File name:

pdfMachine.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/a3c16508-8c07-444f-834d-2fbd8fefd923
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: September 23, 2019, 07:32:33
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:

694A4D543D79EEC3302B49D3D822A9D6

SHA1:

CE946F1CFFFA38DB1382B26BF737058A6A037BDC

SHA256:

A8177190E6F3665A3C9FA32DFD8BF43652ED5CE1837A57D2883816147F531D97

SSDEEP:

393216:6p0eekfHWz/Mb8/xBYuqJapG7I9gl2LpJ:MLW7/xB7BG7QwMpJ

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Application was dropped or rewritten from another process

      • bgsview.exe (PID: 1632)
      • bgssetup.exe (PID: 2212)
      • bgsview.exe (PID: 1932)
      • bgsmsnd.exe (PID: 1088)

    • Loads dropped or rewritten executable

      • bgsview.exe (PID: 1632)
      • regsvr32.exe (PID: 1004)
      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2608)
      • svchost.exe (PID: 852)
      • regsvr32.exe (PID: 2692)
      • WerFault.exe (PID: 3984)
      • bgsview.exe (PID: 1932)
      • WerFault.exe (PID: 2688)
      • iexplore.exe (PID: 1344)
      • regsvr32.exe (PID: 3424)
      • regsvr32.exe (PID: 1076)
      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2300)
      • iexplore.exe (PID: 1756)
      • spoolsv.exe (PID: 1196)
      • regsvr32.exe (PID: 2860)

    • Registers / Runs the DLL via REGSVR32.EXE

      • spoolsv.exe (PID: 1196)
      • bgssetup.exe (PID: 2212)

    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • bgssetup.exe (PID: 2212)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • bgssetup.exe (PID: 2212)
      • spoolsv.exe (PID: 1196)
      • pdfMachine.exe (PID: 876)

    • Creates COM task schedule object

      • regsvr32.exe (PID: 1004)
      • regsvr32.exe (PID: 2692)
      • ssvagent.exe (PID: 3448)
      • regsvr32.exe (PID: 3424)
      • regsvr32.exe (PID: 2860)
      • regsvr32.exe (PID: 1076)

    • Creates files in the Windows directory

      • ie4uinit.exe (PID: 3696)
      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2608)
      • bgssetup.exe (PID: 2212)
      • iexplore.exe (PID: 1344)
      • WerFault.exe (PID: 3984)
      • spoolsv.exe (PID: 1196)

    • Writes to a desktop.ini file (may be used to cloak folders)

      • ie4uinit.exe (PID: 3696)

    • Executed via COM

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2608)
      • iexplore.exe (PID: 1756)

    • Removes files from Windows directory

      • WerFault.exe (PID: 3984)
      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2608)
      • spoolsv.exe (PID: 1196)

    • Creates a software uninstall entry

      • bgssetup.exe (PID: 2212)

    • Creates files in the program directory

      • WerFault.exe (PID: 3984)
      • WerFault.exe (PID: 2688)
      • bgssetup.exe (PID: 2212)

    • Modifies the open verb of a shell class

      • bgssetup.exe (PID: 2212)

  • INFO

    • Writes to a desktop.ini file (may be used to cloak folders)

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2608)

    • Application launched itself

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2608)
      • iexplore.exe (PID: 1756)

    • Changes internet zones settings

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2608)
      • iexplore.exe (PID: 1756)

    • Application was crashed

      • bgsview.exe (PID: 1632)
      • bgsview.exe (PID: 1932)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (28.3)
.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (25.1)
.exe | Winzip Win32 self-extracting archive (generic) (20.9)
.scr | Windows screen saver (11.9)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (5.9)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2007:07:23 19:30:02+02:00
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 8
CodeSize: 61440
InitializedDataSize: 36864
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x7eb8
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI

Summary

Architecture: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Subsystem: IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI
Compilation Date: 23-Jul-2007 17:30:02
Detected languages:
  • English - United States

DOS Header

Magic number: MZ
Bytes on last page of file: 0x0090
Pages in file: 0x0003
Relocations: 0x0000
Size of header: 0x0004
Min extra paragraphs: 0x0000
Max extra paragraphs: 0xFFFF
Initial SS value: 0x0000
Initial SP value: 0x00B8
Checksum: 0x0000
Initial IP value: 0x0000
Initial CS value: 0x0000
Overlay number: 0x0000
OEM identifier: 0x0000
OEM information: 0x0000
Address of NE header: 0x00000100

