| File name: | PDFArchitect9Installer.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/bf07b8e5-fbe3-47d9-b33d-39caa3482e06 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | November 22, 2024, 11:30:19 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit) |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 5 sections |
| MD5: | 2C0BF69241486DA37E3E6984894CA574 |
| SHA1: | 9374964DDBCE0E79CC36425135C96530FB30940A |
| SHA256: | 0C51E35F7DB0E801022FE897BC1D9CEB2C73A1DC93557F9538330E026DDF9A4D |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:BTchf5Ss0QdblUI713UijtKdffqeVkxKGfV7EMU7GxtsOyEGwEDtvVCML9TOzNiq:i3t5ir8 |
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (76.4) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (12.4) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (5.5) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (5.5) |
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2024:09:06 10:54:20+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 14.37 |
| CodeSize: | 7539200 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 4537856 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x6084ad |
| OSVersion: | 5.1 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 5.1 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 9.1.59.3267 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 9.1.59.3267 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Windows NT 32-bit |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Windows, Latin1 |
| CompanyName: | Avanquest pdfforge GmbH |
| FileDescription: | PDF Architect 9 Installer |
| FileVersion: | 9.1.59.3267 |
| InternalName: | PDF_Architect_9_Installer.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | © Avanquest pdfforge GmbH. All rights reserved. |
| OriginalFileName: | PDF_Architect_9_Installer.exe |
| ProductName: | PDF Architect 9 Installer |
| ProductVersion: | 9.1.59.3267 |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 968 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=storage.mojom.StorageService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2860 --field-trial-handle=2240,i,13905471372572924457,8531919060229429822,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe |
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Version: 122.0.2365.59 | ||||
| 1076 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=gpu-process --no-appcompat-clear --gpu-preferences=WAAAAAAAAADgAAAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAA4AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAA== --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2236 --field-trial-handle=2240,i,13905471372572924457,8531919060229429822,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:2 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe |
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Version: 122.0.2365.59 | ||||
| 1092 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=data_decoder.mojom.DataDecoderService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=7068 --field-trial-handle=2560,i,8343246036607057297,3944791950265186653,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe |
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 122.0.2365.59 | ||||
| 1224 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2672 --field-trial-handle=2560,i,8343246036607057297,3944791950265186653,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:3 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe |
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 122.0.2365.59 | ||||
| 1524 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\122.0.2365.59\identity_helper.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=winrt_app_id.mojom.WinrtAppIdService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3508 --field-trial-handle=2240,i,13905471372572924457,8531919060229429822,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\122.0.2365.59\identity_helper.exe | — | msedge.exe |
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: PWA Identity Proxy Host Exit code: 3221226029 Version: 122.0.2365.59 | ||||
| 1744 | "C:\Program Files\PDF Architect 9\activation-service.exe" | C:\Program Files\PDF Architect 9\activation-service.exe | — | services.exe |
User: SYSTEM Company: Avanquest pdfforge GmbH Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: PDF Architect 9 Version: 9.1.61.22894 | ||||
| 2000 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:14 | C:\Windows\System32\SrTasks.exe | — | msiexec.exe |
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Microsoft® Windows System Protection background tasks. Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) | ||||
| 2396 | "C:\Program Files\PDF Architect 9\stats-com.exe" -RegServer | C:\Program Files\PDF Architect 9\stats-com.exe | — | msiexec.exe |
User: admin Company: Avanquest pdfforge GmbH Integrity Level: HIGH Description: PDF Architect 9 Exit code: 0 Version: 9.1.61.22894 | ||||
| 2628 | "C:\Program Files\PDF Architect 9\update-service.exe" -service | C:\Program Files\PDF Architect 9\update-service.exe | — | msiexec.exe |
User: admin Company: Avanquest pdfforge GmbH Integrity Level: HIGH Description: PDF Architect 9 Exit code: 0 Version: 9.1.61.22894 | ||||
| 2692 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --extension-process --renderer-sub-type=extension --no-appcompat-clear --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=7 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4004 --field-trial-handle=2560,i,8343246036607057297,3944791950265186653,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:2 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe |
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 122.0.2365.59 | ||||
| (PID) Process: | (4308) PDFArchitect9Installer.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4308) PDFArchitect9Installer.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Cookie: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4308) PDFArchitect9Installer.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Visited: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4308) PDFArchitect9Installer.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\PDF Architect 9\Installation |
| Operation: | write | Name: | INSTALL_FOLDER |
Value: C:\Program Files\PDF Architect 9 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4308) PDFArchitect9Installer.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\{D3812FE5-F09C-475F-B0E0-26D4F76DDB80} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | LaunchPermission |
