| File name: | filedata.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/5b15c928-2d98-4198-989f-b2edfa204a59 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Adware is a form of malware that targets users with unwanted advertisements, often disrupting their browsing experience. It typically infiltrates systems through software bundling, malicious websites, or deceptive downloads. Once installed, it may track user activity, collect sensitive data, and display intrusive ads, including pop-ups or banners. Some advanced adware variants can bypass security measures and establish persistence on devices, making removal challenging. Additionally, adware can create vulnerabilities that other malware can exploit, posing a significant risk to user privacy and system security. |
| Analysis date: | January 11, 2019, 13:38:57 |
| 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, Nullsoft Installer self-extracting archive |
| MD5: | 0F46C0DE92C1EA83ED5F7AC2CA288F0F |
| SHA1: | 00F57E82013830DB34FE0BCB0A08889696F20E3B |
| SHA256: | 4FED2CD1C9B762D73D403E9B873547BE36C70358BCD53D708EA004CBDEE7AB37 |
| SSDEEP: | 6144:lbUTp1zaSoCEgQ+TMM+zsT8qEJEbrPBj3AL/vKxhIJkvCdWYDbHIae+0U/aM4tp7:lIjJQ+TsJ2aLvpkasspeuSLp5iefT |
MALICIOUS
Loads dropped or rewritten executable
- filedata.exe (PID: 3460)
MINDSPARK was detected
- filedata.exe (PID: 3460)
SUSPICIOUS
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- filedata.exe (PID: 3460)
Changes the started page of IE
- filedata.exe (PID: 3460)
Creates a software uninstall entry
- filedata.exe (PID: 3460)
Creates files in the user directory
- filedata.exe (PID: 3460)
INFO
Application launched itself
- iexplore.exe (PID: 3256)
Creates files in the user directory
- FlashUtil32_26_0_0_131_ActiveX.exe (PID: 2768)
- iexplore.exe (PID: 3580)
Changes internet zones settings
- iexplore.exe (PID: 3256)
Reads Internet Cache Settings
- iexplore.exe (PID: 3580)
Reads internet explorer settings
- iexplore.exe (PID: 3580)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (42.2) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (37.3) |
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (8.8) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (6) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (2.7) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2013:12:25 06:01:44+01:00 |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 6 |
| CodeSize: | 25088 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 186368 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | 2048 |
| EntryPoint: | 0x3229 |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | 6 |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 2.7.1.3000 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 2.7.1.3000 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x0000 |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | ASCII |
| Comments: | http://www.mindspark.com |
| CompanyName: | Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. |
| FileDescription: | PDFConverterHQ Setup |
| FileVersion: | 2.7.1.3000 |
| InternalName: | PDFConverterHQ |
| LegalCopyright: | © 2015 Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. An IAC Company. All rights reserved. |
| LegalTrademarks: | ® & ™ Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. An IAC Company. All rights reserved. |
| ProductName: | PDFConverterHQ |
| ProductVersion: | 2.7.1.3000 |
Summary
| Architecture: | IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386 |
|---|---|
| Subsystem: | IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI |
| Compilation Date: | 25-Dec-2013 05:01:44 |
| Detected languages: |
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| Comments: | http://www.mindspark.com |
| CompanyName: | Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. |
| FileDescription: | PDFConverterHQ Setup |
| FileVersion: | 2.7.1.3000 |
| InternalName: | PDFConverterHQ |
| LegalCopyright: | © 2015 Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. An IAC Company. All rights reserved. |
| LegalTrademarks: | ® & ™ Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. An IAC Company. All rights reserved. |
| ProductName: | PDFConverterHQ |
| ProductVersion: | 2.7.1.3000 |
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: | 0x000000C8 |
PE Headers
| Signature: | PE |
|---|---|
| Machine: | IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386 |
| Number of sections: | 5 |
| Time date stamp: | 25-Dec-2013 05:01:44 |
| Pointer to Symbol Table: | 0x00000000 |
| Number of symbols: | 0 |
| Size of Optional Header: | 0x00E0 |
| Characteristics: |
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Sections
Name | Virtual Address | Virtual Size | Raw Size | Charateristics | Entropy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.text | 0x00001000 | 0x0000606C | 0x00006200 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 6.45707 |
.rdata | 0x00008000 | 0x00001460 | 0x00001600 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 4.94596 |
.data | 0x0000A000 | 0x0002AF98 | 0x00000600 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE | 3.79535 |
.ndata | 0x00035000 | 0x00055000 | 0x00000000 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_UNINITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE | 0 |
.rsrc | 0x0008A000 | 0x00003450 | 0x00003600 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 5.47616 |