PE Headers

Signature: PE
Machine: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Number of sections: 5
Time date stamp: 23-Jul-2007 17:30:02
Pointer to Symbol Table: 0x00000000
Number of symbols: 0
Size of Optional Header: 0x00E0
Characteristics:
  • IMAGE_FILE_32BIT_MACHINE
  • IMAGE_FILE_EXECUTABLE_IMAGE
  • IMAGE_FILE_RELOCS_STRIPPED

Sections

Name
Virtual Address
Virtual Size
Raw Size
Charateristics
Entropy
.text
0x00001000
0x0000E6D8
0x0000F000
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
6.43285
.rdata
0x00010000
0x000029F2
0x00003000
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
5.18273
.data
0x00013000
0x000062E4
0x00002000
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
1.58546
.rsrc
0x0001A000
0x000037F0
0x00004000
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
4.31782
_winzip_
0x0001E000
0x00DC8000
0x00DC8000
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
7.99806

Resources

Title
Entropy
Size
Codepage
Language
Type
1
4.83356
989
Latin 1 / Western European
English - United States
RT_MANIFEST
2
2.27745
296
Latin 1 / Western European
English - United States
RT_ICON
63
3.18826
764
Latin 1 / Western European
English - United States
RT_STRING
64
3.37002
1496
Latin 1 / Western European
English - United States
RT_STRING
65
3.39511
2382
Latin 1 / Western European
English - United States
RT_STRING
66
3.44783
2322
Latin 1 / Western European
English - United States
RT_STRING
67
3.39647
1278
Latin 1 / Western European
English - United States
RT_STRING
100
3.08197
290
Latin 1 / Western European
English - United States
RT_DIALOG
126
3.58134
1304
Latin 1 / Western European
English - United States
RT_STRING
127
2.47759
110
Latin 1 / Western European
English - United States
RT_STRING

Imports

COMCTL32.dll
GDI32.dll
KERNEL32.dll
SHELL32.dll
USER32.dll
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Total processes
58
Monitored processes
21
Malicious processes
6
Suspicious processes
6

Behavior graph

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drop and start start drop and start drop and start drop and start pdfmachine.exe bgssetup.exe spoolsv.exe bgsview.exe iexplore.exe no specs ie4uinit.exe no specs iexplore.exe no specs ssvagent.exe no specs regsvr32.exe no specs werfault.exe no specs bgsview.exe svchost.exe regsvr32.exe no specs werfault.exe no specs bgsmsnd.exe no specs regsvr32.exe no specs regsvr32.exe no specs regsvr32.exe no specs iexplore.exe iexplore.exe no specs pdfmachine.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
852C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcsC:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
services.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Host Process for Windows Services
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\svchost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\ole32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
876"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pdfMachine.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pdfMachine.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\pdfmachine.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
1004C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe /s C:\Windows\system32\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\3\\bgsofice.dllC:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe—spoolsv.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
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:\systemroot\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
1076regsvr32 /s C:\Windows\system32\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\3\bgsSE.dllC:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe—bgssetup.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:\systemroot\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
1088C:\Windows\system32\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\3\bgsmsnd.exeC:\Windows\system32\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\3\bgsmsnd.exe—bgssetup.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Broadgun Software
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
pdfMachine background process
Exit code:
0
Version:
1, 0, 0, 1
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\spool\drivers\w32x86\3\bgsmsnd.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\uxtheme.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
1196C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exeC:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe
services.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Spooler SubSystem App
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\spoolsv.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.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
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
1344"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" SCODEF:2608 CREDAT:79873C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe—iexplore.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Internet Explorer
Exit code:
0
Version:
8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe
c:\systemroot\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
1632"C:\Windows\system32\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\3\bgsview.exe" -RegServerC:\Windows\system32\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\3\bgsview.exe
spoolsv.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Broadgun Software Pty Ltd
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
pdfMachine PDF Viewer
Exit code:
255
Version:
1, 0, 0, 1
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\spool\drivers\w32x86\3\bgsview.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\wininet.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
1756"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" -EmbeddingC:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Internet Explorer
Exit code:
1
Version:
8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe
c:\systemroot\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
1932C:\Windows\system32\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\3\bgsview.exe -RegServerC:\Windows\system32\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\3\bgsview.exe
bgssetup.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Broadgun Software Pty Ltd
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
pdfMachine PDF Viewer
Exit code:
3221225477
Version:
1, 0, 0, 1
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\spool\drivers\w32x86\3\bgsview.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\wininet.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
Total events
1 559
Read events
825
Write events
695
Delete events
39

