| File name: | SodaPDFInstaller-MCdrmxtX.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/1afb423c-1b16-4a9f-8e61-35acc4764942 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | April 29, 2025, 11:04:08 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 5 sections |
| MD5: | E181F2B3D77CB49A525E96FAD35A9669 |
| SHA1: | 4B0185939F8178B2B71560716121F4428524D247 |
| SHA256: | 94A6BCFA0E0304211D177449120B69EF16C2A5FCF5A96D8051AA3F70EF76D1D2 |
| SSDEEP: | 24576:AahEF044Ozh9qCcZM++81iOJgRTS1a3m4omur2b:AahEF044Ozh0CqB+8PgRT4a5omur2b |
| .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: | 2025:03:11 10:16:21+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 14.37 |
| CodeSize: | 660992 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 328192 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x78b02 |
| OSVersion: | 6 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 6 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 1.0.3.7 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 1.0.3.7 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Windows NT 32-bit |
| ObjectFileType: | Dynamic link library |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Windows, Latin1 |
| CompanyName: | Avanquest Software |
| FileDescription: | SodaPDFInstaller |
| FileVersion: | 1.0.3.7 |
| InternalName: | SodaPDFInstaller.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | © 2010-2024 Avanquest Software. All rights reserved. |
| OriginalFileName: | SodaPDFInstaller.exe |
| ProductName: | SodaPDFInstaller |
| ProductVersion: | 1.0.3.7 |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 208 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=unzip.mojom.Unzipper --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=7576 --field-trial-handle=2292,i,12755997264449579550,419244660132452678,262144 --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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| 300 | "C:\Program Files\Soda PDF Desktop 14\creator-ws.exe" -service | C:\Program Files\Soda PDF Desktop 14\creator-ws.exe | — | msiexec.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Avanquest Software Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Soda PDF Desktop 14 Exit code: 0 Version: 14.0.506.23016 Modules
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| 496 | "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=4376 --field-trial-handle=2292,i,12755997264449579550,419244660132452678,262144 --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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| 496 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=asset_store.mojom.AssetStoreService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=asset_store_service --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5972 --field-trial-handle=2292,i,12755997264449579550,419244660132452678,262144 --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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| 660 | "C:\ProgramData\Soda PDF Desktop 14\Installation\SodaPDFDesktop14.exe" /RegServer | C:\ProgramData\Soda PDF Desktop 14\Installation\SodaPDFDesktop14.exe | — | SodaPDFDesktop14.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 664 | "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=7376 --field-trial-handle=2292,i,12755997264449579550,419244660132452678,262144 --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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| 924 | "C:\Program Files\Soda PDF Desktop 14\printer-installer-app.exe" -i "C:\Program Files\Soda PDF Desktop 14\" | C:\Program Files\Soda PDF Desktop 14\printer-installer-app.exe | msiexec.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Avanquest Software Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Soda PDF Desktop 14 Exit code: 0 Version: 14.0.506.23016 Modules
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| 1040 | C:\Windows\System32\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 82B03A8A20AED4F58C84ABC9901CD84D | C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe | — | msiexec.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows® installer Exit code: 0 Version: 5.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1616 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=crashpad-handler "--user-data-dir=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data" /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad" --annotation=IsOfficialBuild=1 --annotation=channel= --annotation=chromium-version=122.0.6261.70 "--annotation=exe=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --annotation=plat=Win64 "--annotation=prod=Microsoft Edge" --annotation=ver=122.0.2365.59 --initial-client-data=0x314,0x318,0x31c,0x30c,0x328,0x7ffc81a95fd8,0x7ffc81a95fe4,0x7ffc81a95ff0 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 2040 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:13 | C:\Windows\System32\SrTasks.exe | — | msiexec.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Microsoft® Windows System Protection background tasks. Exit code: 2147942487 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (2140) SodaPDFInstaller-MCdrmxtX.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Soda PDF Desktop 14 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | XYZID |
Value: MCdrmxtX | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2140) SodaPDFInstaller-MCdrmxtX.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Soda PDF Desktop 14 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Common Data |
Value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| |||
| (PID) Process: | (6268) SodaPDFDesktop14.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: | (6268) SodaPDFDesktop14.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\{3369AF1C-BCC1-4977-89E8-F8B79497C982} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | LaunchPermission |
