File name:

Expert_PDF.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/85823962-13dc-4858-956a-aad42110d543
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: April 23, 2019, 07:51:47
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Indicators:
MIME: application/x-dosexec
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
MD5:

54BD87118BFD26FB838DC32E0B4B7BF4

SHA1:

E853AEFA94D5B39F4B551702933CE9C6AAC38EBA

SHA256:

4E3953D56D9441CCFFC16ECBC5B8CD581FB28BED636AD341A47A04E6FEDB2323

SSDEEP:

49152:i4BHIXzo5I88YRAqCqYoSwM1N2BMykhm1jO18h1YI6iGpp/CLSu:jJIB/YAovsKMyWl8hGI5y/Du

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Loads dropped or rewritten executable

      • Expert_PDF.exe (PID: 3420)
      • eXpertPDF.exe (PID: 644)

    • Application was dropped or rewritten from another process

      • Setup.exe (PID: 3372)
      • eXpertPDF.exe (PID: 644)

    • Changes settings of System certificates

      • eXpertPDF.exe (PID: 644)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • Expert_PDF.exe (PID: 3420)
      • Setup.exe (PID: 3372)

    • Creates files in the program directory

      • Setup.exe (PID: 3372)

    • Creates a software uninstall entry

      • Setup.exe (PID: 3372)

    • Changes IE settings (feature browser emulation)

      • Setup.exe (PID: 3372)

    • Creates files in the user directory

      • Setup.exe (PID: 3372)
      • eXpertPDF.exe (PID: 644)

    • Adds / modifies Windows certificates

      • eXpertPDF.exe (PID: 644)

    • Starts Internet Explorer

      • eXpertPDF.exe (PID: 644)

  • INFO

    • Dropped object may contain Bitcoin addresses

      • Setup.exe (PID: 3372)

    • Changes internet zones settings

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 3920)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (52.9)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (23.5)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (23.5)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2019:02:14 10:09:36+01:00
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 12
CodeSize: 568832
InitializedDataSize: 728576
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x75126
OSVersion: 5.1
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 5.1
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 1.0.0.0
ProductVersionNumber: 12.0.0.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
FileFlags: Private build, Special build
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: English (U.S.)
CharacterSet: Unicode
ProductName: eXpert PDF
ProductVersion: 12.0.0
Comments: eXpert PDF
FileDescription: eXpert PDF
InternalName: Setup.exe
OriginalFileName: Setup.exe
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0
CompanyName: Avanquest
LegalCopyright: Copyright © Avanquest 2019

Summary

Architecture: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Subsystem: IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI
Compilation Date: 14-Feb-2019 09:09:36
Detected languages:
  • English - United States
Debug artifacts:
  • D:\Mes Documents\Visual Studio 2013\Projects\PackageSetup\Setup\Win32\Release_Unicode\Setup.pdb
ProductName: eXpert PDF
ProductVersion: 12.0.0
Comments: eXpert PDF
FileDescription: eXpert PDF
InternalName: Setup.exe
OriginalFilename: Setup.exe
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0
CompanyName: Avanquest
LegalCopyright: Copyright © Avanquest 2019

DOS Header

Magic number: MZ
Bytes on last page of file: 0x0090
Pages in file: 0x0003
Relocations: 0x0000
Size of header: 0x0004
Min extra paragraphs: 0x0000
Max extra paragraphs: 0xFFFF
Initial SS value: 0x0000
Initial SP value: 0x00B8
Checksum: 0x0000
Initial IP value: 0x0000
Initial CS value: 0x0000
Overlay number: 0x0000
OEM identifier: 0x0000
OEM information: 0x0000
Address of NE header: 0x00000118

PE Headers

Signature: PE
Machine: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Number of sections: 5
Time date stamp: 14-Feb-2019 09:09:36
Pointer to Symbol Table: 0x00000000
Number of symbols: 0
Size of Optional Header: 0x00E0
Characteristics:
  • IMAGE_FILE_32BIT_MACHINE
  • IMAGE_FILE_EXECUTABLE_IMAGE

Sections

Name
Virtual Address
Virtual Size
Raw Size
Charateristics
Entropy
.text
0x00001000
0x0008AC32
0x0008AE00
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
6.59781
.rdata
0x0008C000
0x000220FA
0x00022200
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
4.58331
.data
0x000AF000
0x000299E8
0x00002E00
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
3.77531
.rsrc
0x000D9000
0x00085AE4
0x00085C00
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
7.41319
.reloc
0x0015F000
0x000070F4
0x00007200
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
6.76524

