| File name: | CuteWriter.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/d5354ea0-d278-4698-a90c-afaf3a44a11c |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | A loader is malicious software that infiltrates devices to deliver malicious payloads. This malware is capable of infecting victims’ computers, analyzing their system information, and installing other types of threats, such as trojans or stealers. Criminals usually deliver loaders through phishing emails and links by relying on social engineering to trick users into downloading and running their executables. Loaders employ advanced evasion and persistence tactics to avoid detection. |
| Analysis date: | May 24, 2018, 21:31:34 |
| OS: | Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/x-dosexec |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows |
| MD5: | F20C42E1941DF5DBCFC03FC64F068E8C |
| SHA1: | 4063D21A148F1AF9D48406B8512201A7F4400D4D |
| SHA256: | 076517F9B6DD8C7C03974EC5AC22FD434A67CD5ED5399F6B1FCEA9B22A337750 |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:P1aovjE5he149vK9Ijcne3nYIonKLDPPulq3J9Zyy+RUwrFo:9amYrtjcne3Y9GDPmAJ2OZ |
| .exe | | | Inno Setup installer (77.7) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable Delphi generic (10) |
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (4.6) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (3.1) |
| .exe | | | Win16/32 Executable Delphi generic (1.4) |
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 1992:06:20 00:22:17+02:00 |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 2.25 |
| CodeSize: | 37888 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 17920 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x9c40 |
| OSVersion: | 1 |
| ImageVersion: | 6 |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 2.8.0.8 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 2.8.0.8 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | Neutral |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| Comments: | |
| CompanyName: | Acro Software Inc. |
| FileDescription: | CutePDF Writer Setup |
| FileVersion: | 2.8.0.8 |
| LegalCopyright: | |
| ProductName: | CutePDF Writer |
| ProductVersion: | 2.8.0.8 |
| Architecture: | IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386 |
|---|---|
| Subsystem: | IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI |
| Compilation Date: | 19-Jun-1992 22:22:17 |
| Detected languages: |
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| Comments: | - |
| CompanyName: | Acro Software Inc. |
| FileDescription: | CutePDF Writer Setup |
| FileVersion: | 2.8.0.8 |
| LegalCopyright: | - |
| ProductName: | CutePDF Writer |
| ProductVersion: | 2.8.0.8 |
| Magic number: | MZ |
|---|---|
| Bytes on last page of file: | 0x0050 |
| Pages in file: | 0x0002 |
| Relocations: | 0x0000 |
| Size of header: | 0x0004 |
| Min extra paragraphs: | 0x000F |
| Max extra paragraphs: | 0xFFFF |
| Initial SS value: | 0x0000 |
| Initial SP value: | 0x00B8 |
| Checksum: | 0x0000 |
| Initial IP value: | 0x0000 |
| Initial CS value: | 0x0000 |
| Overlay number: | 0x001A |
| OEM identifier: | 0x0000 |
| OEM information: | 0x0000 |
| Address of NE header: | 0x00000100 |
| Signature: | PE |
|---|---|
| Machine: | IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386 |
| Number of sections: | 8 |
| Time date stamp: | 19-Jun-1992 22:22:17 |
| Pointer to Symbol Table: | 0x00000000 |
| Number of symbols: | 0 |
| Size of Optional Header: | 0x00E0 |
| Characteristics: |
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Name | Virtual Address | Virtual Size | Raw Size | Charateristics | Entropy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CODE | 0x00001000 | 0x00009364 | 0x00009400 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 6.56223 |
DATA | 0x0000B000 | 0x0000024C | 0x00000400 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE | 2.7585 |
BSS | 0x0000C000 | 0x00000E4C | 0x00000000 | IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE | 0 |
.idata | 0x0000D000 | 0x00000950 | 0x00000A00 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE | 4.43073 |
.tls | 0x0000E000 | 0x00000008 | 0x00000000 | IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE | 0 |
.rdata | 0x0000F000 | 0x00000018 | 0x00000200 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_SHARED | 0.204488 |
.reloc | 0x00010000 | 0x000008B4 | 0x00000000 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_SHARED | 0 |
.rsrc | 0x00011000 | 0x00002C00 | 0x00002C00 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_SHARED | 4.46528 |
Title | Entropy | Size | Codepage | Language | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5.05007 | 1376 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_MANIFEST |
2 | 3.47151 | 1384 | UNKNOWN | Dutch - Netherlands | RT_ICON |
3 | 3.91708 | 744 | UNKNOWN | Dutch - Netherlands | RT_ICON |
4 | 3.91366 | 2216 | UNKNOWN | Dutch - Netherlands | RT_ICON |
4089 | 3.21823 | 754 | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | RT_STRING |
4090 | 3.31515 | 780 | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | RT_STRING |
4091 | 3.25024 | 718 | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | RT_STRING |
