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| File name: | Council_Overpayment_Tax_Refund-.pdf |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/86b59239-7e13-4f5f-95bd-0f9ad4ec9794 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | June 12, 2019, 09:29:20 |
| OS: | Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/pdf |
| File info: | PDF document, version 1.7 |
| MD5: | 62C1F436B887EA928E99DC6A7F92B452 |
| SHA1: | 8AB55411FF2B3DBF69BDE5247EC3C0B6A3D35821 |
| SHA256: | 6F7FF2B911534C2527AB269C6EA70D12C3F4583724AD211F00A05877A5F29D74 |
| SSDEEP: | 384:yBjML0/Lj5jxx2byejShdRsoNLZ689NNPKzHp0spjLWlxnexuOvbXgW0PKfb6Aus:yuIn5Ou7dRrxYKbijaA+be3DXwHALFF |
MALICIOUS
No malicious indicators.SUSPICIOUS
Starts Internet Explorer
- AcroRd32.exe (PID: 3540)
Executed via COM
- FlashUtil32_26_0_0_131_ActiveX.exe (PID: 2600)
Creates files in the program directory
- AdobeARM.exe (PID: 2848)
INFO
Application launched itself
- AcroRd32.exe (PID: 3540)
- RdrCEF.exe (PID: 2536)
- iexplore.exe (PID: 556)
Creates files in the user directory
- AcroRd32.exe (PID: 3540)
- iexplore.exe (PID: 3948)
- FlashUtil32_26_0_0_131_ActiveX.exe (PID: 2600)
Changes internet zones settings
- iexplore.exe (PID: 556)
Reads Internet Cache Settings
- iexplore.exe (PID: 3948)
Reads internet explorer settings
- iexplore.exe (PID: 3948)
Reads settings of System Certificates
- iexplore.exe (PID: 556)
Adds / modifies Windows certificates
- iexplore.exe (PID: 556)
Changes settings of System certificates
- iexplore.exe (PID: 556)
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TRiD
| | | Adobe Portable Document Format (100) |
EXIF
XMP
| InstanceID: | uuid:EEE1F8C0-7E0A-4852-ACE2-4DDB926AB661 |
|---|---|
| DocumentID: | uuid:EEE1F8C0-7E0A-4852-ACE2-4DDB926AB661 |
| ModifyDate: | 2019:06:11 15:25:38+00:00 |
| CreateDate: | 2019:06:11 15:25:38+00:00 |
| CreatorTool: | Microsoft® Word for Office 365 |
| Producer: | Microsoft® Word for Office 365 |
| XMPToolkit: | 3.1-701 |
| ModifyDate: | 2019:06:11 15:25:38+00:00 |
|---|---|
| CreateDate: | 2019:06:11 15:25:38+00:00 |
| Creator: | Microsoft® Word for Office 365 |
| Producer: | Microsoft® Word for Office 365 |
| TaggedPDF: | Yes |
| Language: | en-US |
| PageCount: | 1 |
| Linearized: | No |
| PDFVersion: | 1.7 |
Total processes
42
Monitored processes
10
Malicious processes
0
Suspicious processes
1
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3540 | "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe" "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Council_Overpayment_Tax_Refund-.pdf" | C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe | explorer.exe | |
User: admin Company: Adobe Systems Incorporated Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Version: 15.23.20070.215641 | ||||
| 596 | "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe" --type=renderer "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Council_Overpayment_Tax_Refund-.pdf" | C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe | — | AcroRd32.exe |
User: admin Company: Adobe Systems Incorporated Integrity Level: LOW Description: Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Version: 15.23.20070.215641 | ||||
| 2536 | "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --backgroundcolor=16448250 | C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe | — | AcroRd32.exe |
User: admin Company: Adobe Systems Incorporated Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Adobe RdrCEF Version: 15.23.20053.211670 | ||||
| 3724 | "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=renderer --disable-3d-apis --disable-databases --disable-direct-npapi-requests --disable-file-system --disable-notifications --disable-shared-workers --disable-direct-write --lang=en-US --lang=en-US --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/15.23.20053 Chrome/45.0.2454.85" --device-scale-factor=1 --enable-delegated-renderer --num-raster-threads=2 --gpu-rasterization-msaa-sample-count=8 --content-image-texture-target=3553 --video-image-texture-target=3553 --disable-accelerated-video-decode --disable-webrtc-hw-encoding --disable-gpu-compositing --channel="2536.0.1329688794\898759676" --allow-no-sandbox-job /prefetch:673131151 | C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe | — | RdrCEF.exe |
User: admin Company: Adobe Systems Incorporated Integrity Level: LOW Description: Adobe RdrCEF Version: 15.23.20053.211670 | ||||
