| File name: | sodapdf.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/88a4c8fb-b187-4801-a37d-515980e14b51 |
| 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: | March 10, 2025, 10:42:49 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 5 sections |
| MD5: | 77B428CFB9F3B6B2AAE9D88E25B3BACA |
| SHA1: | 2106866A5F589E7C9D3D08E04F20EAE4BC1AA73B |
| SHA256: | 6E84D3CC633514433BC902954E6C92009E9D6F168BC8FAFB9B6681CA18DCA819 |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:xs07tZkL6PMcVP3BPGBva4aWGF/l9dDs810OJd62NLDbRz2FQuiqew9p2U0bBNTl:nvTb6olT |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (52.9) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (23.5) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (23.5) |
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2022:11:10 16:04:01+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 14.29 |
| CodeSize: | 9602560 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 6411264 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x7d386d |
| OSVersion: | 5.1 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 5.1 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 14.0.288.2572 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 14.0.288.2572 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Windows NT 32-bit |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Windows, Latin1 |
| FileVersion: | 14.0.288.2572 |
| ProductVersion: | 14.0.288.2572 |
| CompanyName: | Avanquest Software |
| FileDescription: | Soda PDF Desktop 14 Installer |
| InternalName: | SodaPDFDesktop14.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | © 2010-2022 Avanquest Software. All rights reserved. |
| OriginalFileName: | SodaPDFDesktop14.exe |
| ProductName: | Soda PDF Desktop 14 Installer |
| CommitID: | c5d79bd75a487c9ac1ed9f05cfee1b215e2f0c16 |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1168 | "BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1 | C:\Windows\System32\BackgroundTransferHost.exe | svchost.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Download/Upload Host Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1272 | "BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1 | C:\Windows\System32\BackgroundTransferHost.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Download/Upload Host Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2616 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\188d7787-40bf-434e-836d-72a9ef3b6cbf\SodaPDFDesktop14_0.0.0.0.exe" /update=finish /second-instance | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\188d7787-40bf-434e-836d-72a9ef3b6cbf\SodaPDFDesktop14_0.0.0.0.exe | SodaPDFDesktop14_14.0.288.2572.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Exit code: 15 Modules
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| 4180 | 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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| 5112 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:11 | C:\Windows\System32\SrTasks.exe | — | msiexec.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Microsoft® Windows System Protection background tasks. Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 5216 | "BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1 | C:\Windows\System32\BackgroundTransferHost.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Download/Upload Host Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7460 | 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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| 7600 | "C:\ProgramData\Soda PDF Desktop 14\Installation\SodaPDFDesktop14.exe" /welcome /no-check-updates | C:\ProgramData\Soda PDF Desktop 14\Installation\SodaPDFDesktop14.exe | SodaPDFDesktop14_0.0.0.0.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Modules
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| 7640 | "BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1 | C:\Windows\System32\BackgroundTransferHost.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Download/Upload Host Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7668 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\vssvc.exe | C:\Windows\System32\VSSVC.exe | — | services.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Microsoft® Volume Shadow Copy Service Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (7828) sodapdf.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Soda PDF Desktop 14\Installation |
