| download: | /download/PDFPdq.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/45707303-ebf6-462a-9bd9-48a5d7152e41 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | February 27, 2026, 18:53:29 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 7 sections |
| MD5: | 761FC3F5F44FE8E76749EB5A077D0C51 |
| SHA1: | A8F75C022CCFDC5EF0B826F260005993F63A4649 |
| SHA256: | 349B076871225038696D6DDAA30E7F672BE1A92B03256487F1C4CBBAF04131B3 |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:HLycx2D4P+dOTfw9XxdyvU5tqdFMNxU4HcczIYAD0bQ3uvnrs5Nh+9avuPlKCzr3:M22vyLtVKBCz6HTHOSYyKki8 |
| .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: | 2024:03:22 22:06:13+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, 32-bit, Removable run from swap, Net run from swap |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 14.38 |
| CodeSize: | 443392 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 252928 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x48650 |
| OSVersion: | 6 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 6 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 2.0.0.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 2.0.0.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | ASCII |
| CompanyName: | PDFPdq |
| FileDescription: | PDFPdq |
| FileVersion: | 2.0.0 |
| InternalName: | burn |
| OriginalFileName: | PDFPdq.exe |
| ProductName: | PDFPdq |
| ProductVersion: | 2.0.0 |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright (c) PDFPdq. All rights reserved. |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 476 | rundll32.exe "C:\WINDOWS\Installer\MSI6582.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_1992093 14 RequestSender!RequestSender.CustomActions.OpenUrl | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe | msiexec.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows host process (Rundll32) Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 5304 | C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding D46E3DDE81A5A055EF81B44A191AC44D | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe | — | msiexec.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows® installer Exit code: 0 Version: 5.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6596 | rundll32.exe "C:\WINDOWS\Installer\MSI5A05.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_1989203 2 RequestSender!RequestSender.CustomActions.Start | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe | msiexec.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows host process (Rundll32) Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7664 | rundll32.exe "C:\WINDOWS\Installer\MSI6032.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_1990734 10 RequestSender!RequestSender.CustomActions.Finish | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe | msiexec.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows host process (Rundll32) Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 8196 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\msiexec.exe /V | C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe | services.exe | ||||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Windows® installer Version: 5.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 8548 | C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -Embedding | C:\Windows\System32\slui.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Activation Client Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 8744 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{68803ADF-C8C5-41A4-94A3-33A3D19965D4}\.cr\PDFPdq.exe" -burn.clean.room="C:\Users\admin\Downloads\PDFPdq.exe" -burn.filehandle.attached=700 -burn.filehandle.self=696 | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{68803ADF-C8C5-41A4-94A3-33A3D19965D4}\.cr\PDFPdq.exe | PDFPdq.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: PDFPdq Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: PDFPdq Exit code: 0 Version: 2.0.0 Modules
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| 8820 | "C:\Users\admin\Downloads\PDFPdq.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Downloads\PDFPdq.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: PDFPdq Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: PDFPdq Exit code: 0 Version: 2.0.0 Modules
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| 8892 | rundll32.exe "C:\WINDOWS\Installer\MSI5E8A.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_1990312 6 RequestSender!RequestSender.CustomActions.CreateScheduledTask | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe | msiexec.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows host process (Rundll32) Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (8744) PDFPdq.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{671EE361-7BD3-4D03-9ADC-F5B08C67E7EC} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | BundleCachePath |
