| File name: | PDFast.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/ca781e98-0e07-43ff-8886-9cb15e83f090 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | April 29, 2025, 13:54:19 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 5 sections |
| MD5: | 4B37AF94182C7FB0F196D2A01BC96CBA |
| SHA1: | 667B91D2CCEB9D2D96F40B2A6D66AD0A8D4AA2B7 |
| SHA256: | 88F472E68FC40D523B498BA14997FB9006569DF5E843F00CDF1DE2AC5966A010 |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:XL0druM/vIX0pafjCHE6B5fMxNRlOqAhcNAjcXILaNyKuvRofk1y2seY6mG+Eb2u:U7LBG/LvtU8E |
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (64.6) |
|---|---|---|
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (15.4) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (10.5) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (4.6) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (4.6) |
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2023:08:08 12:49:22+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, Large address aware, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 14.36 |
| CodeSize: | 2534912 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 964608 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x1e0862 |
| OSVersion: | 6 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 6 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 1.0.0.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 1.0.0.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | Debug |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Dynamic link library |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| CompanyName: | PDFast |
| FileDescription: | PDFast Installer |
| FileVersion: | 1.0.0 |
| InternalName: | PDFast |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright (C) 2025 PDFast |
| OriginalFileName: | PDFast.exe |
| ProductName: | PDFast |
| ProductVersion: | 1.0.0 |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 736 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=data_decoder.mojom.DataDecoderService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5244 --field-trial-handle=2436,i,17417117668770533658,5774381870973472329,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 856 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=data_decoder.mojom.DataDecoderService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5704 --field-trial-handle=2436,i,17417117668770533658,5774381870973472329,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 1228 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\122.0.2365.59\identity_helper.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=winrt_app_id.mojom.WinrtAppIdService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5076 --field-trial-handle=2344,i,4234693529906483568,9743062257223942516,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\122.0.2365.59\identity_helper.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: PWA Identity Proxy Host Exit code: 0 Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 1324 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --no-appcompat-clear --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=6 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3532 --field-trial-handle=2436,i,17417117668770533658,5774381870973472329,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:1 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 1328 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=gpu-process --no-appcompat-clear --gpu-preferences=WAAAAAAAAADgAAAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAA4AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAA== --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2336 --field-trial-handle=2344,i,4234693529906483568,9743062257223942516,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:2 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 1568 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=data_decoder.mojom.DataDecoderService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5452 --field-trial-handle=2436,i,17417117668770533658,5774381870973472329,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 1660 | "C:\WINDOWS\system32\msiexec.exe" /i "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\PDFast\PDFast 1.0.0\install\CA604DA\PDFast.msi" AI_SETUPEXEPATH=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PDFast.exe SETUPEXEDIR=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ EXE_CMD_LINE="/exenoupdates /forcecleanup /wintime 1745933773 " AI_EUIMSI="" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe | — | PDFast.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows® installer Exit code: 0 Version: 5.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2040 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=edge_xpay_wallet.mojom.EdgeXPayWalletService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5544 --field-trial-handle=2436,i,17417117668770533658,5774381870973472329,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 2140 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PDFast.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PDFast.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: PDFast Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: PDFast Installer Exit code: 0 Version: 1.0.0 Modules
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| 2196 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p -s Dnscache | C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe | services.exe | ||||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Host Process for Windows Services Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (5680) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1693682860-607145093-2874071422-1001\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0000 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Owner |
Value: 301600001AA27D3B0EB9DB01 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5680) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1693682860-607145093-2874071422-1001\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0000 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SessionHash |
Value: 30AAF36816A5095098E97F5BF66ADED4A441531F402D8751BA312EBC676ACC9F | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5680) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1693682860-607145093-2874071422-1001\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0000 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Sequence |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5680) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-21-1693682860-607145093-2874071422-1001\Components\C838C4529A8903C499B4533DE8B85105 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 2869F0CE147ABAD43AAB440DC66A40AD |
