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

Across all ThreatExpert reports, the file "sound.exe" has sometimes been a threat.

File "sound.exe" has the following statistics:

Total number of reports analysed	611,932
Number of cases that involved the file "sound.exe"	47
Number of incidents when this file was found to be a threat	22
Statistical volume of cases when "sound.exe" was a threat	47%

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

%AppData%\microsoft\helpctr\sound.exe

%AppData%\microsoft\speech\files\userlexicons\sound.exe

%AppData%\microsoft\windows\sound.exe

%AppData%\realtek\sound.exe

%AppData%\sound.exe

%CommonAppData%\microsoft\user account pictures\picture.exe

%CommonDocuments%\my pictures\sample pictures\picture.exe

%CommonDocuments%\taskmger.exe

%CommonPrograms%\startup\picture.exe

%CommonPrograms%\startup\sound.exe

%Profiles%\default user\sound.exe

%Profiles%\localservice\sound.exe

%Profiles%\networkservice\sound.exe

%ProgramFiles%\common files\services\picture.exe

%ProgramFiles%\sound.exe

%ProgramFiles%\windows nt\pinball\picture.exe

%ProgramFiles%\windows nt\pinball\sound.exe

%System%\com\sound.exe

%System%\picture.exe

%System%\sound.exe

%Temp%\222\222\sound.exe

%Temp%\rarsfx0\sound.exe

%Temp%\sound.exe

%Temp%\symantec infected files\391-kb\event.exe

%Temp%\symantec infected files\dumpreport.exe

%Temp%\symantec infected files\event.exe

%Temp%\symantec infected files\logon.exe

%Temp%\symantec infected files\lsas.exe

%Temp%\symantec infected files\rundll.exe

%Temp%\symantec infected files\service.exe

%Temp%\symantec infected files\sound.exe

%Temp%\symantec infected files\svchosts.exe

%Temp%\symantec infected files\taskmon.exe

%Temp%\symantec infected files\upnpsvc.exe

%UserProfile%\sound.exe

%Windir%\assembly\nativeimages_v2.0.50727_32\sound.exe

%Windir%\assembly\sound.exe

%Windir%\csrss.exe

%Windir%\media\sound.exe

%Windir%\mon.exe

%Windir%\pchealth\helpctr\offlinecache\sound.exe

%Windir%\pchealth\helpctr\system\blurbs\picture.exe

%Windir%\pchealth\helpctr\system\dvdupgrd\picture.exe

%Windir%\pchealth\helpctr\system\images\16x16\picture.exe

%Windir%\pchealth\helpctr\system\images\24x24\picture.exe

%Windir%\pchealth\helpctr\system\images\32x32\picture.exe

%Windir%\pchealth\helpctr\system\images\48x48\picture.exe

%Windir%\pchealth\helpctr\system\images\picture.exe

%Windir%\pchealth\helpctr\system\sysinfo\graphics\picture.exe

%Windir%\picture.exe

%Windir%\repair\sound.exe

%Windir%\resources\themes\wallpapers\picture.exe

%Windir%\sound.exe

%Windir%\sound\sound.exe

%Windir%\tasks\sound.exe

%Windir%\web\wallpaper\picture.exe

c:\film.exe

c:\inetpub\wwwroot\picture.exe

c:\picture.exe

c:\sound.exe

Notes:

%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.
%CommonDocuments% is a variable that refers to the file system directory that contains documents that are common to all users. A typical paths is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents.
%CommonPrograms% is a variable that refers to the file system directory that contains the directories for the common program groups that appear on the Start menu for all users. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs (Windows NT/2000/XP).
%Profiles% is a variable that refers to the file system directory containing user profile folders. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings.
%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).
%UserProfile% is a variable that specifies the current user's profile folder. By default, this is C:\Documents and Settings\[UserName] (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 "sound.exe" has the following possible countries of origin:

Origin		Number of Incidents
	Brazil	5
	China	4
	Russian Federation	3

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

Threat Alias	Number of Incidents
Ilomo.a [McAfee]	6
Mal/Clomp-A [Sophos]	6
Trojan:Win32/Ilomo.gen!A [Microsoft]	6
Trojan-Spy.Win32.Banker.ciy [Kaspersky Lab]	4
Infostealer.Bancos [Symantec]	3
Trojan.Clampi [Symantec]	3
Backdoor.Trojan [Symantec]	2
Generic.dx [McAfee]	2
New Malware.aj [McAfee]	2
Packed/Upack [AhnLab]	2
PWS-Banker [McAfee]	2
Trojan Horse [Symantec]	2
Trojan.Win32.VB [Ikarus]	2
W32.SillyFDC [Symantec]	2
Backdoor.Poison!sd6 [PC Tools]	1
Backdoor.Win32.Bifrose.fpb [Kaspersky Lab]	1
Backdoor.Win32.Poison.vck [Kaspersky Lab]	1
Backdoor:Win32/Bifrose.AE [Microsoft]	1
BackDoor-CEP.gen.g [McAfee]	1
BKDR_AHZE.SMM [Trend Micro]	1
Generic BackDoor [McAfee]	1
Generic Delphi [McAfee]	1
Infostealer.Gampass [Symantec]	1
Mal/Banspy-F, Mal/Behav-249 [Sophos]	1
Mal/Behav-151, Mal/Behav-214, Mal/Dropper-AB [Sophos]	1
Mal/Bifrose-X, Mal/Behav-352, Mal/Midgar-A, Mal/EncPk-FH [Sophos]	1
Mal/Generic-A [Sophos]	1
Mal/Packer, Mal/Behav-004 [Sophos]	1
New Malware.u [McAfee]	1
PWS-Banker.gen.bb [McAfee]	1
Suspicious.Graybird.1 [Symantec]	1
Troj/SDFDrp-Gen [Sophos]	1
TROJ_AGENT.ALTO [Trend Micro]	1
TROJ_ILOMO.A [Trend Micro]	1
Trojan.DL.Agent.ESJO [PC Tools]	1
Trojan.Midgare.hhn [PC Tools]	1
Trojan.Win32.Agent2.ktr [Kaspersky Lab]	1
Trojan.Win32.Cossta.awy [Kaspersky Lab]	1
Trojan.Win32.Delf.mpi [Kaspersky Lab]	1
Trojan.Win32.Pincav [Ikarus]	1
Trojan.Win32.Pincav.mgh [Kaspersky Lab]	1
Trojan.Zonebac [Symantec]	1
Trojan-Banker.Win32.Banker.ciy [Kaspersky Lab]	1
Trojan-Dropper [Ikarus]	1
Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Delf.h [Kaspersky Lab]	1
Trojan-Spy.Banker!sd5 [PC Tools]	1
Trojan-Spy.Win32.Banker.enw [Ikarus]	1
VirTool:Win32/VBInject.gen!AN [Microsoft]	1
W32/Autorun-ARM [Sophos]	1
Win32/CTX [AhnLab]	1
Win-Trojan/Banker.1027641 [AhnLab]	1
Win-Trojan/Midgare.32256 [AhnLab]	1
Win-Trojan/Poison.20480.AX [AhnLab]	1
Worm:Win32/Autorun.QAD [Microsoft]	1