File name:

hpreader.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/27f6bf3e-b962-40ed-8315-e8b02b5f7cae
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: April 06, 2025, 02:13:30
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 4 sections
MD5:

EC5FABCE1AEA37883CE92D016C8A8E20

SHA1:

C0554C4D746A823E0DFEDC23B1D7F823AB7A3840

SHA256:

A70EA8F787E6560D48FE90182E9C0E5EBC587D96BEA3AB6491BA29EF4727A95F

SSDEEP:

98304:vIAJfK/sIzOm5cQhbhLVLLMTfJ2HynqrJHfcW223fbxUt1AG6liI8ipClKjKWGyd:z59e

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Executing a file with an untrusted certificate

      • hpreader.exe (PID: 7656)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • hpreader.exe (PID: 7656)

    • Checks for external IP

      • hpreader.exe (PID: 7656)

    • There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)

      • hpreader.exe (PID: 7656)

  • INFO

    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • hpreader.exe (PID: 7656)

    • Checks proxy server information

      • hpreader.exe (PID: 7656)

    • Checks supported languages

      • hpreader.exe (PID: 7656)

    • Reads the computer name

      • hpreader.exe (PID: 7656)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.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)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2017:11:22 08:36:52+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: No relocs, Executable, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 9
CodeSize: 2914816
InitializedDataSize: 3442176
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x8fa84
OSVersion: 5
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 5
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 1.5.7.0
ProductVersionNumber: 1.5.7.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: English (U.S.)
CharacterSet: Windows, Latin1
CompanyName: Haihaisoft Limited
FileDescription: Haihaisoft PDF Reader CYBV 454 Malware Analysis
FileVersion: 1.5.7.0
InternalName: hpreader.exe
LegalCopyright: Copyright (C) 2006-2025 Michael Galde
OriginalFileName: hpreader.exe
ProductName: Haihaisoft PDF Reader
ProductVersion: 1.5.7.0
No data.
screenshotscreenshot
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Total processes
129
Monitored processes
2
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start hpreader.exe slui.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
5072C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\slui.exe—svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Activation Client
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\slui.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\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
7656"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hpreader.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hpreader.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Haihaisoft Limited
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Haihaisoft PDF Reader CYBV 454 Malware Analysis
Version:
1.5.7.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\hpreader.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\user32.dll
Total events
557
Read events
556
Write events
1
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(7656) hpreader.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Haihaisoft PDF Reader
Operation:writeName:UpdateDate
Value:
133883792195640000
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

No data
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HTTP(S) requests
6
TCP/UDP connections
20
DNS requests
13
Threats
1

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
2.16.164.120:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
2.16.164.120:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
7656
hpreader.exe
GET
200
163.171.132.220:80
http://www.drm-x.com/pdfversion.htm
unknown
—
—
malicious
6544
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.23.77.188:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
7332
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
2.23.246.101:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
7332
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
2.23.246.101:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
2104
svchost.exe
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
—
—
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
2.16.164.120:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
NL
whitelisted
—
—
2.16.164.120:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
NL
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
2112
svchost.exe
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
7656
hpreader.exe
163.171.132.220:80
www.drm-x.com
QUANTILNETWORKS
DE
malicious
3216
svchost.exe
172.172.255.217:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
20.190.160.64:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 40.127.240.158
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.185.206
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 2.16.164.120
  • 2.16.164.49
whitelisted
www.drm-x.com
  • 163.171.132.220
  • 163.171.128.241
  • 163.171.156.15
  • 163.171.128.150
unknown
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.172.255.217
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 20.190.160.64
  • 20.190.160.3
  • 20.190.160.20
  • 20.190.160.128
  • 20.190.160.131
  • 40.126.32.133
  • 40.126.32.76
  • 20.190.160.67
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 2.23.77.188
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 20.12.23.50
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 2.23.246.101
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 20.242.39.171
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
7656
hpreader.exe
Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected
SUSPICIOUS [ANY.RUN] An IP address was received from the server as a result of an HTTP request
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