Resources
Title | Entropy | Size | Codepage | Language | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5.31253 | 1118 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_MANIFEST |
103 | 1.91924 | 20 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_GROUP_ICON |
105 | 2.73893 | 514 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_DIALOG |
106 | 2.89384 | 248 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_DIALOG |
111 | 2.89887 | 238 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_DIALOG |
Imports
ADVAPI32.dll |
COMCTL32.dll |
GDI32.dll |
KERNEL32.dll |
SHELL32.dll |
USER32.dll |
VERSION.dll |
ole32.dll |
Total processes
33
Monitored processes
4
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2768 | C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil32_26_0_0_131_ActiveX.exe -Embedding | C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil32_26_0_0_131_ActiveX.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Adobe Systems Incorporated Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 26.0 r0 Exit code: 0 Version: 26,0,0,131 Modules
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| 3256 | "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" -Embedding | C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe | svchost.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Internet Explorer Exit code: 0 Version: 8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 3460 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\filedata.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\filedata.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: PDFConverterHQ Setup Exit code: 0 Version: 2.7.1.3000 Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 3580 | "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" SCODEF:3256 CREDAT:71937 | C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe | iexplore.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Internet Explorer Exit code: 0 Version: 8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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Total events
848
Read events
728
Write events
117
Delete events
3
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (3460) filedata.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\filedata_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3460) filedata.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\filedata_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3460) filedata.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\filedata_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileTracingMask |
Value: 4294901760 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3460) filedata.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\filedata_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ConsoleTracingMask |
Value: 4294901760 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3460) filedata.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\filedata_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MaxFileSize |
Value: 1048576 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3460) filedata.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\filedata_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileDirectory |
Value: %windir%\tracing | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3460) filedata.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\filedata_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3460) filedata.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\filedata_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3460) filedata.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\filedata_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileTracingMask |
Value: 4294901760 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3460) filedata.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\filedata_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ConsoleTracingMask |
Value: 4294901760 | |||
Executable files
3
Suspicious files
0
Text files
37
Unknown types
3
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3256 | iexplore.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\R9ZEWH8D\favicon[1].ico | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3256 | iexplore.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Services\search_{0633EE93-D776-472f-A0FF-E1416B8B2E3A}.ico | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3580 | iexplore.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\PP6KS563\ie8[1].js | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3460 | filedata.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsb8CD6.tmp\PCH_ita_msi_bg-copy_1501864798390.bmp | image | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3460 | filedata.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsb8CD6.tmp\Install_ITA_1496941237830.bmp | image | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3460 | filedata.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsb8CD6.tmp\PCH_ita_msi_bg-copy_1501864818154.bmp | image | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3460 | filedata.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsb8CD6.tmp\cancel_italian_1496941247554.bmp | image | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3460 | filedata.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\RB73MZ6Y\installerParams[1].jhtml | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3460 | filedata.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\admin@tb.ask[1].txt | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3460 | filedata.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsb8CD6.tmp\installerParams | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
