File name:

free-pdf-plus.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/c2f230af-8455-4da3-a695-3b6695111a7b
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: February 09, 2024, 19:08:52
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: 2472)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Process drops legitimate windows executable

      • free-pdf-plus.exe (PID: 2472)

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

      • free-pdf-plus.exe (PID: 2472)

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

      • free-pdf-plus.exe (PID: 2472)

    • Creates a software uninstall entry

      • free-pdf-plus.exe (PID: 2472)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • free-pdf-plus.exe (PID: 2472)

    • Reads the Internet Settings

      • FreePDFPlus.exe (PID: 3716)

  • INFO

    • Checks supported languages

      • FreePDFPlus.exe (PID: 3716)
      • free-pdf-plus.exe (PID: 2472)

    • Reads the computer name

      • FreePDFPlus.exe (PID: 3716)
      • free-pdf-plus.exe (PID: 2472)

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • free-pdf-plus.exe (PID: 2472)

    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • free-pdf-plus.exe (PID: 2472)
      • FreePDFPlus.exe (PID: 3716)

    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • FreePDFPlus.exe (PID: 3716)
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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 21:57:46+00:00
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
39
Monitored processes
2
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start free-pdf-plus.exe freepdfplus.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
2472"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\free-pdf-plus.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\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\desktop\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
3716C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\PDFPlus\FreePDFPlus.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\PDFPlus\FreePDFPlus.exe
free-pdf-plus.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
FreePDFPlus
Exit code:
0
Version:
1.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\roaming\pdfplus\freepdfplus.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\mscoree.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\microsoft.net\framework\v4.0.30319\mscoreei.dll
Total events
1 670
Read events
1 662
Write events
8
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(2472) free-pdf-plus.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\FreePDFPlus
Operation:writeName:DisplayVersion
Value:
.0
(PID) Process:(2472) free-pdf-plus.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\FreePDFPlus
Operation:writeName:DisplayName
Value:
Free PDF Plus
(PID) Process:(2472) free-pdf-plus.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\FreePDFPlus
Operation:writeName:Publisher
Value:
Free PDF Plus
(PID) Process:(2472) free-pdf-plus.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\FreePDFPlus
Operation:writeName:UninstallString
Value:
"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\PDFPlus\Uninstall.exe"
(PID) Process:(2472) free-pdf-plus.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\FreePDFPlus
Operation:writeName:DisplayIcon
Value:
"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\PDFPlus\Uninstall.exe"
(PID) Process:(3716) FreePDFPlus.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Direct3D\MostRecentApplication
Operation:writeName:Name
Value:
FreePDFPlus.exe
(PID) Process:(3716) FreePDFPlus.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\CTF\CUAS\DefaultCompositionWindow
Operation:writeName:Left
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3716) FreePDFPlus.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\CTF\CUAS\DefaultCompositionWindow
Operation:writeName:Top
Value:
0
Executable files
13
Suspicious files
3
Text files
4
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
2472free-pdf-plus.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nseF30B.tmp\modern-header.bmpimage
MD5:583C38FB0F5AF5FE584D9A9B01D6A3E7
SHA256:4C9E804CE1A391F8E603B7B9C732A6529C1E81BE4D12F125C8562EA9D49095C2
2472free-pdf-plus.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nseF30B.tmp\modern-wizard.bmpimage
MD5:9E4CD80A60DB6947642677BF31A10906
SHA256:A7B2F12E01CBEA88D4F645F797F2CA6107D76AE13CD1BE6DC532B759BFE0D925
2472free-pdf-plus.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nseF30B.tmp\nsDialogs.dllexecutable
MD5:6C3F8C94D0727894D706940A8A980543
SHA256:56B96ADD1978B1ABBA286F7F8982B0EFBE007D4A48B3DED6A4D408E01D753FE2
2472free-pdf-plus.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\PDFPlus\Microsoft.Xaml.Behaviors.dllexecutable
MD5:EC5A1ABEE150ABE698689211B07CD1EC
SHA256:B864DA9D88414877CEA9B1A016146265A5FB9D0E12F4DBB1DCCC0CC998119A54
2472free-pdf-plus.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\PDFPlus\FreePDFPlus.exe.configxml
MD5:9DBAD5517B46F41DBB0D8780B20AB87E
SHA256:47E5A0F101AF4151D7F13D2D6BFA9B847D5B5E4A98D1F4674B7C015772746CDF
2472free-pdf-plus.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\PDFPlus\JetBrains.Annotations.dllexecutable
MD5:06F0688796E0F687B2DE8FEE16A26C2C
SHA256:8DA40A52D6BC6D2AA407D2F9D8C99DCC1786A9ED05BBBE7D62A99C75B0000EB6
2472free-pdf-plus.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Free PDF Plus\Free PDF Plus.lnkbinary
MD5:402A802D34947996AF3861BB461E0E92
SHA256:4E01CC5F9F0F97BEB9477DA7EC570420DA64773A59ED26E911086FAA1D846D63
2472free-pdf-plus.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\PDFPlus\Uninstall.exeexecutable
MD5:5CF52595992B4277F58557A49456CF7C
SHA256:4B625D4047DC10EA99D2A4CA802FCF32702222A2E83D57244D06C725905C8FFD
2472free-pdf-plus.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\PDFPlus\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.WinForms.dllexecutable
MD5:46128473A0B3ECAA7C8980B1F8DB78DA
SHA256:9BAC64579FB676AA77D79CB469FFD4F9F69A64EF0838F52DD1AF87931924F913
2472free-pdf-plus.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\PDFPlus\Microsoft.Xaml.Behaviors.pdbpdb
MD5:DB7FDE2D3EBCE71E5A0FEF7502B377B9
SHA256:5DCEC23EC8C56D07E7FE0D9D06B2DAFD943858337F3562DEC8546D827C5A343A
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
4
DNS requests
0
Threats
0

HTTP requests

No HTTP requests
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
1080
svchost.exe
224.0.0.252:5355
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unknown
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
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unknown
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
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unknown

DNS requests

No data

Threats

No threats detected
Process
Message
FreePDFPlus.exe
WebView2: Failed to find an installed WebView2 runtime or non-stable Microsoft Edge installation.
FreePDFPlus.exe
WebView2: Failed to find an installed WebView2 runtime or non-stable Microsoft Edge installation.
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