Resources

Title
Entropy
Size
Codepage
Language
Type
1
5.41655
1326
Latin 1 / Western European
UNKNOWN
RT_MANIFEST
2
3.32412
1640
Latin 1 / Western European
UNKNOWN
RT_ICON
3
3.51215
744
Latin 1 / Western European
UNKNOWN
RT_ICON
4
3.08362
296
Latin 1 / Western European
UNKNOWN
RT_ICON
5
7.84528
19475
Latin 1 / Western European
UNKNOWN
RT_ICON
6
4.70389
3752
Latin 1 / Western European
UNKNOWN
RT_ICON
7
4.46067
2216
Latin 1 / Western European
UNKNOWN
RT_ICON
8
3.05363
1384
Latin 1 / Western European
UNKNOWN
RT_ICON
9
3.16151
554
Latin 1 / Western European
English - United States
RT_STRING
10
3.14743
552
Latin 1 / Western European
English - United States
RT_STRING

Imports

ADVAPI32.dll
COMCTL32.dll
COMDLG32.dll
DIRPACN.dll (delay-loaded)
GDI32.dll
KERNEL32.dll
MSIMG32.dll
SETUPAPI.dll
SHELL32.dll
SHLWAPI.dll
No data.
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Total processes
40
Monitored processes
6
Malicious processes
3
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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drop and start start expert_pdf.exe setup.exe expertpdf.exe iexplore.exe iexplore.exe expert_pdf.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
644"C:\Program Files\Avanquest\eXpert PDF Demo\eXpertPDF.exe" C:\Program Files\Avanquest\eXpert PDF Demo\eXpertPDF.exe
Expert_PDF.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Avanquest Software
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
eXpert PDF
Exit code:
0
Version:
1.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\program files\avanquest\expert pdf demo\expertpdf.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
1092"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Expert_PDF.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Expert_PDF.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Avanquest
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
eXpert PDF
Exit code:
3221226540
Version:
1.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\expert_pdf.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
1924"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" SCODEF:3920 CREDAT:79873C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
iexplore.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Internet Explorer
Exit code:
0
Version:
8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
3372"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{38bda697-0675-403f-9798-C8257F870CB5}\{7B28E39C-883C-4f49-ABFB-5D16796F2DD9}\Setup.exe" /DIR:"C:\Program Files\Avanquest\eXpert PDF Demo" /L:2057 /MODULEFILENAME:Expert_PDF.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{38bda697-0675-403f-9798-C8257F870CB5}\{7B28E39C-883C-4f49-ABFB-5D16796F2DD9}\Setup.exe
Expert_PDF.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Avanquest Software
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
eXpert PDF
Exit code:
0
Version:
1.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\{38bda697-0675-403f-9798-c8257f870cb5}\{7b28e39c-883c-4f49-abfb-5d16796f2dd9}\setup.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
3420"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Expert_PDF.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Expert_PDF.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Avanquest
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
eXpert PDF
Exit code:
0
Version:
1.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\expert_pdf.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\comdlg32.dll
3920"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" -nohomeC:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
eXpertPDF.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Internet Explorer
Exit code:
0
Version:
8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
Total events
1 066
Read events
915
Write events
151
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(3420) Expert_PDF.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Expert_PDF_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:EnableFileTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3420) Expert_PDF.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Expert_PDF_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:EnableConsoleTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3420) Expert_PDF.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Expert_PDF_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:FileTracingMask
Value:
4294901760
(PID) Process:(3420) Expert_PDF.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Expert_PDF_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:ConsoleTracingMask
Value:
4294901760
(PID) Process:(3420) Expert_PDF.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Expert_PDF_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:MaxFileSize
Value:
1048576
(PID) Process:(3420) Expert_PDF.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Expert_PDF_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:FileDirectory
Value:
%windir%\tracing
(PID) Process:(3420) Expert_PDF.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Expert_PDF_RASMANCS
Operation:writeName:EnableFileTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3420) Expert_PDF.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Expert_PDF_RASMANCS
Operation:writeName:EnableConsoleTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3420) Expert_PDF.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Expert_PDF_RASMANCS
Operation:writeName:FileTracingMask
Value:
4294901760
(PID) Process:(3420) Expert_PDF.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Expert_PDF_RASMANCS
Operation:writeName:ConsoleTracingMask
Value:
4294901760
Executable files
7
Suspicious files
11
Text files
46
Unknown types
3

