URL:

https://download.pdfforge.org/download/pdfcreator/PDFCreator-stable

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/7bbbe722-4b1a-41c0-9eae-47feb88a6861
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: June 14, 2023, 20:09:50
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Indicators:
MD5:

0324E3F4362A3F9795218749DDB0EA3A

SHA1:

1E3AA730BEA2DBAD2E46ADE8F2B7FA5D8D7F9217

SHA256:

AA3CC4DE6D248FDCEB1ECF683B1D0E54396A16F47C2A8CFAC3EC70F252999F39

SSDEEP:

3:N8SElGSFSpQsHRVA:2SKGSFURVA

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Application was dropped or rewritten from another process

      • PDFCreator-5_1_1-Setup.exe (PID: 2644)
      • PDFCreator-5_1_1-Setup.exe (PID: 3900)
      • 7z.exe (PID: 1964)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Reads the Internet Settings

      • PDFCreator-5_1_1-Setup.exe (PID: 3900)

    • Checks Windows Trust Settings

      • PDFCreator-5_1_1-Setup.exe (PID: 3900)

    • Reads settings of System Certificates

      • PDFCreator-5_1_1-Setup.exe (PID: 3900)

    • Adds/modifies Windows certificates

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2720)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • PDFCreator-5_1_1-Setup.exe (PID: 3900)
      • 7z.exe (PID: 1964)

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • PDFCreator-5_1_1-Setup.exe (PID: 3900)

  • INFO

    • Application launched itself

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2720)

    • Reads the computer name

      • PDFCreator-5_1_1-Setup.exe (PID: 3900)
      • 7z.exe (PID: 1964)

    • The process checks LSA protection

      • PDFCreator-5_1_1-Setup.exe (PID: 3900)
      • wisptis.exe (PID: 2572)

    • The process uses the downloaded file

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2720)
      • PDFCreator-5_1_1-Setup.exe (PID: 3900)

    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • PDFCreator-5_1_1-Setup.exe (PID: 3900)

    • Checks supported languages

      • 7z.exe (PID: 1964)
      • PDFCreator-5_1_1-Setup.exe (PID: 3900)

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • PDFCreator-5_1_1-Setup.exe (PID: 3900)
      • 7z.exe (PID: 1964)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2520)
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No Malware configuration.
No data.
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Total processes
49
Monitored processes
7
Malicious processes
4
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start drop and start iexplore.exe iexplore.exe pdfcreator-5_1_1-setup.exe no specs pdfcreator-5_1_1-setup.exe 7z.exe wisptis.exe no specs wisptis.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
1964"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dhrqt1za.w1r\7z.exe" x "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\6Z2BCOUL\PDFCreator-5_1_1-Setup.exe" -o"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dhrqt1za.w1r"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dhrqt1za.w1r\7z.exe
PDFCreator-5_1_1-Setup.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Igor Pavlov
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
7-Zip Standalone Console
Exit code:
0
Version:
18.01
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\dhrqt1za.w1r\7z.exe
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\ole32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
2520"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" SCODEF:2720 CREDAT:267521 /prefetch:2C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
iexplore.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Internet Explorer
Exit code:
0
Version:
11.00.9600.16428 (winblue_gdr.131013-1700)
Modules
Images
c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-downlevel-advapi32-l1-1-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\iertutil.dll
2572"C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\WISPTIS.EXE" /ManualLaunch;C:\Windows\System32\wisptis.exe—PDFCreator-5_1_1-Setup.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Microsoft Pen and Touch Input Component
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\wisptis.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\ole32.dll
2644"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\6Z2BCOUL\PDFCreator-5_1_1-Setup.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\6Z2BCOUL\PDFCreator-5_1_1-Setup.exe—iexplore.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Avanquest pdfforge GmbH
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
PDFCreator is the easy way of creating PDFs.
Exit code:
3221226540
Version:
5.1.1
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\6z2bcoul\pdfcreator-5_1_1-setup.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
2720"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" "https://download.pdfforge.org/download/pdfcreator/PDFCreator-stable"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Internet Explorer
Exit code:
0
Version:
11.00.9600.16428 (winblue_gdr.131013-1700)
Modules
Images
c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-downlevel-advapi32-l1-1-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\iertutil.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
2924"C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\WISPTIS.EXE" /ManualLaunch;C:\Windows\System32\wisptis.exe—PDFCreator-5_1_1-Setup.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Microsoft Pen and Touch Input Component
Exit code:
3221226540
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\wisptis.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
3900"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\6Z2BCOUL\PDFCreator-5_1_1-Setup.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\6Z2BCOUL\PDFCreator-5_1_1-Setup.exe
iexplore.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Avanquest pdfforge GmbH
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
PDFCreator is the easy way of creating PDFs.
Exit code:
0
Version:
5.1.1
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\6z2bcoul\pdfcreator-5_1_1-setup.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\mscoree.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\microsoft.net\framework\v4.0.30319\mscoreei.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
Total events
24 457
Read events
24 289
Write events
158
Delete events
10

Modification events

(PID) Process:(2720) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing
Operation:writeName:NTPDaysSinceLastAutoMigration
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2720) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing
Operation:writeName:NTPLastLaunchHighDateTime
Value:
30847387
(PID) Process:(2720) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\UrlBlockManager
Operation:writeName:NextCheckForUpdateHighDateTime
Value:
30847437
(PID) Process:(2720) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Cookie:
(PID) Process:(2720) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Visited:
(PID) Process:(2720) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Operation:writeName:CompatibilityFlags
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2720) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:ProxyBypass
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(2720) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:IntranetName
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(2720) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:UNCAsIntranet
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(2720) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:AutoDetect
Value:
0
Executable files
53
Suspicious files
93
Text files
66
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
2520iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\57C8EDB95DF3F0AD4EE2DC2B8CFD4157compressed
MD5:F7DCB24540769805E5BB30D193944DCE
SHA256:6B88C6AC55BBD6FEA0EBE5A760D1AD2CFCE251C59D0151A1400701CB927E36EA
2520iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\37D1FE9ABC18BB1F7B7ADB316E2C4417_809113F9F4C311F74C23BD26D82F4EA1binary
MD5:7796E3386FC16A5F4FC5289FD2F95AD9
SHA256:F461171CEF18A10917F9D7E311CDE41C9853B8624051E76763040091D5DD173E
2520iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\DY534W2X\PDFCreator-stable[1].htmhtml
MD5:9F8FFDC4A8EF2BEF5C4D78B67F30AE1F
SHA256:D09E9ECF94B6F4EFC93B42E3E861A28A0F944B9830EBC904A412CBA09CE3E6BF
2520iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\57C8EDB95DF3F0AD4EE2DC2B8CFD4157binary
MD5:C32D63BE1F6623E46C59A6D815D0D275
SHA256:9E8D76AF779CD91862B016DB89F50FB34E2A5A02FDA3522F1F0515823D10FEC8
2520iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\646C991C2A28825F3CC56E0A1D1E3FA9binary
MD5:8975771F1B8D0BD101FDF2979DB64F62
SHA256:33EF20D4ACFFE655080FAAA68CED918BD25FD6594825365916024CC4AC41B394
2520iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\4748633DC5731827D4B432DBAC7A3ECEbinary
MD5:6F313391BAE15FAB7548CD09F6F09A2D
SHA256:E13CE929180FEC69EFF9B6A5566C422C19BA97C174857C7989319C1679326E5D
2520iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\37D1FE9ABC18BB1F7B7ADB316E2C4417_809113F9F4C311F74C23BD26D82F4EA1binary
MD5:35ACA39841B0D304FE5B450A4530F562
SHA256:92D0752B01FE870FCE2761703C7532DA9A495CB087629EC4CD8F4B385FA1E905
2520iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\MFAQUS6V\dummy_twitter[1].svgbinary
MD5:44CA4A3D524D35C5B7003A2D4386E23D
SHA256:ABDF5717529E5D6F3851FFC9CA9B7BF4F4B7945BC13B882E9A2355371BAD3046
2520iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\5IWPIAR9\en_logo[1].svgimage
MD5:8DCBF9308B0E224DE6843CF8C0754EFD
SHA256:0BCBABAC51D9932E8B94610B8409E57FF1B15415BFA4AAA63543E42F8893FF29
2520iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\DY534W2X\f[1].txttext
MD5:8713B047C1B201369D5A957E780F7176
SHA256:A2FCC542E38353D5586E0E536D1769BFE88B309B60DADF405E48F5798FFC3D6B