| Operation: | write | Name: | INSTALL_FOLDER |
Value: C:\Program Files\Soda PDF Desktop 14 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7828) sodapdf.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7828) sodapdf.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Cookie: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7828) sodapdf.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Visited: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7828) sodapdf.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Soda PDF Desktop 14 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Common data |
Value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| |||
| (PID) Process: | (8080) SodaPDFDesktop14_14.0.288.2572.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Soda PDF Desktop 14\Installation |
| Operation: | write | Name: | INSTALL_FOLDER |
Value: C:\Program Files\Soda PDF Desktop 14 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8080) SodaPDFDesktop14_14.0.288.2572.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\{3369AF1C-BCC1-4977-89E8-F8B79497C982} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | LaunchPermission |
Value: 010014804C0000005C000000140000003000000002001C0001000000110014000400000001010000000000100010000002001C0001000000000014000B0000000101000000000001000000000102000000000005200000002002000001020000000000052000000020020000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8080) SodaPDFDesktop14_14.0.288.2572.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\{3369AF1C-BCC1-4977-89E8-F8B79497C982} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AccessPermission |
Value: 010014804C0000005C000000140000003000000002001C0001000000110014000400000001010000000000100010000002001C0001000000000014000B0000000101000000000001000000000102000000000005200000002002000001020000000000052000000020020000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8080) SodaPDFDesktop14_14.0.288.2572.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Soda PDF Desktop 14 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | locale |
Value: en | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8080) SodaPDFDesktop14_14.0.288.2572.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8080 | SodaPDFDesktop14_14.0.288.2572.exe | C:\ProgramData\Soda PDF Desktop 14\Installation\PlayaSDK\PlayaSDK.dll | executable | |
MD5:11A813C0972B740937D3A7E2DAF9FFCB | SHA256:3F933BCED2D9F65D48F7C48715BF286FD431341A74E1CE15D39B7C4C96603CF9 | |||
| 1168 | BackgroundTransferHost.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\BackgroundTransferApi\86327e8e-a3bd-434c-b5f8-8109618b4831.down_data | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7828 | sodapdf.exe | C:\ProgramData\Soda PDF Desktop 14\Installation\logs\2025.03.10_10.43.00_sodapdf_7828.txt | text | |
MD5:320B6EA405B537E6E0ADBF2ABF15E5B3 | SHA256:E4ACF796E444460CEA86C1913766F0CD8514FF5D6F6A20AB4EBDE1CF2567FCF1 | |||
| 7828 | sodapdf.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\8B2B9A00839EED1DFDCCC3BFC2F5DF12 | binary | |
MD5:810581BADAA6320715ACCB6D71EA15A6 | SHA256:1862B2511F2BD3A6D2E700D000D270A7F6574F3DFB9666EE83A0186E14438FC5 | |||
| 8080 | SodaPDFDesktop14_14.0.288.2572.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\A37B8BA80004D3266CB4D93B2052DC10_EBDB5A7037F08CDFB408DBFC0D44B43D | binary | |
MD5:6992400A85B6FEDB24D608D3159DA3A2 | SHA256:346538E343DD7FD3A28A9E572B6111D6116AC4DDEA661E11D0D43BF262D0ECED | |||
| 7828 | sodapdf.exe | C:\ProgramData\Soda PDF Desktop 14\Installation\updates-info.json | binary | |
MD5:86C5167CC6EAD95E0A1225B950865972 | SHA256:766F89CC351C6F979A00A60FEE75D02DC4E1ED76477280F3E3D3FB371851A2DF | |||
| 8080 | SodaPDFDesktop14_14.0.288.2572.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\AF360AACB1570042DEFBC833317997D0_8917E994F38ED1F3FC4CA01952ED873A | binary | |
