File name:

free-pdf-plus.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/08ab56a9-dd9f-4451-9e07-69440ad6cbc4
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: October 31, 2023, 20:32:49
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, Nullsoft Installer self-extracting archive
MD5:

0D7FE4DF33A72C1653F40997B05B0D7B

SHA1:

40B404B0F1BA454E2013046BF56CF1EE35FC4302

SHA256:

5A14332CA64F1EF5247F8E2A5DE3DAA1997FEFD5C0FB7CB8BE483A02A9E100D3

SSDEEP:

49152:3m/y6zXrdWyA+yBOw4GYTJg9Jw5Z+bDh7qivAtrJ7vPJwjtf+HcmULASM3X4aI7K:3m/yKbr8gxtg9I+bD80A/NwjVKwXK4a1

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Drops the executable file immediately after the start

      • free-pdf-plus.exe (PID: 1024)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • The process creates files with name similar to system file names

      • free-pdf-plus.exe (PID: 1024)

    • Malware-specific behavior (creating "System.dll" in Temp)

      • free-pdf-plus.exe (PID: 1024)

    • Process drops legitimate windows executable

      • free-pdf-plus.exe (PID: 1024)

    • Reads the Internet Settings

      • FreePDFPlus.exe (PID: 3808)

  • INFO

    • Checks supported languages

      • free-pdf-plus.exe (PID: 1024)
      • FreePDFPlus.exe (PID: 3808)

    • Reads the computer name

      • free-pdf-plus.exe (PID: 1024)
      • FreePDFPlus.exe (PID: 3808)

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • free-pdf-plus.exe (PID: 1024)

    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • free-pdf-plus.exe (PID: 1024)

    • Application launched itself

      • msedge.exe (PID: 3888)

    • Drops the executable file immediately after the start

      • msedge.exe (PID: 3888)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (67.4)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (14.2)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (9.7)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (4.3)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (4.3)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2021:09:25 23:57:46+02:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 6
CodeSize: 27136
InitializedDataSize: 186880
UninitializedDataSize: 2048
EntryPoint: 0x352d
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: 6
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 1.0.0.0
ProductVersionNumber: 1.0.0.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x0000
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: English (U.S.)
CharacterSet: Unicode
FileDescription: Free PDF Plus
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0
LegalCopyright: Copyright © 2023 Free PDF Plus
ProductName: Free PDF Plus
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0
No data.
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Total processes
55
Monitored processes
20
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start free-pdf-plus.exe no specs freepdfplus.exe no specs msedge.exe msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
680"C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=storage.mojom.StorageService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1636 --field-trial-handle=1400,i,14220012204632090958,905940404810147486,131072 /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe—msedge.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Microsoft Edge
Exit code:
0
Version:
109.0.1518.115
Modules
Images
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\msedge.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\109.0.1518.115\msedge_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
1024"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\free-pdf-plus.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\free-pdf-plus.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Free PDF Plus
Exit code:
0
Version:
1.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\free-pdf-plus.exe
c:\windows\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\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
1280"C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=data_decoder.mojom.DataDecoderService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2572 --field-trial-handle=1400,i,14220012204632090958,905940404810147486,131072 /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe—msedge.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Microsoft Edge
Exit code:
0
Version:
109.0.1518.115
Modules
Images
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\msedge.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\109.0.1518.115\msedge_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
1440"C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=5 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2312 --field-trial-handle=1400,i,14220012204632090958,905940404810147486,131072 /prefetch:1C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe—msedge.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Microsoft Edge
Exit code:
0
Version:
109.0.1518.115
Modules
Images
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\msedge.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\109.0.1518.115\msedge_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
2260"C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=data_decoder.mojom.DataDecoderService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4072 --field-trial-handle=1400,i,14220012204632090958,905940404810147486,131072 /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe—msedge.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Microsoft Edge
Exit code:
0
Version:
109.0.1518.115
Modules
Images
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\msedge.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\109.0.1518.115\msedge_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
2540"C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=10 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3688 --field-trial-handle=1400,i,14220012204632090958,905940404810147486,131072 /prefetch:1C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe—msedge.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Microsoft Edge
Exit code:
0
Version:
109.0.1518.115
Modules
Images
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\msedge.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\109.0.1518.115\msedge_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
2700"C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=unzip.mojom.Unzipper --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4076 --field-trial-handle=1400,i,14220012204632090958,905940404810147486,131072 /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe—msedge.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Microsoft Edge
Exit code:
0
Version:
109.0.1518.115
Modules
Images
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\msedge.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\109.0.1518.115\msedge_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
2880"C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=asset_store.mojom.AssetStoreService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=asset_store_service --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1552 --field-trial-handle=1400,i,14220012204632090958,905940404810147486,131072 /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe—msedge.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Microsoft Edge
Exit code:
0
Version:
109.0.1518.115
Modules
Images
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\msedge.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\109.0.1518.115\msedge_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
3020"C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.UtilWin --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3716 --field-trial-handle=1400,i,14220012204632090958,905940404810147486,131072 /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe—msedge.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Microsoft Edge
Exit code:
0
Version:
109.0.1518.115
Modules
Images
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\msedge.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\109.0.1518.115\msedge_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
3256"C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=data_decoder.mojom.DataDecoderService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2564 --field-trial-handle=1400,i,14220012204632090958,905940404810147486,131072 /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe—msedge.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Microsoft Edge
Exit code:
0
Version:
109.0.1518.115
Modules
Images
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\msedge.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\109.0.1518.115\msedge_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
Total events
2 677
Read events
2 657
Write events
19
Delete events
1