Value: C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Package Cache\{671EE361-7BD3-4D03-9ADC-F5B08C67E7EC}\PDFPdq.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8744) PDFPdq.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{671EE361-7BD3-4D03-9ADC-F5B08C67E7EC} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | BundleUpgradeCode |
Value: {3E193566-79CA-40D6-B31D-A1DF54C146B6} | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8744) PDFPdq.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{671EE361-7BD3-4D03-9ADC-F5B08C67E7EC} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | BundleAddonCode |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8744) PDFPdq.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{671EE361-7BD3-4D03-9ADC-F5B08C67E7EC} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | BundleDetectCode |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8744) PDFPdq.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{671EE361-7BD3-4D03-9ADC-F5B08C67E7EC} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | BundlePatchCode |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8744) PDFPdq.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{671EE361-7BD3-4D03-9ADC-F5B08C67E7EC} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | BundleVersion |
Value: 2.0.0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8744) PDFPdq.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{671EE361-7BD3-4D03-9ADC-F5B08C67E7EC} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | VersionMajor |
Value: 2 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8744) PDFPdq.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{671EE361-7BD3-4D03-9ADC-F5B08C67E7EC} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | VersionMinor |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8744) PDFPdq.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{671EE361-7BD3-4D03-9ADC-F5B08C67E7EC} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | BundleProviderKey |
Value: {671EE361-7BD3-4D03-9ADC-F5B08C67E7EC} | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8744) PDFPdq.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{671EE361-7BD3-4D03-9ADC-F5B08C67E7EC} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | BundleTag |
Value: | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8744 | PDFPdq.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{9D006A5E-1AFC-4E1A-A128-50C5AFB0E60C}\.ba\mbapreq.png | image | |
MD5:A356956FD269567B8F4612A33802637B | SHA256:A401A225ADDAF89110B4B0F6E8CF94779E7C0640BCDD2D670FFCF05AAB0DAD03 | |||
| 8744 | PDFPdq.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{9D006A5E-1AFC-4E1A-A128-50C5AFB0E60C}\.ba\WixToolset.Mba.Host.config | xml | |
MD5:A6968E2E812933FF17FF3F4B31805572 | SHA256:CE8B05A2019456B18778C8FFE2D3E2650971862891B4AD45401AEF63FB8E2DE7 | |||
| 8744 | PDFPdq.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{9D006A5E-1AFC-4E1A-A128-50C5AFB0E60C}\.ba\mbanative.dll | executable | |
MD5:5441EC98C2136783BB902259B6CDD647 | SHA256:659FF12D11D77A18962D25292FED64CDC94A1BD99470F7E17111CE57EFCCA83E | |||
| 8744 | PDFPdq.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{9D006A5E-1AFC-4E1A-A128-50C5AFB0E60C}\.ba\Bootstrapper.dll | executable | |
MD5:7ED402760E9BCCA43A7C00D217824B9E | SHA256:9D19E14E83FAC5D65061E37D4F08A10567C3CE7FD067F065362DC214BD455CBE | |||
| 8744 | PDFPdq.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{9D006A5E-1AFC-4E1A-A128-50C5AFB0E60C}\.ba\mbahost.dll | executable | |
MD5:013033CFFC1F318DF1D5048BA40A31DF | SHA256:B43F1B674894E2997AAE9DB0C5B5C95D2A14010E9AB95F63E2908E381768A148 | |||
| 8820 | PDFPdq.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{68803ADF-C8C5-41A4-94A3-33A3D19965D4}\.cr\PDFPdq.exe | executable | |
MD5:B45961E54553910AB1102E78153F33D6 | SHA256:9B8CD8E321470C92C71AC98FD6280D9253A2829E7BD9903608E23A0C37A503E4 | |||
| 8744 | PDFPdq.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{9D006A5E-1AFC-4E1A-A128-50C5AFB0E60C}\.ba\1038\mbapreq.wxl | text | |
MD5:D89ED930DEE15FA52CBE158ACFAC1000 | SHA256:D903E6EC1B56F57486DFF6C557769288966BB1E22203761F2E5D612EB3216FC5 | |||
| 8744 | PDFPdq.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{9D006A5E-1AFC-4E1A-A128-50C5AFB0E60C}\.ba\1036\mbapreq.wxl | text | |
MD5:A01304EE732A6984192D0708DFB51DA1 | SHA256:8AD366E974A3F144C8FA25FFC3B8442137AA9EA9C86DAAC8B975B05EB96F4767 | |||
| 8744 | PDFPdq.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{9D006A5E-1AFC-4E1A-A128-50C5AFB0E60C}\.ba\1041\mbapreq.wxl | text | |
MD5:0CC03EC40E3384FE6FBE1834A5753205 | SHA256:7A01A46EB7EB57C53490C248E2689560D4CEE4752D167D21DBF22FACF57FA169 | |||