Value: 010014804C0000005C000000140000003000000002001C0001000000110014000400000001010000000000100010000002001C0001000000000014000B0000000101000000000001000000000102000000000005200000002002000001020000000000052000000020020000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6268) SodaPDFDesktop14.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\{3369AF1C-BCC1-4977-89E8-F8B79497C982} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AccessPermission |
Value: 010014804C0000005C000000140000003000000002001C0001000000110014000400000001010000000000100010000002001C0001000000000014000B0000000101000000000001000000000102000000000005200000002002000001020000000000052000000020020000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6268) SodaPDFDesktop14.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Soda PDF Desktop 14 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | locale |
Value: en | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6268) SodaPDFDesktop14.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6268) SodaPDFDesktop14.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Cookie: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6268) SodaPDFDesktop14.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Visited: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6268) SodaPDFDesktop14.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\ROOT\Certificates |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | 897424053A4A887AC098380291034D885C8714B9 |
Value: | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6268 | SodaPDFDesktop14.exe | C:\ProgramData\Soda PDF Desktop 14\Installation\soda-desktop14-startup-14.0.506.23016-x64.msi | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 5960 | msiexec.exe | C:\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2 | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 5960 | msiexec.exe | C:\Windows\Installer\118e24.msi | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6268 | SodaPDFDesktop14.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\B46811C17859FFB409CF0E904A4AA8F8 | binary | |
MD5:1FBB37F79B317A9A248E7C4CE4F5BAC5 | SHA256:9BF639C595FE335B6F694EE35990BEFD2123F5E07FD1973FF619E3FC88F5F49F | |||
| 6268 | SodaPDFDesktop14.exe | C:\ProgramData\Soda PDF Desktop 14\Installation\SodaPDFDesktop14.exe | executable | |
MD5:564B114B68FBB14C351DDE81058860AB | SHA256:7B8D9A5576E10F78D7A4E2031A944AB9A22838E232A6E16289D89C500EB7A85E | |||
| 6268 | SodaPDFDesktop14.exe | C:\ProgramData\Soda PDF Desktop 14\Installation\app-config.json | binary | |
MD5:E32F14994AD762082C337071EAA10451 | SHA256:D1731EA63C647DCB7D66D273970D857495453533C0B3612EEC834B8C7AE84901 | |||
| 5960 | msiexec.exe | C:\Windows\Installer\MSI97E9.tmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6268 | SodaPDFDesktop14.exe | C:\ProgramData\Soda PDF Desktop 14\Installation\installer-cache | text | |
MD5:CE4F3DF91C0F86788E5BE9814B9B5D08 | SHA256:15E888B12A57530ECB158FF5BA3D085BAD79B4BE8FD6F3EE5AF386AF03149F20 | |||
| 5960 | msiexec.exe | C:\System Volume Information\SPP\snapshot-2 | binary | |
MD5:63FDF4271C8BE7DDABDB69F7F763EF27 | SHA256:2CC25E4FAEF17E94834B6D9F0100BCFCD82340ED3922A56E019FA56C43946003 | |||
| 6268 | SodaPDFDesktop14.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\34a8ad792a2319df\version | text | |
MD5:F70F1324519EF13B1B9FA8EF4AFF0582 | SHA256:6A65B162BDED1FBE1F255421F5A4213931F2D9635C65D014F96DE940BF260CB4 | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 23.48.23.177:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6268 | SodaPDFDesktop14.exe | GET | 200 | 142.250.186.131:80 | http://c.pki.goog/r/gsr1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6268 | SodaPDFDesktop14.exe | GET | 200 | 142.250.186.131:80 | http://c.pki.goog/r/r4.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6268 | SodaPDFDesktop14.exe | GET | 200 | 69.192.162.201:80 | http://ocsp.entrust.net/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTLXNCzDvBhHecWjg70iJhBW0InywQUanImetAe733nO2lR1GyNn5ASZqsCEE5A5DdU7eaMAAAAAFHTlH8%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6268 | SodaPDFDesktop14.exe | GET | 200 | 69.192.162.201:80 | http://ocsp.entrust.net/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBRr2bwARTxMtEy9aspRAZg5QFhagQQUgrrWPZfOn89x6JI3r%2F2ztWk1V88CEDWvt3udNB9q%2FI%2BERqsxNSs%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6268 | SodaPDFDesktop14.exe | GET | 200 | 69.192.162.201:80 | http://ocsp.entrust.net/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBRp%2BmQDKauE4nIg%2FgknZHuBlLkfKgQUzolPglGqFaKEYsoxI2HSYfv4%2FngCEE%2BTYlqiAoAT%2F2vgOJ%2Fnf0E%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
3008 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
3008 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | 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 | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
2104 | svchost.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
— | — | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 23.48.23.177:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 184.30.21.171:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
2140 | SodaPDFInstaller-MCdrmxtX.exe | 104.19.145.4:443 | api-unifyinstaller.sodapdf.com | CLOUDFLARENET | — | suspicious |
6268 | SodaPDFDesktop14.exe | 104.19.145.4:443 | api-unifyinstaller.sodapdf.com | CLOUDFLARENET | — | suspicious |
6268 | SodaPDFDesktop14.exe | 142.250.186.131:80 | c.pki.goog | GOOGLE | US | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 20.190.159.2:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
api-unifyinstaller.sodapdf.com |
| unknown |
cdn-msi.sodapdf.com |
| unknown |
wsgeoip.sodapdf.com |
| unknown |
c.pki.goog |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |