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ThreatExpert's awareness of the file "uninst.exe":

Across all ThreatExpert reports, the file "uninst.exe" has sometimes been a threat.
File "uninst.exe" has the following statistics:
Total number of reports analysed611,932
Number of cases that involved the file "uninst.exe"4,108
Number of incidents when this file was found to be a threat1,312
Statistical volume of cases when "uninst.exe" was a threat32%
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The file "uninst.exe" is known to be created under the following filenames:
%AllUsersProfile%\cncdown.exe
%AppData%\1.exe
%AppData%\abacast\uninst.exe
%AppData%\blaah.exe
%AppData%\calc.exe
%AppData%\codecsetup.exe
%AppData%\codecsetup3788.exe
%AppData%\codecsetup4127.exe
%AppData%\codecsetup6400.exe
%AppData%\codecsetup8536.exe
%AppData%\cp_setup_assist.exe
%AppData%\cuda.exe
%AppData%\dealassistant\dauninstall.exe
%AppData%\desktopicon\uninst.exe
%AppData%\digifast\dfuninstall.exe
%AppData%\fcsb000060381\toolbar\uninst.exe
%AppData%\hose.exe
%AppData%\ijango_toolbar_installer.exe
%AppData%\ldr.exe
%AppData%\microsoft\dtsc\t.exe
%AppData%\microsoft\office71\vhchk.exe
%AppData%\microsoft\windows\ernsjyi.exe
%AppData%\microsoft\windows\jjcmdrj.exe
%AppData%\microsoft\windows\nheste.exe
%AppData%\microsoft\windows\nxmwp.exe
%AppData%\microsoft\windows\rwmgh.exe
%AppData%\microsoft\windows\security\user0.exe
%AppData%\microsoft\windows\tbljxjk.exe
%AppData%\microsoft\windows\vohth.exe
%AppData%\microsoft\windows\vvpmyvaw.exe
%AppData%\move networks\ie_bin\uninst.exe
%AppData%\mxplay\temp\mxplay_installer.exe
%AppData%\ntcom.dll
%AppData%\nthead.dll
%AppData%\pak-5593.exe
%AppData%\pak-5594.exe
%AppData%\pak-5595.exe
%AppData%\pak-5596.exe
%AppData%\pak-5597.exe
%AppData%\pak-5598.exe
%AppData%\pak-5599.exe
%AppData%\pak-5600.exe
%AppData%\pak-5601.exe
%AppData%\pak-5602.exe
%AppData%\pak-5603.exe
%AppData%\salehoo\auctionalert\_tmp\aa.exe
%AppData%\salehoo\salehooalert\_tmp\aa.exe
%AppData%\scvhost.exe
%AppData%\silverlight\silverlight.exe
%AppData%\skynet\muonline\_cw0srv.exe
%AppData%\skynet\muonline\234672.exe
%AppData%\skynet\muonline\239874.exe
%AppData%\skynet\muonline\293874.exe
%AppData%\skynet\muonline\345674.exe
%AppData%\skynet\muonline\345676.exe
%AppData%\skynet\muonline\435627.exe
%AppData%\skynet\muonline\543978.exe
%AppData%\skynet\muonline\546783.exe
%AppData%\speedrunner\sruninstall.exe
%AppData%\stallionpoker\uninst.exe
%AppData%\temp.dll
%AppData%\truesword4.exe
%AppData%\ven poker\uninst.exe
%AppData%\wefisetup.exe
%AppData%\winbutler\winbuninstaller.exe
%AppData%\winbutler\winbutler.exe
%AppData%\windows.exe
%AppData%\wintouch\wintouch.exe
%AppData%\wintouch\wtuninstaller.exe
%AppData%\wrar380d.exe
%AppData%\yeah\yeah374809.exe
%CommonAppData%\38001914.exe
%CommonAppData%\3810eef8.exe
%CommonAppData%\381751d0.exe
%CommonAppData%\388f0900.exe
%CommonAppData%\38d3ff69.exe
%CommonAppData%\aol downloads\aoltoolbar\setuptoolbar.exe
%CommonAppData%\av1\av1.exe
%CommonAppData%\av1\av1i.exe
%CommonAppData%\av1\av1i2.exe
%CommonAppData%\av1\av1two.exe
%CommonAppData%\av1\qwprotect.dll
%CommonAppData%\av1\svchost.exe
%CommonAppData%\av2010\av2010.exe
%CommonAppData%\av2010\iedefender.dll
%CommonAppData%\av2010\svchost.exe
%CommonAppData%\dyned\eng_loc.exe
%CommonAppData%\e4a12b7\extraav.exe
%CommonAppData%\e4a12b7\ua2009.exe
%CommonAppData%\e4a12b7\valarm.exe
%CommonAppData%\e4a12b7\vmelt.exe
%CommonAppData%\e4a12b7\vsweep.exe
%CommonAppData%\fetion\fetionupdate.exe
%CommonAppData%\freehotbabesscreensaver\uninst.exe
%CommonAppData%\gav\sgav.exe
%CommonAppData%\n1\n1.exe
%CommonAppData%\n1\n1i.exe
%CommonAppData%\n1\n1two.exe
%CommonAppData%\n1\qwprotect.dll
%CommonAppData%\n1\svchost.exe
Notes:
  • %AllUsersProfile% is a variable that specifies the all users' profile folder. By default, this is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users (Windows NT/2000/XP).
  • %AppData% is a variable that refers to the file system directory that serves as a common repository for application-specific data. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\[UserName]\Application Data.
  • %CommonAppData% is a variable that refers to the file system directory containing application data for all users. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data.

