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More than one possible match was found; all matches are listed below in order of their prevalence. This only tells you what the file and the correct action might be.
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Match #1
wins.exe (wins)
Prevalence
Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.03%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 6 MB
Identification
In addition to the file name, wins.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.
| Vendor contains: | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Product contains: | Windows |
| File name contains: | \System32\ |
To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.
Detailed Description and/or Removal Instructions
PC Pitstop Analysis
wins.exe - *CHECK THE PATH* %System%\Wins.exe is the W32/Discoball.Worm. Wins.exe in Windows 2000/2003 is the Wins Service.
wins.exe is required by third-party software or hardware and should not disabled.
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MD5 Hashes
MD5 hashes is the way that computers can define the uniqueness of a file. Anti malware vendors frequently use this technique to detect and clean malware. It is common for a program to have multiple MD5 hashes as the developers create newer versions of the program. For the program called wins.exe, we have detected more than 10 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.
| Program Name | MD5 Count |
| wins.exe | > 10 |
| MD5 Hashes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | MD5 | Size | |||||
| 1 | 0xd61048b7fff18d700a8420ec01b39121 | 151312 bytes | |||||
| 2 | 0x9ae7ee0e267c5d59ab4763013f803efb | 146192 bytes | |||||
| 3 | 0x78d39dedbbadd84706950c549b17c7cd | 145168 bytes | |||||
| 4 | 0x8cfd1a98877269074c9fad3254038456 | 150528 bytes | |||||
| 5 | 0xade03fd9c5886d57b0d9ac7c002ed72a | 150528 bytes | |||||
| MD5 Hashes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | MD5 | Size | ||
| 6 | 0x09abd15ace7aad840f9afe7a6846f3d1 | 145168 bytes | ||
| 7 | 0x2f26e194b1b6010f061d0e2ab78fcdd3 | 150528 bytes | ||
| 8 | 0xaa9a8c62870505fe627fffb8e9989b6e | 144896 bytes | ||
| 9 | 0xcbda8495167f329a863446f1e50a3a59 | 144896 bytes | ||
| 10 | 0xd37bf8a0c9814c94b3e4ad85d168f915 | 150528 bytes | ||
Match #2
wins.exe ((read))
Prevalence
This program has not been seen on any systems tested at PC Pitstop in the past week.
Identification
In addition to the file name, wins.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.
| File name contains: | \System |
|---|
To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.
PC Pitstop Analysis
wins.exe - *CHECK THE PATH* %System%\Wins.exe is the W32/Discoball.Worm. Wins.exe in Windows 2000/2003 is the Wins Service.
wins.exe is a VIRUS. Stop all work until the virus is removed or you run the risk of spreading the virus to other people. Worse yet, the virus may be doing harm to your computer and your information.
wins.exe is a virus and should be removed immediately to avoid doing further harm. PC Pitstop recommends PC Matic in these types of situations.
MD5 Hashes
MD5 hashes is the way that computers can define the uniqueness of a file. Anti malware vendors frequently use this technique to detect and clean malware. It is common for a program to have multiple MD5 hashes as the developers create newer versions of the program. For the program called wins.exe, we have detected 1 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.
| Program Name | MD5 Count |
| wins.exe | 1 |
| MD5 Hashes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | MD5 | Size | |||||
| 1 | 0x88acece62d0ddcb90b5ddabd7d571361 | 66560 bytes | |||||
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Important Note
A file name alone may not be enough for positive identification. PC Pitstop's Overdrive tests and spyware scan use information such as the company name, product name, or install directory.
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