File name:

PDFescape_Desktop_Installer.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/4f927008-d079-42f3-8575-49275f35a347
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: July 05, 2024, 10:13:52
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
MD5:

87D28B3D2DF1CAB3711BF8D3B5B520C2

SHA1:

1987A4BF2A37F6538C701461357A52B0BCE1B980

SHA256:

88472E266EFD1A24182CF902E34E9D6B08A7B5E301BE837343FFD34FE5560977

SSDEEP:

196608:QOxr8zTyYcFI5g50JxgKREeeSHGrqNh63maD40p9foSh8cBoMIB+xHJPvDQ1:QOYXDgQLeLrqNhAmiVp9fAcBoMIB+lJi

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Drops the executable file immediately after the start

      • PDFescape_Desktop_Installer.exe (PID: 3204)

    • Registers / Runs the DLL via REGSVR32.EXE

      • PDFescape_Desktop_Installer.exe (PID: 3204)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Reads settings of System Certificates

      • PDFescape_Desktop_Installer.exe (PID: 3204)

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • PDFescape_Desktop_Installer.exe (PID: 3204)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • PDFescape_Desktop_Installer.exe (PID: 3204)

    • Reads the Internet Settings

      • PDFescape_Desktop_Installer.exe (PID: 3204)

    • Adds/modifies Windows certificates

      • PDFescape_Desktop_Installer.exe (PID: 3204)

    • Checks Windows Trust Settings

      • PDFescape_Desktop_Installer.exe (PID: 3204)

    • Creates/Modifies COM task schedule object

      • regsvr32.exe (PID: 2948)

    • Starts itself from another location

      • PDFescape_Desktop_Installer.exe (PID: 3204)

  • INFO

    • Checks proxy server information

      • PDFescape_Desktop_Installer.exe (PID: 3204)

    • Creates files in the program directory

      • PDFescape_Desktop_Installer.exe (PID: 3204)

    • Reads the computer name

      • PDFescape_Desktop_Installer.exe (PID: 3204)
      • PDFescapeDesktopInstaller.exe (PID: 2900)
      • msiexec.exe (PID: 3528)

    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • PDFescape_Desktop_Installer.exe (PID: 3204)

    • Checks supported languages

      • PDFescape_Desktop_Installer.exe (PID: 3204)
      • msiexec.exe (PID: 3528)
      • PDFescapeDesktopInstaller.exe (PID: 2900)

    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • PDFescape_Desktop_Installer.exe (PID: 3204)
      • msiexec.exe (PID: 3528)

    • Reads the software policy settings

      • PDFescape_Desktop_Installer.exe (PID: 3204)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.ax | DirectShow filter (61.7)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (1.3)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (0.6)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (0.6)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2019:11:28 17:41:22+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 14.16
CodeSize: 6181376
InitializedDataSize: 6180864
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x440a99
OSVersion: 5.1
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 5.1
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 4.0.24.1356
ProductVersionNumber: 4.0.24.1356
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Windows NT 32-bit
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: English (U.S.)
CharacterSet: Windows, Latin1
FileVersion: 4.0.24.1356
ProductVersion: 4.0.24.1356
CompanyName: © RedSoftware
FileDescription: PDFescape Installer
InternalName: PDFescapeDesktopInstaller.exe
LegalCopyright: © RedSoftware. All rights reserved.
OriginalFileName: PDFescapeDesktopInstaller.exe
ProductName: PDFescape Installer
CommitID: 6d9b4088c3b9fc122b4bfaf6550622c592ef096c
No data.
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Total processes
47
Monitored processes
6
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start pdfescape_desktop_installer.exe regsvr32.exe no specs pdfescapedesktopinstaller.exe no specs server no specs msiexec.exe no specs pdfescape_desktop_installer.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
980C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{2BC47158-F746-4E22-B116-D481B09E9674}C:\Windows\System32\dllhost.exe—svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
COM Surrogate
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\dllhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\ole32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
2900"C:\ProgramData\PDFescape Desktop\Installation\PDFescapeDesktopInstaller.exe" /RegServerC:\ProgramData\PDFescape Desktop\Installation\PDFescapeDesktopInstaller.exe—PDFescape_Desktop_Installer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
© RedSoftware
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
PDFescape Installer
Exit code:
0
Version:
4.0.24.1356
Modules
Images
c:\programdata\pdfescape desktop\installation\pdfescapedesktopinstaller.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\ws2_32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\nsi.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
2948regsvr32.exe /s "C:\ProgramData\PDFescape Desktop\Installation\Statistics.dll"C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe—PDFescape_Desktop_Installer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Microsoft(C) Register Server
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\regsvr32.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\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
3204"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PDFescape_Desktop_Installer.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PDFescape_Desktop_Installer.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
© RedSoftware
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
PDFescape Installer
Version:
4.0.24.1356
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\pdfescape_desktop_installer.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\ws2_32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\nsi.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
3384"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PDFescape_Desktop_Installer.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PDFescape_Desktop_Installer.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
© RedSoftware
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
PDFescape Installer
Exit code:
3221226540
Version:
4.0.24.1356
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\pdfescape_desktop_installer.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
3528C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /VC:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe—services.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Windows® installer
Version:
5.0.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\msiexec.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\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
Total events
8 482
Read events
8 289
Write events
145
Delete events
48