The file "uninst.exe" has the following possible countries of origin:
OriginNumber of Incidents
Australia37
China8
Germany4
Japan1
Russian Federation1
Singapore1

The following threats are known to be associated with the file "uninst.exe":
Threat AliasNumber of Incidents
Generic PUP.x [McAfee]53,883
Troj/FakeAV-CL [Sophos]31,460
Adware.Sogou [PC Tools]18,248
Win32.SuspectCrc [Ikarus]12,562
Mal/Generic-A [Sophos]11,487
Trojan.Tool [Ikarus]9,225
RogueAntiSpyware.MalwareCrush [PC Tools]7,004
Adware-Cinmus [McAfee]4,550
Adware.CPush [Symantec]1,911
Adware.CPush!sd6 [PC Tools]1,638
RogueAntiSpyware.Virus_Blast [PC Tools]1,560
RogueAntiSpyware.VirusProtect_Pro [PC Tools]928
VirusProtectpro [McAfee]642
Adware.Cinmus!ct [PC Tools]455
AdWare.CPush [Ikarus]455
TROJ_RENOS.TD [Trend Micro]420
TROJ_VHEAT.K [Trend Micro]374
Win32.AdWare.Cinmus [Ikarus]364
MalwareWipe!sd5 [PC Tools]240
TROJ_ZEROML.BH [Trend Micro]221
VirusResponseLab [Symantec]207
Trojan.Emcodec [Symantec]176
Troj/Wintri-Gen [Sophos]152
AntiSpyCheck [Symantec]113
RogueAntiSpyware.IEDefender [PC Tools]100
Troj/FakeVir-HO [Sophos]90
Trojan.Win32.Wintrim [Ikarus]81
Trojan:Win32/Wintrim.G [Microsoft]81
TrojanDownloader:Win32/Wintrim.BX [Microsoft]73
Troj/AntiSpyC-A [Sophos]56
TROJ_FAKEAV.UF [Trend Micro]55
FakeAlert-BO [McAfee]52
Adware-Baigoo [McAfee]49
MalwareWar [Symantec]45
VirusHeat [Symantec]44
Generic PUP.z [McAfee]38
RogueAntiSpyware.VirusResponseLab [PC Tools]35
FakeAlert-N.dldr [McAfee]31
IEAntivirus [Symantec]26
Trojan-Dropper.Agent [Ikarus]23
TROJ_ZLOB.MT [Trend Micro]21
Trojan.Fakeav [Ikarus]21
AntiSpyKit [Symantec]20
Generic AdClicker.d [McAfee]20
Program:Win32/IEDefender [Microsoft]20
Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent.clfn [Kaspersky Lab]17
Generic.dx [McAfee]16
Program:Win32/SpySheriff [Microsoft]16
Trojan.Zlob [Symantec]16
AdWare.AdSpy [Ikarus]14
RogueAntiSpyware.AntiVirusTrigger [PC Tools]14
Trojan Horse [Symantec]14
SoftwareBundler:Win32/KaZaA [Microsoft]13
Trojan.PWS.QQPass [Symantec]13
Adware.WhenU_SaveNow [PC Tools]12
IEAnti.gen [McAfee]12
TROJ_ANTISPYC.AC [Trend Micro]11
Adware-xplus [McAfee]9
Generic PUP.x!c [McAfee]9
FakeAlert-AB [McAfee]8
Generic.Win32.Malware.SpySheriff [Ikarus]8
Trojan.Zlob [Ikarus]6
Trojan:Win32/Skintrim.F [Microsoft]6
Puper [McAfee]5
SoftwareBundler [Ikarus]5
SoftwareBundler.Win32.KaZaA [Ikarus]5
Trojan.Generic [PC Tools]5
Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent.crco [Kaspersky Lab]5
Adware-SaveNow [McAfee]4
Generic Downloader.x!bnr [McAfee]4
Mal/Zlob-AH [Sophos]4
TROJ_ZLOB.AVJ [Trend Micro]4
Trojan.Killfiles [Symantec]4
Trojan.PWS [PC Tools]4
Virus.Win32.Trojan [Ikarus]4
Win-Trojan/Zlob.26622 [AhnLab]4
Adware-Baidu [McAfee]3
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.NaviPromo.cg [Kaspersky Lab]3
Program:Win32/AlertSpy [Microsoft]3
RogueAntiSpyware.PestPatrol [PC Tools]3
Trojan.KillFiles [Ikarus]3
Trojan.Killfiles [PC Tools]3
Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Zlob.bcl [Kaspersky Lab]3
Adware.eZula [PC Tools]2
Adware:Win32/WhenU.D [Microsoft]2
Adware-BB [McAfee]2
Generic PUP.g [McAfee]2
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent [Ikarus]2
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Dudu.b [Kaspersky Lab]2
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SaveNow.au [Kaspersky Lab]2
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SaveNow.f [Kaspersky Lab]2
Packed/Upack [PC Tools]2
RogueAntiSpyware.SpywareCleaner [PC Tools]2
RogueAntiSpyware.VirusRay [PC Tools]2
Trojan.DR.Zlob.CKV!Pac [PC Tools]2
Trojan.DR.Zlob.CKW!Pac [PC Tools]2
Trojan.Fakealert.T [Ikarus]2
Trojan.Whenu.B [PC Tools]2
Trojan.Win32.Shutdowner.awy [Ikarus]2
Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Delf.asz [Ikarus]2