MD5:EA3B858B13D4C2D8179635ADD4100620 | SHA256:842841BB5E47C59DF7D0E0A312538DCC2738B773EBBBC595F9BC4A4AA72FB11C | |||
| 7828 | sodapdf.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\8B2B9A00839EED1DFDCCC3BFC2F5DF12 | binary | |
MD5:C9BE626E9715952E9B70F92F912B9787 | SHA256:C13E8D22800C200915F87F71C31185053E4E60CA25DE2E41E160E09CD2D815D4 | |||
| 8080 | SodaPDFDesktop14_14.0.288.2572.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\AF360AACB1570042DEFBC833317997D0_8917E994F38ED1F3FC4CA01952ED873A | binary | |
MD5:7279B13B3320A98C54934A6193577844 | SHA256:61E315617DF49D2B460B6BF927D497CD801AAC69F4FD55125D64CF2789B86B22 | |||
| 8080 | SodaPDFDesktop14_14.0.288.2572.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\026A86A161D256DBB33076EDF20C0E5E_86AB612B21DEDF3B8CD155ED2E4114FF | binary | |
MD5:113834E9AF5E0EF8CB14306D25BBB5F1 | SHA256:4F91D3CA4CCDA6A25C0377F7B1AB882C4CCF21F18831511CEBEA93C17B350499 | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7828 | sodapdf.exe | GET | 200 | 142.250.185.163:80 | http://c.pki.goog/r/gsr1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
7828 | sodapdf.exe | GET | 200 | 142.250.185.163:80 | http://c.pki.goog/r/r4.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
8080 | SodaPDFDesktop14_14.0.288.2572.exe | GET | 200 | 172.64.149.23:80 | http://ocsp.usertrust.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTNMNJMNDqCqx8FcBWK16EHdimS6QQUU3m%2FWqorSs9UgOHYm8Cd8rIDZssCEB2iSDBvmyYY0ILgln0z02o%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
8080 | SodaPDFDesktop14_14.0.288.2572.exe | GET | 200 | 2.19.246.105:80 | http://ocsp.entrust.net/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBRr2bwARTxMtEy9aspRAZg5QFhagQQUgrrWPZfOn89x6JI3r%2F2ztWk1V88CEDWvt3udNB9q%2FI%2BERqsxNSs%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
8080 | SodaPDFDesktop14_14.0.288.2572.exe | GET | 200 | 2.19.246.105:80 | http://ocsp.entrust.net/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBRp%2BmQDKauE4nIg%2FgknZHuBlLkfKgQUzolPglGqFaKEYsoxI2HSYfv4%2FngCEBEDvjXU4Qc%2BQAIf63tfAy0%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
7956 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
8080 | SodaPDFDesktop14_14.0.288.2572.exe | GET | 200 | 2.19.246.105:80 | http://ocsp.entrust.net/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBRp%2BmQDKauE4nIg%2FgknZHuBlLkfKgQUzolPglGqFaKEYsoxI2HSYfv4%2FngCEE%2BTYlqiAoAT%2F2vgOJ%2Fnf0E%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
8080 | SodaPDFDesktop14_14.0.288.2572.exe | GET | 200 | 2.19.246.105:80 | http://ocsp.entrust.net/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTLXNCzDvBhHecWjg70iJhBW0InywQUanImetAe733nO2lR1GyNn5ASZqsCEE5A5DdU7eaMAAAAAFHTlH8%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
8080 | SodaPDFDesktop14_14.0.288.2572.exe | POST | 200 | 18.245.86.79:80 | http://api.playanext.com/httpapi | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
7828 | sodapdf.exe | 104.19.145.4:443 | wsgeoip.sodapdf.com | CLOUDFLARENET | — | suspicious |
7828 | sodapdf.exe | 142.250.185.163:80 | c.pki.goog | GOOGLE | US | whitelisted |
7828 | sodapdf.exe | 104.19.146.4:443 | wsgeoip.sodapdf.com | CLOUDFLARENET | — | suspicious |
6544 | svchost.exe | 20.190.160.2:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 184.30.131.245:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | US | whitelisted |
3216 | svchost.exe | 40.113.103.199:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
8080 | SodaPDFDesktop14_14.0.288.2572.exe | 104.19.146.4:443 | wsgeoip.sodapdf.com | CLOUDFLARENET | — | suspicious |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
google.com |
| whitelisted |
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
wsgeoip.sodapdf.com |
| unknown |
c.pki.goog |
| whitelisted |
api-updateservice.sodapdf.com |
| unknown |
cdn-msi.sodapdf.com |
| unknown |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.entrust.net |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
8080 | SodaPDFDesktop14_14.0.288.2572.exe | Possibly Unwanted Program Detected | ADWARE [ANY.RUN] Driver Updater Setup Process |