19 MB
    37.95 MB
    Page faults:2,534/min
    2,039/min
    I/O
    I/O read transfer:29 Bytes/sec
    1.02 MB/min
    I/O read operations:1/sec
    343/min
    I/O write transfer:0 Bytes/sec
    274.99 KB/min
    I/O write operations:1/sec
    227/min
    I/O other transfer:81 Bytes/sec
    448.09 KB/min
    I/O other operations:2/sec
    1,671/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:3
    12
    Handles:215
    600
    GUI GDI count:13
    103
    GUI USER count:8
    49

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Integrety level:Undefined
    Platform:32-bit
    Command line:mshta.exe httC://85.234.191.60/88.php?olala=565560139210452
    Owner:SYSTEM
    Parent process:svchost.exe (Generic Host Process for Win32 Services by Microsoft)

    ResourcesThreads

    Averages
     
    mshta.exe (main module)
    Total CPU:0.00013240%
    0.272967%
    Kernel CPU:0.00009157%
    0.107585%
    User CPU:0.00004082%
    0.165382%
    Memory:56 KB
    1.16 MB
    WININET.dll
    Total CPU:0.00000719%
    Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
    User CPU:0.00000719%
    Memory:920 KB

    Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

    OS versiondistribution
    Windows 7 Home Premium 42.00%
    Microsoft Windows XP 28.00%
    Windows 7 Ultimate 18.50%
    Windows 7 Professional 6.00%
    Windows 7 Home Basic 2.00%
    Windows 7 Starter 1.00%
    Windows Developer Preview 1.00%
    Windows 7 Enterprise 1.00%
    Windows Vista Home Premium 0.50%

    Distribution by countryDistribution by country

    United States installs about 41.62% of Windows® Internet Explorer.

    OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

    PC Manufacturerdistribution
    Dell 24.37%
    ASUS 15.05%
    Toshiba 10.75%
    Hewlett-Packard 10.04%
    Acer 9.32%
    Compaq 5.02%
    Lenovo 5.02%
    GIGABYTE 4.30%
    Intel 3.58%
    Sony 2.87%
    American Megatrends 2.51%
    Samsung 2.15%
    Sahara 1.43%
    MSI 1.43%
    Alienware 0.72%
    NEC 0.72%
    Medion 0.72%
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