File name:

PDFCastle.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/f9e2a61c-2c32-401f-98d4-a3dafc7ae8a5
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: November 29, 2023, 15:33:32
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Indicators:
MIME: application/x-dosexec
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows
MD5:

D9294C1584AB9F2CFB320711B623CCC5

SHA1:

93DC4D47078C314C8F793982ED1180C47AF49B7B

SHA256:

B53581FEF38896B7603CC251842AE594598B821CBB91D25EC2E65DACE2230E77

SSDEEP:

98304:HFuuAuuNHttToclBuuAuu0CttYnBMJfqWFKI1jHuuAuuNWtteeDC83XcYHyQZoiq:EHWFz1Mac

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  • MALICIOUS

    No malicious indicators.

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Reads the Internet Settings

      • rundll32.exe (PID: 2876)
      • PDFCastle1.exe (PID: 2560)

    • Reads settings of System Certificates

      • PDFCastle1.exe (PID: 2560)

  • INFO

    • Application launched itself

      • firefox.exe (PID: 3024)
      • firefox.exe (PID: 2496)

    • Reads the computer name

      • wmpnscfg.exe (PID: 3620)
      • PDFCastle1.exe (PID: 2560)

    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • wmpnscfg.exe (PID: 3620)
      • PDFCastle1.exe (PID: 2560)

    • Manual execution by a user

      • wmpnscfg.exe (PID: 3620)
      • PDFCastle1.exe (PID: 2560)

    • Checks supported languages

      • wmpnscfg.exe (PID: 3620)
      • PDFCastle1.exe (PID: 2560)

    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • PDFCastle1.exe (PID: 2560)

    • Reads Environment values

      • PDFCastle1.exe (PID: 2560)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.odttf | Obfuscated subsetted Font (54.9)
.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (29.1)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6.9)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (4.7)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (2.1)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2065:04:20 03:55:58+02:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 48
CodeSize: 4832768
InitializedDataSize: 70144
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x49dc2e
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 6
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 1.0.1.0
ProductVersionNumber: 1.0.1.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: Neutral
CharacterSet: Unicode
Comments: -
CompanyName: -
FileDescription: PDFCastle
FileVersion: 1.0.1.0
InternalName: PDFCastle.exe
LegalCopyright: Copyright © 2023
LegalTrademarks: -
OriginalFileName: PDFCastle.exe
ProductName: PDFCastle
ProductVersion: 1.0.1.0
AssemblyVersion: 1.0.1.0
No data.
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Total processes
51
Monitored processes
13
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start rundll32.exe no specs firefox.exe no specs firefox.exe firefox.exe no specs firefox.exe no specs firefox.exe no specs firefox.exe no specs firefox.exe no specs firefox.exe no specs firefox.exe no specs firefox.exe no specs wmpnscfg.exe no specs pdfcastle1.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
824"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -contentproc --channel="2496.0.1441311433\1535220746" -parentBuildID 20230710165010 -prefsHandle 1108 -prefMapHandle 1100 -prefsLen 28523 -prefMapSize 244195 -appDir "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\browser" - {46e16ec5-5502-45ec-b309-935b1c40a085} 2496 "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.2496" 1196 d4a8ca0 gpuC:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe—firefox.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Mozilla Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Firefox
Exit code:
0
Version:
115.0.2
Modules
Images
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\firefox.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\mozglue.dll
c:\windows\system32\crypt32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\msasn1.dll
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\msvcp140.dll
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\vcruntime140.dll
2320"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -contentproc --channel="2496.2.672549170\1586529527" -childID 1 -isForBrowser -prefsHandle 2060 -prefMapHandle 2056 -prefsLen 29630 -prefMapSize 244195 -jsInitHandle 836 -jsInitLen 240908 -parentBuildID 20230710165010 -appDir "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\browser" - {4f25e0bc-e7cb-4af1-a032-301e4e1bdf66} 2496 "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.2496" 2072 12630560 tabC:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe—firefox.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Mozilla Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Firefox
Exit code:
0
Version:
115.0.2
Modules
Images
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\firefox.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\mozglue.dll
c:\windows\system32\crypt32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\msasn1.dll
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\msvcp140.dll
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\vcruntime140.dll
2496"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -osint -url C:\Users\admin\Downloads\PDFCastle.exe.odttfC:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
firefox.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Mozilla Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Firefox