Modification events

(PID) Process:(3204) PDFescape_Desktop_Installer.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
(PID) Process:(3204) PDFescape_Desktop_Installer.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Cookie:
(PID) Process:(3204) PDFescape_Desktop_Installer.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Visited:
(PID) Process:(3204) PDFescape_Desktop_Installer.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
Operation:writeName:ProxyEnable
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3204) PDFescape_Desktop_Installer.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
Operation:delete valueName:ProxyServer
Value:
(PID) Process:(3204) PDFescape_Desktop_Installer.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
Operation:delete valueName:ProxyOverride
Value:
(PID) Process:(3204) PDFescape_Desktop_Installer.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
Operation:delete valueName:AutoConfigURL
Value:
(PID) Process:(3204) PDFescape_Desktop_Installer.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
Operation:delete valueName:AutoDetect
Value:
(PID) Process:(3204) PDFescape_Desktop_Installer.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections
Operation:writeName:SavedLegacySettings
Value:
460000005D010000090000000000000000000000000000000400000000000000C0E333BBEAB1D3010000000000000000000000000100000002000000C0A8016B000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
(PID) Process:(3204) PDFescape_Desktop_Installer.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:ProxyBypass
Value:
1
Executable files
2
Suspicious files
8
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
3204PDFescape_Desktop_Installer.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\E2C6CBAF0AF08CF203BA74BF0D0AB6D5_C39E9DBC666D19C07EEE7CD1E11AF8BEbinary
MD5:9DEE0AF9EB574AB87ED6856EC48188BE
SHA256:45B32DE95EAF6EE1197ACAFCB4C7A1A7C44467C8D4AF011840FE44F91E3EDAE4
3204PDFescape_Desktop_Installer.exeC:\ProgramData\PDFescape Desktop\Installation\common-data.dat.zipcompressed
MD5:1BD904088438C3178145CB35C8174930
SHA256:7BC57B82CA13C4E0BDADE8F82C6B176C17B966C0E4D0F2920C1F5A52FCA6B05D
3204PDFescape_Desktop_Installer.exeC:\ProgramData\PDFescape Desktop\Installation\Statistics.dllexecutable
MD5:E5A591C125FDF21381CF543ED7706C66
SHA256:15B8775A3BAE497325056103DB0B14842FA8AE5592DCAACD9CCE593099F5DEE6
3204PDFescape_Desktop_Installer.exeC:\ProgramData\PDFescape Desktop\Installation\common-data.datbinary
MD5:4F8C2414DB50095F6BCB512248230D60
SHA256:480715D455FD8DBA9E26855DED17B9FBF55A1A2E1A284DBA11E9DC9F710E39D5
3204PDFescape_Desktop_Installer.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\57C8EDB95DF3F0AD4EE2DC2B8CFD4157binary
MD5:AE20D22D259D7D9F6A53AFBB0B80AC8A
SHA256:844263BB351F3FFFFC0BEBB65F2A852E5CB999267CC0F1226F940A1DAD5FB206
3204PDFescape_Desktop_Installer.exeC:\ProgramData\PDFescape Desktop\Installation\PDFescapeDesktopInstaller.exeexecutable
MD5:87D28B3D2DF1CAB3711BF8D3B5B520C2
SHA256:88472E266EFD1A24182CF902E34E9D6B08A7B5E301BE837343FFD34FE5560977
3204PDFescape_Desktop_Installer.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\773CFF2C7835D48C4E76FE153DBA9F81_3E54895A05528CE24A2352BCFA8D0F53binary