Modification events

(PID) Process:(2212) bgssetup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\pdfMachine
Operation:writeName:printerName
Value:
Broadgun pdfMachine
(PID) Process:(2212) bgssetup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\pdfMachine\Broadgun pdfMachine
Operation:writeName:NextAction
Value:
3
(PID) Process:(2212) bgssetup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\pdfMachine\Broadgun pdfMachine
Operation:writeName:SaveFilenameAction
Value:
3
(PID) Process:(2212) bgssetup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\pdfMachine\Broadgun pdfMachine
Operation:writeName:DefaultSaveDir
Value:
C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\pdfMachine
(PID) Process:(2212) bgssetup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\pdfMachine\Broadgun pdfMachine
Operation:writeName:LastDir
Value:
C:\Users\admin\Documents
(PID) Process:(2212) bgssetup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\pdfMachine\Broadgun pdfMachine
Operation:writeName:ExecCmdLine
Value:
C:\Windows\system32\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\3\bgsview.exe -nav="%s" -docname="%s"
(PID) Process:(2212) bgssetup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\pdfMachine\Broadgun pdfMachine
Operation:writeName:DefaultSaveFilename
Value:
{DOC}.pdf
(PID) Process:(2212) bgssetup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\pdfMachine\Broadgun pdfMachine
Operation:writeName:resIndex
Value:
3
(PID) Process:(2212) bgssetup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\pdfMachine\Broadgun pdfMachine
Operation:writeName:jpegImageQuality
Value:
75
(PID) Process:(2212) bgssetup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\pdfMachine\Broadgun pdfMachine
Operation:writeName:imageDPI
Value:
300
Executable files
108
Suspicious files
4
Text files
19
Unknown types
22

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
876pdfMachine.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WZSE0.TMP\bgspd2k.dllexecutable
MD5:—
SHA256:—
876pdfMachine.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WZSE0.TMP\bgspdui64.dllexecutable
MD5:—
SHA256:—
876pdfMachine.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WZSE0.TMP\bgspdui.dllexecutable
MD5:—
SHA256:—
876pdfMachine.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WZSE0.TMP\BgsOfice64.dllexecutable
MD5:—
SHA256:—
876pdfMachine.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WZSE0.TMP\bgspd64.dllexecutable
MD5:—
SHA256:—
876pdfMachine.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WZSE0.TMP\BgsOfice.dllexecutable
MD5:—
SHA256:—
876pdfMachine.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WZSE0.TMP\bgspmNT.dllexecutable
MD5:—
SHA256:—
876pdfMachine.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WZSE0.TMP\bgshelp.chmchm
MD5:—
SHA256:—
876pdfMachine.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WZSE0.TMP\bgsmsnd.exeexecutable
MD5:EEDBF5B8A04CAB81F4094BE7C8FC9855
SHA256:567D260E209CC3F5BA511A25EE27F446C482CEA3769BD7B0D52D8A23E0B0BB82
876pdfMachine.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WZSE0.TMP\bgspm95.dllexecutable
MD5:—
SHA256:—
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HTTP(S) requests
2
TCP/UDP connections
3
DNS requests
2
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
1632
bgsview.exe
GET
200
158.69.82.26:80
http://broadgun.com/pdfmachine-logging.txt
CA
text
4 b
suspicious
1756
iexplore.exe
GET
200
204.79.197.200:80
http://www.bing.com/favicon.ico
US
image
237 b
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
1932
bgsview.exe
158.69.82.26:80
broadgun.com
OVH SAS
CA
unknown
1632
bgsview.exe
158.69.82.26:80
broadgun.com
OVH SAS
CA
unknown
1756
iexplore.exe
204.79.197.200:80
www.bing.com
Microsoft Corporation
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
broadgun.com
  • 158.69.82.26
suspicious
www.bing.com
  • 204.79.197.200
  • 13.107.21.200
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
Process
Message
bgssetup.exe
BgsSetup called with parameters :
spoolsv.exe
ppd.c (181): Cannot open BPD file
spoolsv.exe
ppd.c (368): No binary PPD data exists
spoolsv.exe
ppdkwd.c (501):
spoolsv.exe
*TTRasterizer expects QuotedValue instead of StringValue
spoolsv.exe
ppdproc.c (227): Invalid integer number.
spoolsv.exe
ppdobj.c (426):
spoolsv.exe
Syntax error in keyword entry *TTRasterizer
spoolsv.exe
ShellExecuteEx returned 1
spoolsv.exe
PRNEVENT executeCmd exitCode = 3
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Reports
pdfMachine.exe