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
3420Expert_PDF.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{38bda697-0675-403f-9798-C8257F870CB5}\English.001 —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3420Expert_PDF.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{38bda697-0675-403f-9798-C8257F870CB5}\NewUI.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3420Expert_PDF.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{38bda697-0675-403f-9798-C8257F870CB5}\setup.cfgtext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3420Expert_PDF.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{38bda697-0675-403f-9798-C8257F870CB5}\Dialog.pngimage
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3420Expert_PDF.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{38bda697-0675-403f-9798-C8257F870CB5}\Binary.tmpcompressed
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3420Expert_PDF.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{38bda697-0675-403f-9798-C8257F870CB5}\English.lngexecutable
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3420Expert_PDF.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{38bda697-0675-403f-9798-C8257F870CB5}\{baabf829-3659-4c59-A547-594B16ADFF4D}\FCWA1E4.001compressed
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3420Expert_PDF.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{38bda697-0675-403f-9798-C8257F870CB5}\Button.pngimage
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3420Expert_PDF.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{38bda697-0675-403f-9798-C8257F870CB5}\{7B28E39C-883C-4f49-ABFB-5D16796F2DD9}\Data_DEU.cabcompressed
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3420Expert_PDF.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{38bda697-0675-403f-9798-C8257F870CB5}\{7B28E39C-883C-4f49-ABFB-5D16796F2DD9}\DATA_ESP.cabcompressed
MD5:—
SHA256:—
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HTTP(S) requests
33
TCP/UDP connections
11
DNS requests
7
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
644
eXpertPDF.exe
GET
200
217.195.25.238:80
http://web.avanquest.com/iframe/Expert_PDF/images_V10/Slide2_01_en.jpg
FR
image
78.8 Kb
malicious
644
eXpertPDF.exe
GET
200
217.195.25.238:80
http://web.avanquest.com/iframe/Expert_PDF/images_V10/Slide2_02_en.jpg
FR
image
88.5 Kb
malicious
644
eXpertPDF.exe
GET
200
217.195.25.238:80
http://web.avanquest.com/iframe/Expert_PDF/eXpert_PDF_10_AQUK_new.cfm
FR
html
2.64 Kb
malicious
3372
Setup.exe
POST
302
217.195.25.241:80
http://webtools.avanquest.com/redirect.cfm?redirectId=ExpertPDF/PDF_PC_POSTINST_OSUK_FT.htm
FR
text
96 b
malicious
3372
Setup.exe
GET
302
217.195.25.241:80
http://webtools.avanquest.com/install_success.cfm?redirectId=ExpertPDF/PDF_PC_BUY_OSUK_FT.htm&target=http://web.avanquest.com/iframe/Expert_PDF/eXpert_PDF_10_AQUK_new.cfm&dcid=&paramurl=1&mkey1=DEFAULT_REDIRECT_TRACKING
FR
text
204 b
malicious
644
eXpertPDF.exe
GET
302
217.195.25.241:80
http://webtools.avanquest.com/redirect.cfm?redirectId=ExpertPDF/PDF_PC_IF_OSUK_FT.htm
FR
text
96 b
malicious
644
eXpertPDF.exe
GET
200
217.195.25.238:80
http://web.avanquest.com/iframe/Expert_PDF/images_V10/Slide3_01_en.jpg
FR
image
92.6 Kb
malicious
644
eXpertPDF.exe
GET
200
217.195.25.238:80
http://web.avanquest.com/iframe/Expert_PDF/images_V10/previous_EN.png
FR
image
20.4 Kb
malicious
644
eXpertPDF.exe
GET
200
217.195.25.238:80
http://web.avanquest.com/iframe/Expert_PDF/images_V10/Slide1_02_en.jpg
FR
image
85.0 Kb
malicious
644
eXpertPDF.exe
GET
200
217.195.25.238:80
http://web.avanquest.com/iframe/Expert_PDF/images_V10/Slide5_01_en.jpg
FR
image
70.6 Kb
malicious
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
644
eXpertPDF.exe
172.217.16.200:443
www.googletagmanager.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
3420
Expert_PDF.exe
95.101.149.69:80
www.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
—
whitelisted
3372
Setup.exe
217.195.25.241:80
webtools.avanquest.com
SPIE Cloud Services SAS
FR
malicious
3920
iexplore.exe
204.79.197.200:80
www.bing.com
Microsoft Corporation
US
whitelisted
644
eXpertPDF.exe
216.58.206.14:443
www.google-analytics.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
1924
iexplore.exe
217.195.25.241:80
webtools.avanquest.com
SPIE Cloud Services SAS
FR
malicious
—
—
2.18.233.62:80
www.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
—
whitelisted
—
—
217.195.25.241:80
webtools.avanquest.com
SPIE Cloud Services SAS
FR
malicious
644
eXpertPDF.exe
217.195.25.238:80
web.avanquest.com
SPIE Cloud Services SAS
FR
unknown

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
www.microsoft.com
  • 95.101.149.69
  • 2.18.233.62
whitelisted
webtools.avanquest.com
  • 217.195.25.241
unknown
web.avanquest.com
  • 217.195.25.238
malicious
www.googletagmanager.com
  • 172.217.16.200
whitelisted
www.google-analytics.com
  • 216.58.206.14
whitelisted
www.bing.com
  • 204.79.197.200
  • 13.107.21.200
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
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Expert_PDF.exe