Exit code:
0
Version:
115.0.2
Modules
Images
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\firefox.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\mozglue.dll
c:\windows\system32\crypt32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\msasn1.dll
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\msvcp140.dll
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\vcruntime140.dll
2560"C:\Users\admin\Downloads\PDFCastle1.exe" C:\Users\admin\Downloads\PDFCastle1.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
PDFCastle
Exit code:
0
Version:
1.0.1.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\downloads\pdfcastle1.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\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\v4.0.30319\mscoreei.dll
2820"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -contentproc --channel="2496.1.1019041987\1902824083" -parentBuildID 20230710165010 -prefsHandle 1404 -prefMapHandle 1400 -prefsLen 28600 -prefMapSize 244195 -appDir "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\browser" - {65c17b6b-77c5-4811-ad27-a8aa276b4e3d} 2496 "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.2496" 1416 f142900 socketC:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe—firefox.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Mozilla Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Firefox
Exit code:
0
Version:
115.0.2
Modules
Images
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\firefox.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\mozglue.dll
c:\windows\system32\crypt32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\msasn1.dll
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\msvcp140.dll
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\vcruntime140.dll
2876"C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe" C:\Windows\system32\shell32.dll,OpenAs_RunDLL "C:\Users\admin\Downloads\PDFCastle.exe.odttf"C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows host process (Rundll32)
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\rundll32.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\imagehlp.dll
2896"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -contentproc --channel="2496.3.1998101641\1769637656" -childID 2 -isForBrowser -prefsHandle 2804 -prefMapHandle 2800 -prefsLen 34225 -prefMapSize 244195 -jsInitHandle 836 -jsInitLen 240908 -parentBuildID 20230710165010 -appDir "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\browser" - {3fdca65a-ebef-4aff-a091-3890b480c7dc} 2496 "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.2496" 2816 164abc90 tabC:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe—firefox.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Mozilla Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Firefox
Exit code:
0
Version:
115.0.2
Modules
Images
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\firefox.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\mozglue.dll
c:\windows\system32\crypt32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\msasn1.dll
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\msvcp140.dll
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\vcruntime140.dll
3024"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -osint -url "C:\Users\admin\Downloads\PDFCastle.exe.odttf"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe—rundll32.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Mozilla Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Firefox
Exit code:
0
Version:
115.0.2
Modules
Images
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\firefox.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\mozglue.dll
c:\windows\system32\crypt32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\msasn1.dll
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\msvcp140.dll
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\vcruntime140.dll
3456"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -contentproc --channel="2496.7.1066369801\84479090" -childID 6 -isForBrowser -prefsHandle 4624 -prefMapHandle 4620 -prefsLen 34326 -prefMapSize 244195 -jsInitHandle 836 -jsInitLen 240908 -parentBuildID 20230710165010 -appDir "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\browser" - {0dfccbf9-b6f9-4cff-a9a1-16c8d6bd33ad} 2496 "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.2496" 4604 18bce840 tabC:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe—firefox.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Mozilla Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Firefox
Exit code:
0
Version:
115.0.2
Modules
Images
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\firefox.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\mozglue.dll
c:\windows\system32\crypt32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\msasn1.dll
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\msvcp140.dll
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\vcruntime140.dll
3620"C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnscfg.exe"C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnscfg.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service Configuration Application
Exit code:
0
Version:
12.0.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\program files\windows media player\wmpnscfg.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\sspicli.dll
c:\windows\system32\ole32.dll
Total events
16 690
Read events
16 620
Write events
67
Delete events
3

