| URL: | pdfsparkware.com |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/dde3ce05-e217-4d74-a6d9-c18003fcd597 |
| 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: | November 10, 2025, 08:32:07 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
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| MD5: | 4BCD360228FEAAAFC06B690613312A35 |
| SHA1: | 2C72836B673A036C4EDD63E63909C107F84F4195 |
| SHA256: | A529E04C2501599658BC6B75AD1D7F3EE649061B67E5E9C2F9702876CE4B923C |
| SSDEEP: | 3:CVAZI:CVh |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 1284 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=crashpad-handler "--user-data-dir=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data" /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Crashpad" --url=https://clients2.google.com/cr/report --annotation=channel= --annotation=plat=Win64 --annotation=prod=Chrome --annotation=ver=133.0.6943.127 --initial-client-data=0x220,0x224,0x228,0x1fc,0x22c,0x7fff79bbfff8,0x7fff79bc0004,0x7fff79bc0010 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 133.0.6943.127 Modules
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| 1376 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=quarantine.mojom.Quarantine --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --disable-quic --string-annotations --field-trial-handle=5712,i,9874229544733429749,14284207520773238054,262144 --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHints,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction --variations-seed-version=20250221-144540.991000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5148 /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 133.0.6943.127 Modules
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| 1788 | "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\AcroCEF.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --log-severity=disable --user-agent-product="ReaderServices/23.1.20093 Chrome/105.0.0.0" --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\debug.log" --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2156 --field-trial-handle=1612,i,10900981668554618440,2199820519796817376,131072 --disable-features=BackForwardCache,CalculateNativeWinOcclusion,WinUseBrowserSpellChecker /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\AcroCEF.exe | AcroCEF.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Adobe Systems Incorporated Integrity Level: LOW Description: Adobe AcroCEF Exit code: 0 Version: 23.1.20093.0 Modules
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| 1836 | 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 Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2900 | "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe" --type=renderer /prefetch:1 "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\lettersphotos.pdf" | C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe | — | Acrobat.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Adobe Systems Incorporated Integrity Level: LOW Description: Adobe Acrobat Exit code: 1 Version: 23.1.20093.0 Modules
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| 2916 | "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\AcroCEF.exe" --type=gpu-process --log-severity=disable --user-agent-product="ReaderServices/23.1.20093 Chrome/105.0.0.0" --lang=en-US --gpu-preferences=UAAAAAAAAADgACAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAAwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEgAAAAAAAAASAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAgAAABAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOAAAAEAAAAAAAAAABAAAADgAAAAgAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAA= --use-gl=angle --use-angle=swiftshader-webgl --log-file="C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\debug.log" --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2616 --field-trial-handle=1612,i,10900981668554618440,2199820519796817376,131072 --disable-features=BackForwardCache,CalculateNativeWinOcclusion,WinUseBrowserSpellChecker /prefetch:2 | C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\AcroCEF.exe | — | AcroCEF.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Adobe Systems Incorporated Integrity Level: LOW Description: Adobe AcroCEF Exit code: 0 Version: 23.1.20093.0 Modules
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| 2972 | "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\AcroCEF.exe" --type=renderer --log-severity=disable --user-agent-product="ReaderServices/23.1.20093 Chrome/105.0.0.0" --log-file="C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\debug.log" --touch-events=enabled --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=3 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=8 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2796 --field-trial-handle=1612,i,10900981668554618440,2199820519796817376,131072 --disable-features=BackForwardCache,CalculateNativeWinOcclusion,WinUseBrowserSpellChecker /prefetch:1 | C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\AcroCEF.exe | — | AcroCEF.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Adobe Systems Incorporated Integrity Level: LOW Description: Adobe AcroCEF Exit code: 0 Version: 23.1.20093.0 Modules
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| 3132 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-PDJTN.tmp\pdfsetup.tmp" /SL5="$702CC,9360897,1172480,C:\Users\admin\Downloads\pdfsetup.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-PDJTN.tmp\pdfsetup.tmp | pdfsetup.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Mainstay Crypto LLC Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Setup/Uninstall Exit code: 0 Version: 51.1052.0.0 Modules
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| 3236 | "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\AcroCEF.exe" --type=gpu-process --log-severity=disable --user-agent-product="ReaderServices/23.1.20093 Chrome/105.0.0.0" --lang=en-US --gpu-preferences=UAAAAAAAAADgACAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAAwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEgAAAAAAAAASAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAgAAABAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOAAAAEAAAAAAAAAABAAAADgAAAAgAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAA= --log-file="C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\debug.log" --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1532 --field-trial-handle=1612,i,10900981668554618440,2199820519796817376,131072 --disable-features=BackForwardCache,CalculateNativeWinOcclusion,WinUseBrowserSpellChecker /prefetch:2 | C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\AcroCEF.exe | — | AcroCEF.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Adobe Systems Incorporated Integrity Level: LOW Description: Adobe AcroCEF Exit code: 0 Version: 23.1.20093.0 Modules
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| 3392 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Programs\PDF_Spark\PDFSpark.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --user-data-dir="C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\pdfspark-nativefier-41608d" --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2028 --field-trial-handle=1712,i,11533619525554747020,4235730912316855910,131072 --disable-features=SpareRendererForSitePerProcess,WinRetrieveSuggestionsOnlyOnDemand /prefetch:8 | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Programs\PDF_Spark\PDFSpark.exe | PDFSpark.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Jia Hao Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: PDFSpark Exit code: 0 Version: 1.0.0.5 Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (3132) pdfsetup.tmp | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PDF_Spark_is1 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Inno Setup: Setup Version |
Value: 6.4.3 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3132) pdfsetup.tmp | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PDF_Spark_is1 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Inno Setup: App Path |
Value: C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Programs\PDF_Spark | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3132) pdfsetup.tmp | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PDF_Spark_is1 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | InstallLocation |
Value: C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Programs\PDF_Spark\ | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3132) pdfsetup.tmp | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PDF_Spark_is1 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Inno Setup: Icon Group |
Value: (Default) | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3132) pdfsetup.tmp | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PDF_Spark_is1 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Inno Setup: User |
Value: admin | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3132) pdfsetup.tmp | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PDF_Spark_is1 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Inno Setup: Selected Tasks |
Value: desktopicon | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3132) pdfsetup.tmp | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PDF_Spark_is1 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Inno Setup: Deselected Tasks |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3132) pdfsetup.tmp | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PDF_Spark_is1 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Inno Setup: Language |
Value: english | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3132) pdfsetup.tmp | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PDF_Spark_is1 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayName |
Value: PDF_Spark version 1.0.0.0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3132) pdfsetup.tmp | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PDF_Spark_is1 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayIcon |
Value: C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Programs\PDF_Spark\icon.ico | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6076 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\chrome_cart_db\LOG.old~RF161e6a.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6076 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\chrome_cart_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6076 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Segmentation Platform\SegmentInfoDB\LOG.old~RF161e79.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6076 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Segmentation Platform\SegmentInfoDB\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6076 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\ClientCertificates\LOG.old~RF161e79.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6076 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\parcel_tracking_db\LOG.old~RF161e79.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6076 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\ClientCertificates\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6076 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\parcel_tracking_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6076 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old~RF161e99.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6076 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\discounts_db\LOG.old~RF161ea8.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3032 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.35.8:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
7268 | chrome.exe | GET | 200 | 142.250.186.110:80 | http://clients2.google.com/time/1/current?cup2key=8:AkwYb-eGmTY-UgIQyzrZuMyztwW5AefuaCCOmzWX0I4&cup2hreq=e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855 | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6076 | chrome.exe | GET | 200 | 204.79.197.203:80 | http://oneocsp.microsoft.com/ocsp/MFQwUjBQME4wTDAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTOQYLFSE5GO%2FpaRVfYu7d9gZEbQAQU2UEpsA8PY2zvadf1zSmepEhqMOYCEzMAAAAGShr6zwVhanQAAAAAAAY%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6076 | chrome.exe | POST | 200 | 204.79.197.203:80 | http://oneocsp.microsoft.com/ocsp | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6076 | chrome.exe | GET | 200 | 204.79.197.203:80 | http://oneocsp.microsoft.com/ocsp/MFQwUjBQME4wTDAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTDHsfuqfubd3pihvq4mgQVWgHWNwQUyH7SaoUqG8oZmAQHJ89QEE9oqKICEzMAAAAHh6M0o3uljhwAAAAAAAc%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6076 | chrome.exe | GET | 200 | 204.79.197.203:80 | http://oneocsp.microsoft.com/ocsp/MFQwUjBQME4wTDAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQQ9RoB7druAplRfZIM2Szg4IoTvQQUdpw2dBPRkH1hX7MC64D0mUulPoUCEzMABQV2cqCqwqS3lWYAAAAFBXY%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
8116 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.3.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1252 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
8116 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20Time-Stamp%20PCA%202010(1).crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
8116 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.3.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3032 | svchost.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
5596 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
6048 | RUXIMICS.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
7268 | chrome.exe | 142.250.185.74:443 | safebrowsingohttpgateway.googleapis.com | GOOGLE | US | whitelisted |
7268 | chrome.exe | 142.250.186.110:80 | clients2.google.com | GOOGLE | US | whitelisted |
7268 | chrome.exe | 64.233.184.84:443 | accounts.google.com | GOOGLE | US | whitelisted |
7268 | chrome.exe | 18.66.102.25:443 | pdfsparkware.com | — | US | malicious |
7268 | chrome.exe | 18.66.102.25:80 | pdfsparkware.com | — | US | malicious |
7268 | chrome.exe | 142.250.185.72:443 | www.googletagmanager.com | GOOGLE | US | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
clients2.google.com |
| whitelisted |
safebrowsingohttpgateway.googleapis.com |
| whitelisted |
pdfsparkware.com |
| malicious |
accounts.google.com |
| whitelisted |
www.googletagmanager.com |
| whitelisted |
fonts.googleapis.com |
| whitelisted |
fonts.gstatic.com |
| whitelisted |
www.google.com |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
7268 | chrome.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Google Tag Manager analytics (googletagmanager .com) |
7268 | chrome.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Google Tag Manager analytics (googletagmanager .com) |
7268 | chrome.exe | Possible Social Engineering Attempted | PHISHING [ANY.RUN] Suspected Phishing Domain (pdfsparkware .com) |
7268 | chrome.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Google Tag Manager analytics (googletagmanager .com) |
— | — | Unknown Traffic | ET USER_AGENTS Microsoft Dr Watson User-Agent (MSDW) |
— | — | Potential Corporate Privacy Violation | ET INFO PE EXE or DLL Windows file download HTTP |
— | — | Misc activity | ET INFO EXE - Served Attached HTTP |
— | — | Possibly Unwanted Program Detected | ADWARE [ANY.RUN] InnoSetup Installer |