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HTTP(S) requests
25
TCP/UDP connections
96
DNS requests
38
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
2520
iexplore.exe
GET
—
172.217.16.195:80
http://ocsp.pki.goog/gts1c3/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTHLnmK3f9hNLO67UdCuLvGwCQHYwQUinR%2Fr4XN7pXNPZzQ4kYU83E1HScCEFB8dKLgqDbuEHJ4ZSB%2Be%2Bc%3D
US
—
—
whitelisted
2520
iexplore.exe
GET
200
172.217.16.195:80
http://crl.pki.goog/gsr1/gsr1.crl
US
binary
1.70 Kb
whitelisted
2520
iexplore.exe
GET
200
172.217.16.195:80
http://ocsp.pki.goog/gts1c3/MFIwUDBOMEwwSjAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTHLnmK3f9hNLO67UdCuLvGwCQHYwQUinR%2Fr4XN7pXNPZzQ4kYU83E1HScCEQDJF0iEb399dAplGXjGgxEY
US
binary
472 b
whitelisted
2520
iexplore.exe
GET
200
172.217.16.195:80
http://crl.pki.goog/gtsr1/gtsr1.crl
US
der
760 b
whitelisted
2520
iexplore.exe
GET
200
104.18.15.101:80
http://crl.usertrust.com/USERTrustRSACertificationAuthority.crl
unknown
binary
929 b
whitelisted
2520
iexplore.exe
GET
200
104.18.15.101:80
http://ocsp.sectigo.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBRDC9IOTxN6GmyRjyTl2n4yTUczyAQUjYxexFStiuF36Zv5mwXhuAGNYeECEE9K33jnYqw8PIWKUqcmyRM%3D
unknown
binary
471 b
whitelisted
2520
iexplore.exe
GET
200
172.217.16.195:80
http://ocsp.pki.goog/gts1c3/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTHLnmK3f9hNLO67UdCuLvGwCQHYwQUinR%2Fr4XN7pXNPZzQ4kYU83E1HScCEHhNV%2BonQeuRCpZqY45WCS0%3D
US
binary
471 b
whitelisted
2520
iexplore.exe
GET
200
192.229.221.95:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEA9iL28hwv9dUh9yOh1H1i0%3D
US
der
471 b
whitelisted
2520
iexplore.exe
GET
200
172.217.16.195:80
http://ocsp.pki.goog/gts1c3/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTHLnmK3f9hNLO67UdCuLvGwCQHYwQUinR%2Fr4XN7pXNPZzQ4kYU83E1HScCEAw9TKzxAl86EvGzjKFYWVE%3D
US
binary
471 b
whitelisted
2520
iexplore.exe
GET
200
172.217.16.195:80
http://ocsp.pki.goog/gts1c3/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTHLnmK3f9hNLO67UdCuLvGwCQHYwQUinR%2Fr4XN7pXNPZzQ4kYU83E1HScCEDQPF4dGoxt4Ci8O%2BnFtCGA%3D
US
binary
471 b
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
2520
iexplore.exe
172.217.23.98:443
googleads.g.doubleclick.net
GOOGLE
US
whitelisted
2520
iexplore.exe
142.250.186.168:443
www.googletagmanager.com
GOOGLE
US
suspicious
2520
iexplore.exe
64.15.159.203:443
jtracking.lulusoft.com
IWEB-AS
CA
suspicious
2520
iexplore.exe
142.250.184.194:443
pagead2.googlesyndication.com
GOOGLE
US
suspicious
2520
iexplore.exe
64.18.92.11:443
gate.upclick.com
MTO
CA
unknown
2520
iexplore.exe
192.229.221.95:80
ocsp.digicert.com
EDGECAST
US
whitelisted
2520
iexplore.exe
142.250.186.162:443
partner.googleadservices.com
GOOGLE
US
whitelisted
2520
iexplore.exe
142.250.186.131:443
www.gstatic.com
GOOGLE
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
ctldl.windowsupdate.com
  • 93.184.221.240
whitelisted
ocsp.pki.goog
  • 172.217.16.195
whitelisted
api.bing.com
  • 13.107.5.80
whitelisted
www.bing.com
  • 184.86.251.17
  • 184.86.251.27
  • 184.86.251.21
  • 184.86.251.7
  • 184.86.251.19
  • 184.86.251.9
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 192.229.221.95
whitelisted
crl.pki.goog
  • 172.217.16.195
whitelisted
crl3.digicert.com
  • 192.229.221.95
whitelisted
jtracking.lulusoft.com
  • 64.15.159.203
suspicious
pagead2.googlesyndication.com
  • 142.250.184.194
whitelisted
www.googletagmanager.com
  • 142.250.186.168
whitelisted

Threats

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