notepad.exe
Notepad by Microsoft
| Version: | 5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2105) |
| MD5: | 5d837f289f01a7bcce93e460492de87f |
| SHA1: | e92e3c6b9179be6b41610b4eb1fb684cadfa561c |
| SHA256: | e313867061967a18b1dcdc0320ebcb19241616de440f671d3814ce53bfb672d7 |
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
Warning 3 antivirus scanners has detected malware.
What is notepad.exe?
Notepad is a simple text editor for Microsoft Windows. It has been included in all versions of Microsoft Windows since Windows 1.0 in 1985. Notepad is a common text-only (plain text) editor. The resulting files—typically saved with the .txt extension—have no format tags or styles.
About notepad.exe (from Microsoft)
“Notepad is a basic text editor you can use for simple documents or for creating Web pages.”
Overview
notepad.exe is malware that executes as a process with the local user's privileges. This version is installed on Windows XP.
Details
| File name: | notepad.exe |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Notepad |
| Description: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe |
| Original name: | NOTEPAD.EXE.MUI |
| File version: | 5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2105) |
| Product version: | 5.1.2600.5512 |
| Size: | 69 KB (70,656 bytes) |
| Build date: | 4/13/2008 2:35 PM |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| Entropy: | 7.121847 |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Behaviors
Shell open commands
- comfile
- batfile
- piffile
- vbefile
- VBSFile
- scrfile
- regfile
- jsefile
- JSFile
- htafile
- CERFile
- txtfile
- scriptletfile
- inifile
Malware detections
Based on 40+ industry antivirus scanners, 3 of them detected the following malware.
| Antivirus engine | Engine version | Detection |
| Comodo Internet Security |
15125 |
Backdoor.Win32.Vipdataend.jo2 |
| nProtect |
2013-02-01.04 |
Trojan/W32.Agent.70656.UH |
| Trend Micro HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
TROJ_GEN.F47V0105 |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
60.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
22.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
13.00% |
|
| Windows Seven Black Edition |
1.50% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
1.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Basic |
1.00% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 61.50% of Notepad.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
32.06% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
19.85% |
|
| Toshiba |
12.98% |
|
| Acer |
12.21% |
|
| ASUS |
9.16% |
|
| Sony |
6.87% |
|
| Alienware |
2.29% |
|
| Samsung |
2.29% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
2.29% |
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