MD5:3FE8F86A39D5F39297955F172CEF133F
SHA256:C51DF4FC7122408C95CDA832C10D94685164CDCA0FD4A6D874EEA053F7346119
3204PDFescape_Desktop_Installer.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\773CFF2C7835D48C4E76FE153DBA9F81_3E54895A05528CE24A2352BCFA8D0F53binary
MD5:5BC5C38E48CF16B6892B763CC3DC98E2
SHA256:48BEDDA935F40F8A64F4AAB3359FB12CC7B2CDCFEF255B5980C92BD74F1EC8C4
3204PDFescape_Desktop_Installer.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\E2C6CBAF0AF08CF203BA74BF0D0AB6D5_C39E9DBC666D19C07EEE7CD1E11AF8BEbinary
MD5:BE0BC234A4C1E3451774383E98917B6F
SHA256:CB2EDC800BA1D7257F7DC62F8D2B8E6B7946E30A21740EC840E818F6C73C803B
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HTTP(S) requests
5
TCP/UDP connections
15
DNS requests
8
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
3204
PDFescape_Desktop_Installer.exe
GET
304
2.16.10.172:80
http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/disallowedcertstl.cab?f22c59ef9af7248c
unknown
—
—
unknown
3204
PDFescape_Desktop_Installer.exe
GET
200
192.229.221.95:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAsllCLO2YEqFaBOmVKKDvo%3D
unknown
—
—
unknown
1372
svchost.exe
GET
200
23.48.23.143:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
unknown
1372
svchost.exe
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
unknown
3204
PDFescape_Desktop_Installer.exe
GET
200
192.229.221.95:80
http://status.rapidssl.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBRJiUKgT2m88fZ4nxc1Lu6M%2FjvkagQUDNtsgkkPSmcKuBTuesRIUojrVjgCEAsHDV38dhr9mP70lXf9ANI%3D
unknown
—
—
unknown
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
2564
svchost.exe
239.255.255.250:3702
—
—
—
whitelisted
1060
svchost.exe
224.0.0.252:5355
—
—
—
unknown
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
1372
svchost.exe
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
unknown
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
3204
PDFescape_Desktop_Installer.exe
64.15.159.227:443
wsgeoip.pdfescape.com
IWEB-AS
CA
unknown
3204
PDFescape_Desktop_Installer.exe
2.16.10.172:80
ctldl.windowsupdate.com
Akamai International B.V.
AT
unknown
3204
PDFescape_Desktop_Installer.exe
192.229.221.95:80
ocsp.digicert.com
EDGECAST
US
whitelisted
1372
svchost.exe
23.48.23.143:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
unknown
1372
svchost.exe
95.101.149.131:80
www.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
NL
unknown

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
wsgeoip.pdfescape.com
  • 64.15.159.227
unknown
ctldl.windowsupdate.com
  • 2.16.10.172
  • 2.16.10.176
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 192.229.221.95
whitelisted
status.rapidssl.com
  • 192.229.221.95
shared
update.pdfescape.com
  • 64.15.159.227
unknown
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 40.127.240.158
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.48.23.143
  • 23.48.23.156
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 95.101.149.131
whitelisted

Threats

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PDFescape_Desktop_Installer.exe