Value: 010014804C0000005C000000140000003000000002001C0001000000110014000400000001010000000000100010000002001C0001000000000014000B0000000101000000000001000000000102000000000005200000002002000001020000000000052000000020020000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4308) PDFArchitect9Installer.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\{D3812FE5-F09C-475F-B0E0-26D4F76DDB80} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AccessPermission |
Value: 010014804C0000005C000000140000003000000002001C0001000000110014000400000001010000000000100010000002001C0001000000000014000B0000000101000000000001000000000102000000000005200000002002000001020000000000052000000020020000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4308) PDFArchitect9Installer.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\PDF Architect 9 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | locale |
Value: en | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5696) PDF_Architect_9_Installer.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\{D3812FE5-F09C-475F-B0E0-26D4F76DDB80} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | LaunchPermission |
Value: 010014804C0000005C000000140000003000000002001C0001000000110014000400000001010000000000100010000002001C0001000000000014000B0000000101000000000001000000000102000000000005200000002002000001020000000000052000000020020000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5696) PDF_Architect_9_Installer.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\{D3812FE5-F09C-475F-B0E0-26D4F76DDB80} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AccessPermission |
Value: 010014804C0000005C000000140000003000000002001C0001000000110014000400000001010000000000100010000002001C0001000000000014000B0000000101000000000001000000000102000000000005200000002002000001020000000000052000000020020000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5696) PDF_Architect_9_Installer.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{0844C86B-623E-4E33-BEEB-F547ECCA9D4B}\LocalServer32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ServerExecutable |
Value: C:\ProgramData\PDF Architect 9\Installation\PDF_Architect_9_Installer.exe | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4308 | PDFArchitect9Installer.exe | C:\ProgramData\PDF Architect 9\Installation\pdf-architect9-startup-9.1.61.22894-x64.msi | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6480 | msiexec.exe | C:\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2 | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6480 | msiexec.exe | C:\Windows\Installer\f4e26.msi | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6480 | msiexec.exe | C:\Windows\Installer\MSI556B.tmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4308 | PDFArchitect9Installer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\B46811C17859FFB409CF0E904A4AA8F8 | der | |
MD5:971C514F84BBA0785F80AA1C23EDFD79 | SHA256:F157ED17FCAF8837FA82F8B69973848C9B10A02636848F995698212A08F31895 | |||
| 4308 | PDFArchitect9Installer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141 | binary | |
MD5:FBD131BD523BE8BA1E346FF5193F663C | SHA256:52B016E59C241322665593E77BD8193249473814CB4954A039153FE023E7CEC5 | |||
| 4308 | PDFArchitect9Installer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141 | binary | |
MD5:C59FE2122C01472472B32153F9357DB9 | SHA256:FBE269CBC7E81263EF32C8A3B320697DC8D0B9F90D72C13B7E74B482A640B71B | |||
| 4308 | PDFArchitect9Installer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\B46811C17859FFB409CF0E904A4AA8F8 | binary | |
MD5:FF85935AC98641BE84112106494ABDBD | SHA256:343B9A8CEBA22EFC5885A2730DF008D352CD6BF3090DECDBFCFFBE2C60BBE1AE | |||
| 4308 | PDFArchitect9Installer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB | binary | |
MD5:8DA7F18010B6DCB02FDB8671BBAC5F22 | SHA256:1FD15FBE27AAD7AD12A9FC7919BD7E9CAF9F27C5D4E1A498AB79CD4FE456F3FF | |||
| 4308 | PDFArchitect9Installer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\8B2B9A00839EED1DFDCCC3BFC2F5DF12 | der | |
MD5:67E486B2F148A3FCA863728242B6273E | SHA256:FACAF1C3A4BF232ABCE19A2D534E495B0D3ADC7DBE3797D336249AA6F70ADCFB | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | GET | 200 | 23.32.238.34:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 2.16.253.202:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4308 | PDFArchitect9Installer.exe | GET | 200 | 142.250.185.195:80 | http://c.pki.goog/r/r4.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4308 | PDFArchitect9Installer.exe | GET | 200 | 142.250.185.195:80 | http://c.pki.goog/r/gsr1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1176 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4308 | PDFArchitect9Installer.exe | HEAD | 302 | 104.22.30.211:80 | http://download9.pdfarchitect.org/x64/module/main | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6368 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.253.202:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4704 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAn5bsKVVV8kdJ6vHl3O1J0%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | HEAD | 302 | 104.22.30.211:80 | http://download9.pdfarchitect.org/x64/module/edit | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 302 | 104.22.30.211:80 | http://download9.pdfarchitect.org/x64/module/edit | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5444 | RUXIMICS.exe | 20.73.194.208:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 20.73.194.208:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
— | — | 23.32.238.34:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
— | — | 2.16.253.202:80 | www.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
4932 | svchost.exe | 20.73.194.208:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
4308 | PDFArchitect9Installer.exe | 104.22.30.211:443 | wsgeoip.pdfarchitect.org | CLOUDFLARENET | — | whitelisted |
4308 | PDFArchitect9Installer.exe | 142.250.185.195:80 | c.pki.goog | GOOGLE | US | whitelisted |
4308 | PDFArchitect9Installer.exe | 172.67.14.205:443 | wsgeoip.pdfarchitect.org | CLOUDFLARENET | US | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
wsgeoip.pdfarchitect.org |
| whitelisted |
c.pki.goog |
| whitelisted |
api-updateservice.pdfarchitect.org |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
download9.pdfarchitect.org |
| whitelisted |
download.pdfforge.org |
| unknown |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
— | — | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Cloudflare Network Error Logging (NEL) |
— | — | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Cloudflare Network Error Logging (NEL) |