30
TCP/UDP connections
19
DNS requests
7
Threats
15
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3460 | filedata.exe | GET | 204 | 74.113.233.192:80 | http://anx.mindspark.com/anx.gif?anxa=CAPDownloadProcess&anxe=InstallerFinished&tbUID=A2A59584-0304-4C70-B9C7-3112E75A7E1D&tbVer=&platform=vicinio&anxv=2.7.1.3000&anxd=2018-05-18&coid=43946608348b44bcb1e953b43e63b0a2&refPartner=^CAM^mni000^LMITIT&refSub=&anxl=en-US&anxr=-2048838006&refCobrand=CAM&refCampaign=mni000&refTrack=LMITIT&refCountry= | US | — | — | whitelisted |
3460 | filedata.exe | GET | 204 | 74.113.233.192:80 | http://anx.mindspark.com/anx.gif?anxa=CAPDownloadProcess&anxe=InstallerInvoked&platform=vicinio&anxv=2.7.1.3000&anxd=2018-05-18&coid=43946608348b44bcb1e953b43e63b0a2&refPartner=^CAM^mni000^LMITIT&refSub=&anxl=en-US&anxr=-2110589399&refCobrand=CAM&refCampaign=mni000&refTrack=LMITIT&refCountry= | US | — | — | whitelisted |
3460 | filedata.exe | GET | 204 | 74.113.233.192:80 | http://anx.mindspark.com/anx.gif?anxa=CAPDownloadProcess&anxe=Error&errorCode=-16&errorType=nsisError&errorDetails=&platform=vicinio&anxv=2.7.1.3000&anxd=2018-05-18&coid=&refPartner=^CAM^mni000^LMITIT&refSub=&anxl=en-US&anxr=2038223939&refCobrand=CAM&refCampaign=mni000&refTrack=LMITIT&refCountry= | US | — | — | whitelisted |
3460 | filedata.exe | GET | 204 | 74.113.233.192:80 | http://anx.mindspark.com/anx.gif?anxa=CAPDownloadProcess&anxe=Error&errorCode=-13&errorType=nsisError&errorDetails=EmptyPartnerId&platform=vicinio&anxv=2.7.1.3000&anxd=2018-05-18&coid=43946608348b44bcb1e953b43e63b0a2&refPartner=^CAM^mni000^LMITIT&refSub=&anxl=en-US&anxr=-2110211283&refCobrand=CAM&refCampaign=mni000&refTrack=LMITIT&refCountry= | US | — | — | whitelisted |
3460 | filedata.exe | GET | 204 | 74.113.233.192:80 | http://anx.mindspark.com/anx.gif?anxa=CAPDownloadProcess&anxe=Error&errorCode=-8&errorType=nsisError&errorDetails=filedata%2Eexe&platform=vicinio&anxv=2.7.1.3000&anxd=2018-05-18&coid=43946608348b44bcb1e953b43e63b0a2&refPartner=^CAM^mni000^LMITIT&refSub=&anxl=en-US&anxr=-2141939128&refCobrand=CAM&refCampaign=mni000&refTrack=LMITIT&refCountry= | US | — | — | whitelisted |
3580 | iexplore.exe | GET | 200 | 2.18.232.251:80 | http://ak.staticimgfarm.com/images/webtooltab/search/google.png | unknown | image | 3.38 Kb | whitelisted |
3580 | iexplore.exe | GET | 200 | 2.18.232.251:80 | http://hp.myway.com/pdfconverterhq/lmititie/index.html?n=7857AA29&p2=^CAM^mni000^LMITIT&ptb=A2A59584-0304-4C70-B9C7-3112E75A7E1D&coid=43946608348b44bcb1e953b43e63b0a2 | unknown | html | 4.06 Kb | whitelisted |
3580 | iexplore.exe | GET | 200 | 2.18.232.251:80 | http://hp.myway.com/pdfconverterhq/lmititie/assets/1543609508828/app.js | unknown | text | 115 Kb | whitelisted |
3580 | iexplore.exe | GET | 200 | 2.18.232.251:80 | http://ak.staticimgfarm.com/images/webtooltab/ttdetect-2/prd/ttdetect.html | unknown | html | 4.49 Kb | whitelisted |
3580 | iexplore.exe | GET | 200 | 2.18.232.251:80 | http://ak.staticimgfarm.com/images/webtooltab/chiclets/DocToPDF/FDTP_chiclet_dictionary.png | unknown | image | 3.51 Kb | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3580 | iexplore.exe | 74.113.233.187:80 | anx.tb.ask.com | Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. | US | unknown |
3256 | iexplore.exe | 2.18.232.251:80 | hp.myway.com | Akamai International B.V. | — | whitelisted |
3460 | filedata.exe | 74.113.233.192:80 | anx.mindspark.com | Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. | US | suspicious |
3256 | iexplore.exe | 204.79.197.200:80 | www.bing.com | Microsoft Corporation | US | whitelisted |
3580 | iexplore.exe | 2.18.232.251:80 | hp.myway.com | Akamai International B.V. | — | whitelisted |
3460 | filedata.exe | 74.113.235.138:443 | dp.tb.ask.com | Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. | IE | malicious |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
anx.mindspark.com |
| whitelisted |
dp.tb.ask.com |
| whitelisted |
hp.myway.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
ak.staticimgfarm.com |
| whitelisted |
anx.tb.ask.com |
| whitelisted |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
3460 | filedata.exe | Misc activity | ADWARE [PTsecurity] Mindspark CAPDownloadProcess |
3460 | filedata.exe | Misc activity | ADWARE [PTsecurity] Mindspark User-Agent |
3460 | filedata.exe | Misc activity | ADWARE [PTsecurity] Mindspark CAPDownloadProcess |
3460 | filedata.exe | Misc activity | ADWARE [PTsecurity] Mindspark User-Agent |
3460 | filedata.exe | Misc activity | ADWARE [PTsecurity] Mindspark CAPDownloadProcess |
3460 | filedata.exe | Misc activity | ADWARE [PTsecurity] Mindspark User-Agent |
3460 | filedata.exe | Misc activity | ADWARE [PTsecurity] Mindspark CAPDownloadProcess |
3460 | filedata.exe | Misc activity | ADWARE [PTsecurity] Mindspark User-Agent |
3460 | filedata.exe | Misc activity | ADWARE [PTsecurity] Mindspark CAPDownloadProcess |
3460 | filedata.exe | Misc activity | ADWARE [PTsecurity] Mindspark User-Agent |
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