Modification events

(PID) Process:(3888) msedge.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:failed_count
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3888) msedge.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:state
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(3888) msedge.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Edge\ThirdParty
Operation:writeName:StatusCodes
Value:
01000000
(PID) Process:(3888) msedge.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:state
Value:
2
(PID) Process:(3888) msedge.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\ClientState\{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062}
Operation:writeName:dr
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(3888) msedge.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Edge\StabilityMetrics
Operation:writeName:user_experience_metrics.stability.exited_cleanly
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(3888) msedge.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Edge
Operation:writeName:UsageStatsInSample
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(3888) msedge.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\ClientStateMedium\{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062}\LastWasDefault
Operation:writeName:S-1-5-21-1302019708-1500728564-335382590-1000
Value:
8A1A1F2B695E2F00
(PID) Process:(3888) msedge.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\ClientStateMedium\{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062}
Operation:writeName:usagestats
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(3888) msedge.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\ClientStateMedium\{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062}
Operation:writeName:urlstats
Value:
1
Executable files
14
Suspicious files
73
Text files
37
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
1024free-pdf-plus.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nspFC3C.tmp\modern-wizard.bmpimage
MD5:9E4CD80A60DB6947642677BF31A10906
SHA256:A7B2F12E01CBEA88D4F645F797F2CA6107D76AE13CD1BE6DC532B759BFE0D925
1024free-pdf-plus.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\PDFPlus\FreePDFPlus.pdbbinary
MD5:9CBE584EB8334A45EF0AD75C62140116
SHA256:9C17D8543DFE5093F58A5CC48217A74EC64E0FC71E2507D14EAF908E70D00A9A
1024free-pdf-plus.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nspFC3C.tmp\modern-header.bmpimage
MD5:583C38FB0F5AF5FE584D9A9B01D6A3E7
SHA256:4C9E804CE1A391F8E603B7B9C732A6529C1E81BE4D12F125C8562EA9D49095C2
1024free-pdf-plus.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nspFC3C.tmp\nsDialogs.dllexecutable
MD5:6C3F8C94D0727894D706940A8A980543
SHA256:56B96ADD1978B1ABBA286F7F8982B0EFBE007D4A48B3DED6A4D408E01D753FE2
1024free-pdf-plus.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nspFC3C.tmp\System.dllexecutable
MD5:CFF85C549D536F651D4FB8387F1976F2
SHA256:8DC562CDA7217A3A52DB898243DE3E2ED68B80E62DDCB8619545ED0B4E7F65A8
1024free-pdf-plus.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\PDFPlus\FreePDFPlus.exe.configxml
MD5:9DBAD5517B46F41DBB0D8780B20AB87E
SHA256:47E5A0F101AF4151D7F13D2D6BFA9B847D5B5E4A98D1F4674B7C015772746CDF
1024free-pdf-plus.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\PDFPlus\FreePDFPlus.exeexecutable
MD5:32D08A88C26EE39B053916D51287468F
SHA256:93BC6C5D2D4425C97F8B635A628FCEFA690DFA52AD02E3A051FDC48ECBEF538D
3888msedge.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old~RF202d2e.TMP —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3888msedge.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1024free-pdf-plus.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\PDFPlus\Uninstall.exeexecutable
MD5:5CF52595992B4277F58557A49456CF7C
SHA256:4B625D4047DC10EA99D2A4CA802FCF32702222A2E83D57244D06C725905C8FFD
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HTTP(S) requests
1
TCP/UDP connections
37
DNS requests
49
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
3760
msedge.exe
GET
302
2.19.105.250:80
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?prd=11324&pver=4.5&sbp=AppLaunch&plcid=0x409&o1=.NETFramework,Version=v4.7.2&processName=FreePDFPlus.exe&platform=0000&osver=5&isServer=0&shimver=4.0.30319.34209
unknown
—
—
unknown
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
1088
svchost.exe
224.0.0.252:5355
—
—
—
unknown
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
2656
svchost.exe
239.255.255.250:1900
—
—
—
whitelisted
3760
msedge.exe
2.19.105.250:80
go.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
unknown
3888
msedge.exe
239.255.255.250:1900
—
—
—
whitelisted
3760
msedge.exe
13.107.42.16:443
config.edge.skype.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
3760
msedge.exe
204.79.197.239:443
edge.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
unknown
3760
msedge.exe
20.105.95.163:443
nav-edge.smartscreen.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
unknown
3760
msedge.exe
2.18.97.227:443
go.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
FR
unknown

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
go.microsoft.com
  • 2.19.105.250
  • 2.18.97.227
whitelisted
config.edge.skype.com
  • 13.107.42.16
whitelisted
edge.microsoft.com
  • 204.79.197.239
  • 13.107.21.239
whitelisted
nav-edge.smartscreen.microsoft.com
  • 20.105.95.163
whitelisted
data-edge.smartscreen.microsoft.com
  • 20.103.180.120
whitelisted
dotnet.microsoft.com
  • 13.107.246.63
  • 13.107.213.63
whitelisted
www.bing.com
  • 13.107.21.200
  • 204.79.197.200
whitelisted
msedgeextensions.sf.tlu.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 67.27.235.252
  • 8.238.191.252
  • 8.241.122.124
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 23.36.157.160
whitelisted
js.monitor.azure.com
  • 13.107.213.45
  • 13.107.246.45
whitelisted

Threats

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Reports
free-pdf-plus.exe