4093 | 2.86149 | 104 | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | RT_STRING |
4094 | 3.20731 | 180 | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | RT_STRING |
4095 | 3.04592 | 174 | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | RT_STRING |
advapi32.dll |
comctl32.dll |
kernel32.dll |
oleaut32.dll |
user32.dll |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 316 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-FIA90.tmp\CuteWriter.tmp" /SL5="$9022A,3789789,54272,C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CuteWriter.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-FIA90.tmp\CuteWriter.tmp | — | CuteWriter.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Setup/Uninstall Exit code: 0 Version: 51.52.0.0 Modules
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| 1192 | C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe | C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe | services.exe | ||||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Spooler SubSystem App Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 1212 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-0M3LE.tmp\ApnStub.exe" /tb=ARS | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-0M3LE.tmp\ApnStub.exe | CuteWriter.tmp | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Ask.com Integrity Level: HIGH Description: AskStub Application Exit code: 0 Version: 3.0.0.0 Modules
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| 1952 | "C:\Windows\system32\notepad.exe" | C:\Windows\system32\notepad.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Notepad Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 1988 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\BCPS3ZPQ\converter[1].exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\BCPS3ZPQ\converter[1].exe | iexplore.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 2364 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-0M3LE.tmp\Setup.exe" /cpw07012009 /W1 | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-0M3LE.tmp\Setup.exe | CuteWriter.tmp | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Acro Software Inc. Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Setup Application Exit code: 0 Version: 2, 8, 0, 2 Modules
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| 2632 | "C:\PROGRA~1\ACROSO~1\CUTEPD~1\cpwsave.exe" /pt S-1-5-21-1302019708-1500728564-335382590-1000 Vista | C:\PROGRA~1\ACROSO~1\CUTEPD~1\cpwsave.exe | — | cpwsave.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Acro Software Inc. Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: CutePDF Application Exit code: 0 Version: 2, 7, 3, 1 Modules
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| 2788 | Setup.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WZSE0.TMP\Setup.exe | converter.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 2836 | C:\PROGRA~1\ACROSO~1\CUTEPD~1\cpwsave.exe S-1-5-21-1302019708-1500728564-335382590-1000 | C:\PROGRA~1\ACROSO~1\CUTEPD~1\cpwsave.exe | — | spoolsv.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Acro Software Inc. Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: CutePDF Application Exit code: 0 Version: 2, 7, 3, 1 Modules
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| 2912 | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\converter.exe /auto | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\converter.exe | Setup.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Exit code: 0 Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (1212) ApnStub.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\ApnStub_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1212) ApnStub.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\ApnStub_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1212) ApnStub.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\ApnStub_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileTracingMask |
Value: 4294901760 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1212) ApnStub.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\ApnStub_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ConsoleTracingMask |
Value: 4294901760 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1212) ApnStub.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\ApnStub_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MaxFileSize |
Value: 1048576 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1212) ApnStub.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\ApnStub_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileDirectory |
Value: %windir%\tracing | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1212) ApnStub.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\ApnStub_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1212) ApnStub.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\ApnStub_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1212) ApnStub.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\ApnStub_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileTracingMask |
Value: 4294901760 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1212) ApnStub.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\ApnStub_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ConsoleTracingMask |
Value: 4294901760 | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3744 | CuteWriter.tmp | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-0M3LE.tmp\is-437NA.tmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3744 | CuteWriter.tmp | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-0M3LE.tmp\is-UBTQ1.tmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3744 | CuteWriter.tmp | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-0M3LE.tmp\is-URT5Q.tmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3744 | CuteWriter.tmp | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-0M3LE.tmp\is-68MO2.tmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3744 | CuteWriter.tmp | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-0M3LE.tmp\Driver\is-BOE7F.tmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3744 | CuteWriter.tmp | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-0M3LE.tmp\Driver\is-PI1PN.tmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3744 | CuteWriter.tmp | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-0M3LE.tmp\Driver\is-HM2FA.tmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1212 | ApnStub.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\APNLogs\ic.log | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3744 | CuteWriter.tmp | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-0M3LE.tmp\Driver\is-707UG.tmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1212 | ApnStub.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\APN-Stub\Stb13db5bc4-ed61-49f5-8f7b-40c43e0eba98.log | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1212 | ApnStub.exe | GET | 200 | 199.36.102.106:80 | http://websearch.ask.com/installed?client=ic&tb=ARS&dtid=&id=f462c3b2-d2ed-4023-897a-809471e984f4&ipid=&iev=8.0.7601.17514&iedis=0&ielu=-2&fflu=-2&iv=&nv=&clientv=5.1.1.0&said=&browser-lang=en&apn_dbr=ie_8.0.7601.17514&cr=0 | US | xml | 2.65 Kb | suspicious |
3080 | iexplore.exe | GET | 200 | 216.152.136.150:80 | http://www.cutepdf.com/products/cutepdf/Writer.asp | US | html | 13.7 Kb | suspicious |
3080 | iexplore.exe | GET | 200 | 216.152.136.150:80 | http://www.cutepdf.com/Images/space.gif | US | image | 43 b | suspicious |
1212 | ApnStub.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.223.183:80 | http://apnmedia.ask.com/media/toolbar/stub/reporting/1.0.0.0/ApnIC.dll?tb=ARS&version=1.0.0.0 | NL | executable | 240 Kb | whitelisted |
3080 | iexplore.exe | GET | 200 | 216.152.136.150:80 | http://www.cutepdf.com/Images/CutePDF_Logo.GIF | US | image | 1.94 Kb | suspicious |
1212 | ApnStub.exe | GET | 200 | 74.113.233.61:80 | http://img.apnanalytics.com/images/nocache/apn/tr.gif?ev=eichk&p2=^AG^YYYYYY^YY^DE&encb=&chk=sucof&ts=lLH__&guid=f462c3b2-d2ed-4023-897a-809471e984f4&dt=1172&wft=remote&inst=200&tb=ARS&hos=6.1.1.sp1.x86&harch=32&hloc=en-US&iv=8.0.7601.17514&fv=55.0.3%20(x86%20en-US)&dbr=132&vb=&msi=&dot=6 | US | image | 46 b | suspicious |
2364 | Setup.exe | GET | 200 | 216.152.136.150:80 | http://download.acrosoftware.com/download/gplgs.exe | US | executable | 7.73 Mb | suspicious |
3080 | iexplore.exe | GET | 200 | 216.152.136.150:80 | http://www.cutepdf.com/products/cutepdf/CPW_S.gif | US | image | 979 b | suspicious |
2364 | Setup.exe | GET | 302 | 216.152.136.150:80 | http://download.acrosoftware.com/download/converter.asp?V=W1 | US | html | 130 b | suspicious |
3080 | iexplore.exe | GET | 200 | 216.152.136.150:80 | http://www.cutepdf.com/images/NEW.GIF | US | image | 1.95 Kb | suspicious |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1212 | ApnStub.exe | 184.30.223.183:80 | apnmedia.ask.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
1212 | ApnStub.exe | 199.36.102.106:80 | websearch.ask.com | Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. | US | suspicious |
3872 | iexplore.exe | 204.79.197.200:80 | www.bing.com | Microsoft Corporation | US | whitelisted |
2364 | Setup.exe | 216.152.136.150:80 | download.acrosoftware.com | Peer 1 Network (USA) Inc. | US | suspicious |
3080 | iexplore.exe | 216.152.136.150:80 | download.acrosoftware.com | Peer 1 Network (USA) Inc. | US | suspicious |
1212 | ApnStub.exe | 74.113.233.61:80 | img.apnanalytics.com | Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. | US | suspicious |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
apnmedia.ask.com |
| unknown |
websearch.ask.com |
| suspicious |
img.apnanalytics.com |
| suspicious |
download.acrosoftware.com |
| suspicious |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
www.cutepdf.com |
| suspicious |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
1212 | ApnStub.exe | Potential Corporate Privacy Violation | ET POLICY PE EXE or DLL Windows file download HTTP |
1212 | ApnStub.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | ET CURRENT_EVENTS Likely Evil EXE download from MSXMLHTTP non-exe extension M2 |
2364 | Setup.exe | Potential Corporate Privacy Violation | ET POLICY PE EXE or DLL Windows file download HTTP |
3080 | iexplore.exe | Potential Corporate Privacy Violation | ET POLICY PE EXE or DLL Windows file download HTTP |