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

Across all ThreatExpert reports, the file "cleanup.exe" was mostly identified as a threat.

File "cleanup.exe" has the following statistics:

Total number of reports analysed	611,932
Number of cases that involved the file "cleanup.exe"	121
Number of incidents when this file was found to be a threat	105
Statistical volume of cases when "cleanup.exe" was a threat	87%

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The file "cleanup.exe" is known to be created under the following filenames:

%ProgramFiles%\amf software\cd and dvd label maker\cleanup.exe

%ProgramFiles%\audiolabel\cleanup.exe

%ProgramFiles%\carbonpoker\rt\bin\cleanup.exe

%ProgramFiles%\dbclean\cleanup.exe

%ProgramFiles%\encryption tools\cleanup.exe

%ProgramFiles%\fitbug limited\bug manager\cleanup.exe

%ProgramFiles%\rapishare free account check\cleanup.exe

%ProgramFiles%\software by design\cleanup.exe

%System%\cleanup.exe

%Temp%\cleanup.exe

%Windir%\cursors\cleanup.exe

%Windir%\system\gblust.exe

c:\cleanup.exe

c:\filevan5\cleanup.exe

c:\winsystem.exe

Notes:

%ProgramFiles% is a variable that refers to the Program Files folder. A typical path is C:\Program Files.
%System% is a variable that refers to the System folder. By default, this is C:\Windows\System (Windows 95/98/Me), C:\Winnt\System32 (Windows NT/2000), or C:\Windows\System32 (Windows XP).
%Temp% is a variable that refers to the temporary folder in the short path form. By default, this is C:\Documents and Settings\[UserName]\Local Settings\Temp\ (Windows NT/2000/XP).
%Windir% is a variable that refers to the Windows installation folder. By default, this is C:\Windows or C:\Winnt.

The file "cleanup.exe" has the following possible countries of origin:

The following threats are known to be associated with the file "cleanup.exe":

Threat Alias	Number of Incidents
Trojan.Win32.Zapchast [Ikarus]	2,468
Trojan.Win32.Zapchast.uy [Kaspersky Lab]	2,213
Win-Trojan/Zapchast.19286 [AhnLab]	2,154
ZapChast.gen [McAfee]	711
Trojan.Zapchast!sd6 [PC Tools]	316
Generic.dx!bip [McAfee]	144
Mal/Generic-A [Sophos]	130
Adware.Popuppers [Symantec]	79
Trojan Horse [Symantec]	53
Trojan.Crypt [Ikarus]	10
Generic.dx!rj [McAfee]	4
Infostealer [Symantec]	4
Trojan.Agent [Ikarus]	4
Trojan:Win32/Malagent [Microsoft]	4
Virus.Win32.Induc.a [Kaspersky Lab]	4
W32/Induc-A [Sophos]	4
Win32/Induc [AhnLab]	4
Generic.dx!dwe [McAfee]	2
Trojan.Win32.Agent.cuxo [Kaspersky Lab]	2
Email-Worm.Win32.Runouce.B [Ikarus]	1
Email-Worm.Win32.Runouce.b [Kaspersky Lab]	1
I-Worm.Chir.B [PC Tools]	1
PE_Chir.B [Trend Micro]	1
QDel251 [McAfee]	1
TROJ_DELALL.E [Trend Micro]	1
Trojan.Win32.DelAll.e [Kaspersky Lab]	1
Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Small [Ikarus]	1
Virus:Win32/Chir.B@mm [Microsoft]	1
W32.Chir.B@mm [Symantec]	1
W32/Chir.b@MM [McAfee]	1
W32/Chir-B [Sophos]	1
Win32/ChiHack.6652 [AhnLab]	1