| 3148 | "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=renderer --disable-3d-apis --disable-databases --disable-direct-npapi-requests --disable-file-system --disable-notifications --disable-shared-workers --disable-direct-write --lang=en-US --lang=en-US --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/15.23.20053 Chrome/45.0.2454.85" --device-scale-factor=1 --enable-delegated-renderer --num-raster-threads=2 --gpu-rasterization-msaa-sample-count=8 --content-image-texture-target=3553 --video-image-texture-target=3553 --disable-accelerated-video-decode --disable-webrtc-hw-encoding --disable-gpu-compositing --channel="2536.1.1283394772\131376456" --allow-no-sandbox-job /prefetch:673131151 | C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe | — | RdrCEF.exe |
User: admin Company: Adobe Systems Incorporated Integrity Level: LOW Description: Adobe RdrCEF Version: 15.23.20053.211670 | ||||
| 556 | "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" -nohome | C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe | AcroRd32.exe | |
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Internet Explorer Version: 8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) | ||||
| 3948 | "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" SCODEF:556 CREDAT:71937 | C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe | iexplore.exe | |
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Internet Explorer Version: 8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) | ||||
| 2848 | "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe" /PRODUCT:Reader /VERSION:15.0 /MODE:3 | C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe | — | AcroRd32.exe |
User: admin Company: Adobe Systems Incorporated Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Adobe Reader and Acrobat Manager Version: 1.824.27.2646 | ||||
| 1920 | "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Reader_sl.exe" | C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Reader_sl.exe | — | AdobeARM.exe |
User: admin Company: Adobe Systems Incorporated Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Adobe Acrobat SpeedLauncher Exit code: 0 Version: 15.23.20053.211670 | ||||
| 2600 | 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 Version: 26,0,0,131 | ||||
Total events
650
Read events
549
Write events
98
Delete events
3
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (596) AcroRd32.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\DC\ExitSection |
| Operation: | write | Name: | bLastExitNormal |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (596) AcroRd32.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\DC\AVGeneral |
| Operation: | write | Name: | bExpandRHPInViewer |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (596) AcroRd32.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\DC\NoTimeOut |
| Operation: | write | Name: | smailto |
Value: 5900 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3540) AcroRd32.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ProxyEnable |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3540) AcroRd32.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SavedLegacySettings |
Value: 4600000071000000010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000C0E333BBEAB1D301000000000000000000000000020000001700000000000000FE800000000000007D6CB050D9C573F70B000000000000006D00330032005C004D00530049004D004700330032002E0064006C000100000004AA400014AA4000040000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000002000000C0A8016400000000000000000000000000000000000000000800000000000000805D3F00983740000008000002000000000000600000002060040000B8A94000020000008802000060040000B8A9400004000000F8010000B284000088B64000B84B400043003A000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3540) AcroRd32.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\62\52C64B7E |
| Operation: | write | Name: | LanguageList |
Value: en-US | |||
| (PID) Process: | (556) iexplore.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CompatibilityFlags |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (556) iexplore.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UNCAsIntranet |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (556) iexplore.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AutoDetect |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (556) iexplore.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SecuritySafe |