Value: C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\PDFast\ | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5680) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-21-1693682860-607145093-2874071422-1001\Components\015A73038BCCE9A4D9CB5DB9BB9D3A25 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 2869F0CE147ABAD43AAB440DC66A40AD |
Value: C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\PDFast\PDFast.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5680) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-21-1693682860-607145093-2874071422-1001\Components\6F7C244855AA08A448CDAA0F9BE83E00 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 2869F0CE147ABAD43AAB440DC66A40AD |
Value: 21:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PDFast 1.0.0\DisplayName | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5680) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-21-1693682860-607145093-2874071422-1001\Components\CB2CF82A73501EB48982555B20352FBE |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 2869F0CE147ABAD43AAB440DC66A40AD |
Value: C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\PDFast\upd.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5680) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-21-1693682860-607145093-2874071422-1001\Components\1F71B56C260FA0044A47ADA58AA028D2 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 2869F0CE147ABAD43AAB440DC66A40AD |
Value: 01:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PDFast 1.0.0\NoModify | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5680) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-21-1693682860-607145093-2874071422-1001\Components\FB5BAD0881B0D654BB0972B991982266 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 2869F0CE147ABAD43AAB440DC66A40AD |
Value: C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\PDFast\PDFast.exe.config | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5680) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-21-1693682860-607145093-2874071422-1001\Components\88F1AE2693BC2454CA950689F5DB6F6E |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 2869F0CE147ABAD43AAB440DC66A40AD |
Value: C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\PDFast\Core.dll | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2140 | PDFast.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\9CB4373A4252DE8D2212929836304EC5_1AB74AA2E3A56E1B8AD8D3FEC287554E | binary | |
MD5:427895E4B73153279339C87278F94A62 | SHA256:59D31E591623B4B5F4BB6D2B4DC2FC8BFD300D193796A99696998C97D5300595 | |||
| 2140 | PDFast.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\357F04AD41BCF5FE18FCB69F60C6680F_4A9E0CB487DCAD37DE0BF8934D0E9988 | binary | |
MD5:980EB63A76A22FEB63F375F1E717BFB4 | SHA256:3444F1EFAFE84F005A127CCE1E6797DFCCD63604A136428099B8609056552E1A | |||
| 2140 | PDFast.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\PDFast\PDFast 1.0.0\install\CA604DA\PDFast.msi | executable | |
MD5:B2B9E8F52F0D74109FFB3443B633DBF2 | SHA256:053B80BD6A6B47FD74AF194B731A2F8D30284981AB5A8E25A3CA839AB2804AFD | |||
| 7308 | rundll32.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SFXCA4CDC977CFE44BCFA8CAD14283FA1280A\RequestSender.dll | executable | |
MD5:2BECD9A34C47E04A7F4780ECAB9CC9E8 | SHA256:69D1B22734FD95A761CA79AA8C1B9392CD8EE1331E23BC3E6F64A2243F2575C9 | |||
| 2140 | PDFast.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSID016.tmp | executable | |
MD5:B7A6A99CBE6E762C0A61A8621AD41706 | SHA256:39FD8D36F8E5D915AD571EA429DB3C3DE6E9C160DBEA7C3E137C9BA4B7FD301D | |||
| 2140 | PDFast.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\9CB4373A4252DE8D2212929836304EC5_1AB74AA2E3A56E1B8AD8D3FEC287554E | binary | |
MD5:83542442EA4E868BD27AC5A62C337F0E | SHA256:2956E193BFE4E4903EAE9F65FBC8FD7F1E3B39EDBFB77D7F48E62F5803F2A4D4 | |||
| 5680 | msiexec.exe | C:\Windows\Installer\10d236.msi | executable | |
MD5:B2B9E8F52F0D74109FFB3443B633DBF2 | SHA256:053B80BD6A6B47FD74AF194B731A2F8D30284981AB5A8E25A3CA839AB2804AFD | |||
| 2140 | PDFast.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSID006.tmp | executable | |
MD5:B7A6A99CBE6E762C0A61A8621AD41706 | SHA256:39FD8D36F8E5D915AD571EA429DB3C3DE6E9C160DBEA7C3E137C9BA4B7FD301D | |||
| 2140 | PDFast.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\shiCF0A.tmp | executable | |
MD5:84A34BF3486F7B9B7035DB78D78BDD1E | SHA256:F85911C910B660E528D2CF291BAA40A92D09961996D6D84E7A53A7095C7CD96E | |||
| 2140 | PDFast.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSICF49.tmp | executable | |
MD5:B7A6A99CBE6E762C0A61A8621AD41706 | SHA256:39FD8D36F8E5D915AD571EA429DB3C3DE6E9C160DBEA7C3E137C9BA4B7FD301D | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 2.19.11.105:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.246.101:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2140 | PDFast.exe | GET | 200 | 104.18.20.226:80 | http://ocsp.globalsign.com/gsgccr45evcodesignca2020/ME0wSzBJMEcwRTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQaCbVYh07WONuW4e63Ydlu4AlbDAQUJZ3Q%2FFkJhmPF7POxEztXHAOSNhECDDbMOaoiAw9%2FpxWS%2BA%3D%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2140 | PDFast.exe | GET | 200 | 104.18.20.226:80 | http://ocsp.globalsign.com/codesigningrootr45/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQVFZP5vqhCrtRN5SWf40Rn6NM1IAQUHwC%2FRoAK%2FHg5t6W0Q9lWULvOljsCEHe9DgW3WQu2HUdhUx4%2Fde0%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
856 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
856 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 2.19.11.105:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Elisa Oyj | NL | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 2.23.246.101:80 | www.microsoft.com | Ooredoo Q.S.C. | QA | whitelisted |
2140 | PDFast.exe | 104.18.20.226:80 | ocsp.globalsign.com | CLOUDFLARENET | — | whitelisted |
3216 | svchost.exe | 172.211.123.248:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 40.126.31.130:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 184.30.131.245:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | US | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
7308 | rundll32.exe | 169.150.247.37:443 | b.pdf-fast.com | — | GB | malicious |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
google.com |
| whitelisted |
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.globalsign.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
b.pdf-fast.com |
| malicious |
config.edge.skype.com |
| whitelisted |