| 8744 | PDFPdq.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{9D006A5E-1AFC-4E1A-A128-50C5AFB0E60C}\.ba\1040\mbapreq.wxl | text | |
MD5:D7B2C65CDE5162303B615134281C9655 | SHA256:7AB561AA2C07CD2BDA60DAB419846CCBB656E8B46573F83FF0BBB987D63863FC | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6596 | rundll32.exe | GET | 200 | 185.111.111.155:443 | https://c.pdf-pdq.com/start | GB | — | — | unknown |
7664 | rundll32.exe | GET | 200 | 185.111.111.155:443 | https://c.pdf-pdq.com/finish | GB | — | — | unknown |
6768 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 304 | 40.127.240.158:443 | https://settings-win.data.microsoft.com/settings/v3.0/OneSettings/Client?OSVersionFull=10.0.19045.4046.amd64fre.vb_release.191206-1406&LocalDeviceID=s%3ABAD99146-31D3-4EC6-A1A4-BE76F32BA5D4&FlightRing=Retail&AttrDataVer=186&OSUILocale=en-US&OSSkuId=48&App=WOSC&AppVer=&IsFlightingEnabled=0&TelemetryLevel=1&DeviceFamily=Windows.Desktop | US | — | — | whitelisted |
7208 | svchost.exe | GET | 304 | 40.127.240.158:443 | https://settings-win.data.microsoft.com/settings/v3.0/WSD/UpdateHealthTools?os=Windows&osVer=10.0.19041.1.amd64fre.vb_release.191206-&sku=48&deviceClass=Windows.Desktop&locale=en-US&deviceId=s:BAD99146-31D3-4EC6-A1A4-BE76F32BA5D4&sampleId=s:95271487&appVer=10.0.19041.3626&FlightRing=Retail&TelemetryLevel=1&HidOverGattReg=C%3A%5CWINDOWS%5CSystem32%5CDriverStore%5CFileRepository%5Chidbthle.inf_amd64_9610b4821fdf82a5%5CMicrosoft.Bluetooth.Profiles.HidOverGatt.dll&AppVer=&ProcessorIdentifier=AMD64%20Family%2023%20Model%201%20Stepping%202&OEMModel=DELL&UpdateOfferedDays=4294967295&ProcessorManufacturer=AuthenticAMD&InstallDate=1661339444&OEMModelBaseBoard=&BranchReadinessLevel=CB&OEMSubModel=J5CR&IsCloudDomainJoined=0&DeferFeatureUpdatePeriodInDays=30&IsDeviceRetailDemo=0&FlightingBranchName=&OSUILocale=en-US&DeviceFamily=Windows.Desktop&WuClientVer=10.0.19041.3996&UninstallActive=1&IsFlightingEnabled=0&OSSkuId=48&ProcessorClockSpeed=3094&TotalPhysicalRAM=6144&SecureBootCapable=0&App=SedimentPack&ProcessorCores=6&CurrentBranch=vb_release&InstallLanguage=en-US&DeferQualityUpdatePeriodInDays=0&OEMName_Uncleaned=DELL&TPMVersion=0&PrimaryDiskTotalCapacity=262144&InstallationType=Client&AttrDataVer=186&ProcessorModel=AMD%20Ryzen%205%203500%206-Core%20Processor&IsEdgeWithChromiumInstalled=1&OSVersion=10.0.19045.4046&IsMDMEnrolled=0&ActivationChannel=Retail&FirmwareVersion=A.40&TrendInstalledKey=1&OSArchitecture=AMD64&DefaultUserRegion=244&UpdateManagementGroup=2 | US | — | — | whitelisted |
3168 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 304 | 135.232.92.137:443 | https://slscr.update.microsoft.com/SLS/%7B522D76A4-93E1-47F8-B8CE-07C937AD1A1E%7D/x64/10.0.19045.4046/0?CH=686&L=en-US&P=&PT=0x30&WUA=10.0.19041.3996&MK=DELL&MD=DELL | US | — | — | whitelisted |
3168 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 74.179.77.164:443 | https://fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/clientwebservice/ping | US | — | — | whitelisted |
3168 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 135.232.92.137:443 | https://slscr.update.microsoft.com/sls/ping | US | — | — | whitelisted |
3168 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 304 | 135.232.92.137:443 | https://slscr.update.microsoft.com/SLS/%7BE7A50285-D08D-499D-9FF8-180FDC2332BC%7D/x64/10.0.19045.4046/0?CH=686&L=en-US&P=&PT=0x30&WUA=10.0.19041.3996&MK=DELL&MD=DELL | US | — | — | whitelisted |
356 | svchost.exe | POST | 200 | 20.190.160.17:443 | https://login.live.com/RST2.srf | US | xml | 11.1 Kb | whitelisted |
356 | svchost.exe | POST | 200 | 20.190.160.17:443 | https://login.live.com/RST2.srf | US | xml | 10.3 Kb | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7208 | svchost.exe | 20.73.194.208:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | Not routed | — | whitelisted |
2684 | RUXIMICS.exe | 20.73.194.208:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
6768 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 20.73.194.208:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | Not routed | — | whitelisted |
3412 | svchost.exe | 172.211.123.249:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
6596 | rundll32.exe | 185.111.111.155:443 | c.pdf-pdq.com | CDNEXT | GB | whitelisted |
7664 | rundll32.exe | 185.111.111.155:443 | c.pdf-pdq.com | CDNEXT | GB | whitelisted |
356 | svchost.exe | 20.190.160.17:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
356 | svchost.exe | 162.159.142.9:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | CLOUDFLARENET | US | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
self.events.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
c.pdf-pdq.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
7208 | svchost.exe | Unknown Traffic | ET USER_AGENTS Microsoft Dr Watson User-Agent (MSDW) |