Modification events

(PID) Process:(2876) rundll32.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\17F\52C64B7E
Operation:writeName:LanguageList
Value:
en-US
(PID) Process:(3024) firefox.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Firefox\Launcher
Operation:writeName:C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe|Launcher
Value:
2166C0A101000000
(PID) Process:(2496) firefox.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Firefox\Launcher
Operation:writeName:C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe|Browser
Value:
044CC1A101000000
(PID) Process:(2496) firefox.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Firefox\Launcher
Operation:writeName:C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe|Telemetry
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2496) firefox.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Firefox\DllPrefetchExperiment
Operation:writeName:C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2496) firefox.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Firefox\PreXULSkeletonUISettings
Operation:writeName:C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe|Theme
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(2496) firefox.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Firefox\PreXULSkeletonUISettings
Operation:writeName:C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe|Enabled
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(2496) firefox.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Firefox\Default Browser Agent
Operation:writeName:C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox|DisableTelemetry
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(2496) firefox.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Firefox\Default Browser Agent
Operation:writeName:C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox|DisableDefaultBrowserAgent
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2496) firefox.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Firefox\Default Browser Agent
Operation:writeName:C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox|SetDefaultBrowserUserChoice
Value:
1
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
51
Text files
12
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
2496firefox.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\qldyz51w.default\prefs-1.jstext
MD5:72A3BFA8D2BDEFB2924B4E180D5810D5
SHA256:D459B85B37B0ACAFD9C9ACF33F17B2839B51C4B2AD1595A81314A60D14FE5C52
2496firefox.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\qldyz51w.default\cookies.sqlite-shmbinary
MD5:B7C14EC6110FA820CA6B65F5AEC85911
SHA256:FD4C9FDA9CD3F9AE7C962B0DDF37232294D55580E1AA165AA06129B8549389EB
2496firefox.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\qldyz51w.default\storage\permanent\chrome\idb\3870112724rsegmnoittet-es.sqlite —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2496firefox.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\qldyz51w.default\sessionCheckpoints.jsonbinary
MD5:EA8B62857DFDBD3D0BE7D7E4A954EC9A
SHA256:792955295AE9C382986222C6731C5870BD0E921E7F7E34CC4615F5CD67F225DA
2496firefox.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\qldyz51w.default\storage\permanent\chrome\idb\3561288849sdhlie.sqlite-shmbinary
MD5:B7C14EC6110FA820CA6B65F5AEC85911
SHA256:FD4C9FDA9CD3F9AE7C962B0DDF37232294D55580E1AA165AA06129B8549389EB
2496firefox.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\qldyz51w.default\startupCache\scriptCache-new.bin —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2496firefox.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\qldyz51w.default\startupCache\scriptCache.bin —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2496firefox.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\qldyz51w.default\storage\permanent\chrome\idb\2918063365piupsah.sqlite-shmbinary
MD5:B7C14EC6110FA820CA6B65F5AEC85911
SHA256:FD4C9FDA9CD3F9AE7C962B0DDF37232294D55580E1AA165AA06129B8549389EB
2496firefox.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\qldyz51w.default\storage\permanent\chrome\idb\1657114595AmcateirvtiSty.sqlite-wal —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2496firefox.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\qldyz51w.default\storage\permanent\chrome\idb\2918063365piupsah.sqlite-wal —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
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HTTP(S) requests
18
TCP/UDP connections
53
DNS requests
111
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
—
—
GET
200
34.107.221.82:80
http://detectportal.firefox.com/canonical.html
unknown
text
90 b
unknown
2496
firefox.exe
POST
200
2.16.241.8:80
http://r3.o.lencr.org/
unknown
binary
503 b
unknown
2496
firefox.exe
POST
200
2.16.241.15:80
http://r3.o.lencr.org/
unknown
binary
503 b
unknown
2496
firefox.exe
POST
200
2.16.241.15:80
http://r3.o.lencr.org/
unknown
binary
503 b
unknown
2496
firefox.exe
POST
200
142.250.184.195:80
http://ocsp.pki.goog/gts1c3
unknown
binary
472 b
unknown
2496
firefox.exe
POST
200
2.16.241.15:80
http://r3.o.lencr.org/
unknown
binary
503 b
unknown
2496
firefox.exe
GET
200
34.107.221.82:80
http://detectportal.firefox.com/success.txt?ipv4
unknown
text
8 b
unknown
2496
firefox.exe
POST
200
52.222.229.217:80
http://ocsp.r2m02.amazontrust.com/
unknown
binary
471 b
unknown
2496
firefox.exe
POST
200
142.250.184.195:80
http://ocsp.pki.goog/gts1c3
unknown
binary
472 b
unknown
2496
firefox.exe
POST
200
192.229.221.95:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/
unknown
binary
471 b
unknown
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
1080
svchost.exe
224.0.0.252:5355
—
—
—
unknown
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
2588
svchost.exe
239.255.255.250:1900
—
—
—
whitelisted
2496
firefox.exe
34.117.237.239:443
contile.services.mozilla.com
GOOGLE-CLOUD-PLATFORM
US
unknown
2496
firefox.exe
54.81.250.249:443
spocs.getpocket.com
AMAZON-AES
US
unknown
2496
firefox.exe
34.149.100.209:443
firefox.settings.services.mozilla.com
GOOGLE
US
unknown
2496
firefox.exe
34.107.221.82:80
detectportal.firefox.com
GOOGLE
US
whitelisted
2496
firefox.exe
142.250.185.106:443
safebrowsing.googleapis.com
—
—
whitelisted
2496
firefox.exe
142.250.184.195:80
ocsp.pki.goog
GOOGLE
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
detectportal.firefox.com
  • 34.107.221.82
whitelisted
prod.detectportal.prod.cloudops.mozgcp.net
  • 34.107.221.82
  • 2600:1901:0:38d7::
whitelisted
contile.services.mozilla.com
  • 34.117.237.239
whitelisted
spocs.getpocket.com
  • 54.81.250.249
  • 52.70.65.106
  • 34.204.4.120
  • 34.233.191.125
shared
proxyserverecs-1736642167.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com
  • 54.81.250.249
  • 52.70.65.106
  • 34.204.4.120
  • 34.233.191.125
shared
firefox.settings.services.mozilla.com
  • 34.149.100.209
whitelisted
prod.remote-settings.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net
  • 34.149.100.209
whitelisted
safebrowsing.googleapis.com
  • 142.250.185.106
  • 2a00:1450:4001:827::200a
whitelisted
r3.o.lencr.org
  • 2.16.241.15
  • 2.16.241.8
shared
example.org
  • 93.184.216.34
whitelisted

Threats

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Reports
PDFCastle.exe