Value: 1 | |||
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
1
Text files
37
Unknown types
18
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 596 | AcroRd32.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\ReaderMessages-journal | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 596 | AcroRd32.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\Cache\AdobeFnt16.lst.596 | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 596 | AcroRd32.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\AdobeFnt16.lst.596 | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 596 | AcroRd32.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\acrord32_sbx\A9Rzlxnid_1gk9h92_gk.tmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 596 | AcroRd32.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\acrord32_sbx\A9R8edd2p_1gk9h94_gk.tmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 596 | AcroRd32.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\acrord32_sbx\A9Riqa6xg_1gk9h95_gk.tmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 596 | AcroRd32.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\acrord32_sbx\A9Rw5unm4_1gk9h96_gk.tmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 556 | iexplore.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\H6QNMHE9\favicon[1].ico | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 556 | iexplore.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Services\search_{0633EE93-D776-472f-A0FF-E1416B8B2E3A}.ico | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3948 | iexplore.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\X4SUEH5D\council-tax[1].txt | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
7
TCP/UDP connections
16
DNS requests
8
Threats
0
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3540 | AcroRd32.exe | GET | 304 | 2.16.186.32:80 | http://acroipm2.adobe.com/15/rdr/ENU/win/nooem/none/consumer/message.zip | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
3540 | AcroRd32.exe | GET | 304 | 2.16.186.32:80 | http://acroipm2.adobe.com/15/rdr/ENU/win/nooem/none/consumer/278_15_23_20070.zip | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
3540 | AcroRd32.exe | GET | 304 | 2.16.186.32:80 | http://acroipm2.adobe.com/15/rdr/ENU/win/nooem/none/consumer/281_15_23_20070.zip | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
3540 | AcroRd32.exe | GET | 304 | 2.16.186.32:80 | http://acroipm2.adobe.com/15/rdr/ENU/win/nooem/none/consumer/280_15_23_20070.zip | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
3540 | AcroRd32.exe | GET | 304 | 2.16.186.26:80 | http://acroipm2.adobe.com/15/rdr/ENU/win/nooem/none/consumer/277_15_23_20070.zip | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
556 | iexplore.exe | GET | 200 | 204.79.197.200:80 | http://www.bing.com/favicon.ico | US | image | 237 b | whitelisted |
3948 | iexplore.exe | GET | 200 | 31.31.196.162:80 | http://kpksolid.ru/council-tax/ | RU | html | 123 b | suspicious |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
556 | iexplore.exe | 204.79.197.200:80 | www.bing.com | Microsoft Corporation | US | whitelisted |
3540 | AcroRd32.exe | 2.16.186.32:80 | acroipm2.adobe.com | Akamai International B.V. | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 2.18.233.74:443 | armmf.adobe.com | Akamai International B.V. | — | whitelisted |
3948 | iexplore.exe | 31.31.196.162:80 | kpksolid.ru | Domain names registrar REG.RU, Ltd | RU | suspicious |
3540 | AcroRd32.exe | 2.18.233.74:443 | armmf.adobe.com | Akamai International B.V. | — | whitelisted |
3948 | iexplore.exe | 157.7.107.67:443 | satoatsuko.jp | GMO Internet,Inc | JP | malicious |
3540 | AcroRd32.exe | 2.16.186.26:80 | acroipm2.adobe.com | Akamai International B.V. | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 104.111.214.232:443 | ardownload2.adobe.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
3540 | AcroRd32.exe | 2.16.186.33:80 | acroipm2.adobe.com | Akamai International B.V. | — | whitelisted |
556 | iexplore.exe | 157.7.107.67:443 | satoatsuko.jp | GMO Internet,Inc | JP | malicious |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
acroipm2.adobe.com |
| whitelisted |
armmf.adobe.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
kpksolid.ru |
| suspicious |
satoatsuko.jp |
| malicious |
ardownload2.adobe.com |
| whitelisted |