URL:

http://downloads.pdf-xchange.com/PDFXVE7.zip

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/661f2b0e-0d67-4965-9aca-28df21d19a40
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: February 09, 2019, 07:14:43
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Indicators:
MD5:

65C9E9ADC383EAB5057E9C0C552F051D

SHA1:

2FAF6FADFF279F2BEDE9BFF5BA5B449EB4434573

SHA256:

C447975DBD94E3DEA511C2432AFBC8EC9B0C86E39C6740A6B4173A339FF808C1

SSDEEP:

3:N1KaKE4LwGMD2K3G:Ca7GMaB

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Loads dropped or rewritten executable

      • PDFXVE7.exe (PID: 2172)
      • spoolsv.exe (PID: 1196)
      • explorer.exe (PID: 2028)
      • PDFXEdit.exe (PID: 3924)
      • svchost.exe (PID: 844)

    • Application was dropped or rewritten from another process

      • PDFXVE7.exe (PID: 2668)
      • PDFXVE7.exe (PID: 2172)
      • PrnInstaller.exe (PID: 1516)
      • PDFXEdit.exe (PID: 3924)

    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • PDFXVE7.exe (PID: 2668)

    • Loads the Task Scheduler COM API

      • MsiExec.exe (PID: 1752)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • PDFXVE7.exe (PID: 3456)
      • PDFXVE7.exe (PID: 2172)
      • PDFXVE7.exe (PID: 2668)
      • msiexec.exe (PID: 3936)
      • PrnInstaller.exe (PID: 1516)
      • spoolsv.exe (PID: 1196)

    • Starts itself from another location

      • PDFXVE7.exe (PID: 2172)

    • Searches for installed software

      • PDFXVE7.exe (PID: 2668)

    • Creates files in the user directory

      • explorer.exe (PID: 2028)

    • Starts Internet Explorer

      • explorer.exe (PID: 2028)

    • Reads Internet Cache Settings

      • explorer.exe (PID: 2028)
      • PDFXEdit.exe (PID: 3924)

    • Creates files in the program directory

      • PDFXVE7.exe (PID: 2668)

    • Creates a software uninstall entry

      • PDFXVE7.exe (PID: 2668)

    • Changes IE settings (feature browser emulation)

      • msiexec.exe (PID: 3936)

    • Creates COM task schedule object

      • msiexec.exe (PID: 3936)

    • Modifies the open verb of a shell class

      • msiexec.exe (PID: 3936)

    • Creates files in the Windows directory

      • PrnInstaller.exe (PID: 1516)
      • spoolsv.exe (PID: 1196)

    • Removes files from Windows directory

      • spoolsv.exe (PID: 1196)
      • PrnInstaller.exe (PID: 1516)

    • Reads internet explorer settings

      • PDFXEdit.exe (PID: 3924)

  • INFO

    • Changes internet zones settings

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2948)

    • Low-level read access rights to disk partition

      • vssvc.exe (PID: 3876)

    • Reads Internet Cache Settings

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2948)
      • iexplore.exe (PID: 3304)

    • Reads settings of System Certificates

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2948)

    • Application launched itself

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2948)
      • msiexec.exe (PID: 3936)

    • Loads dropped or rewritten executable

      • MsiExec.exe (PID: 2132)
      • MsiExec.exe (PID: 3940)
      • MsiExec.exe (PID: 1752)

    • Creates files in the program directory

      • MsiExec.exe (PID: 1752)
      • msiexec.exe (PID: 3936)

    • Creates a software uninstall entry

      • msiexec.exe (PID: 3936)
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No Malware configuration.
No data.
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Total processes
53
Monitored processes
17
Malicious processes
10
Suspicious processes
1

Behavior graph

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start drop and start drop and start drop and start iexplore.exe iexplore.exe winrar.exe no specs pdfxve7.exe pdfxve7.exe pdfxve7.exe vssvc.exe no specs drvinst.exe no specs msiexec.exe msiexec.exe no specs msiexec.exe no specs msiexec.exe no specs prninstaller.exe spoolsv.exe pdfxedit.exe explorer.exe no specs svchost.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
844C:\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
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
1516"C:\Program Files\Tracker Software\PDF-XChange Lite\Drivers\\PrnInstaller.exe" /L /I_D_R_M_P /Z /N "PDF-XChange Lite"C:\Program Files\Tracker Software\PDF-XChange Lite\Drivers\PrnInstaller.exe
msiexec.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Tracker Software Products (Canada) Ltd.
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
PDF-XChange V6 Driver Installer
Exit code:
0
Version:
7.0.0328.0002
Modules
Images
c:\program files\tracker software\pdf-xchange lite\drivers\prninstaller.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
1752C:\Windows\system32\MsiExec.exe -Embedding C9E10EA7BA0EA4B238A5529D4DC774F1 M Global\MSI0000C:\Windows\system32\MsiExec.exe—msiexec.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Windows® installer
Exit code:
0
Version:
5.0.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\msiexec.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
1816"C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe" "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\PDFXVE7.zip"C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe—iexplore.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Alexander Roshal
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
WinRAR archiver
Exit code:
0
Version:
5.60.0
Modules
Images
c:\program files\winrar\winrar.exe
c:\systemroot\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\comdlg32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
2028C:\Windows\Explorer.EXEC:\Windows\explorer.exe——
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Explorer
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\winanr.dll
c:\windows\system32\mswsock.dll
c:\windows\system32\wshtcpip.dll
c:\windows\explorer.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
2132C:\Windows\system32\MsiExec.exe -Embedding E8AA0EC051D012293831F37155BF00C0C:\Windows\system32\MsiExec.exe—msiexec.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windows® installer
Exit code:
0
Version:
5.0.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\msiexec.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
2172"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{F7F1207F-25E2-45AC-B7F7-B091159C621A}\.cr\PDFXVE7.exe" -burn.clean.room="C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa1816.3985\PDFXVE7.exe" -burn.filehandle.attached=148 -burn.filehandle.self=156 C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{F7F1207F-25E2-45AC-B7F7-B091159C621A}\.cr\PDFXVE7.exe
PDFXVE7.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Tracker Software Products (Canada) Ltd.
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
PDF-XChange Editor
Exit code:
0
Version:
7.0.328.2
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\{f7f1207f-25e2-45ac-b7f7-b091159c621a}\.cr\pdfxve7.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\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
2668"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{ED4BDB12-260A-4C21-8E94-F153A5FB45D9}\.be\PDFXVE7.exe" -q -burn.elevated BurnPipe.{B780C138-D315-4C2F-B5A5-8B9AA559C962} {3E07E301-4D0B-49ED-9422-880A560AC3E9} 2172C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{ED4BDB12-260A-4C21-8E94-F153A5FB45D9}\.be\PDFXVE7.exe
PDFXVE7.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Tracker Software Products (Canada) Ltd.
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
PDF-XChange Editor
Exit code:
0
Version:
7.0.328.2
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\{ed4bdb12-260a-4c21-8e94-f153a5fb45d9}\.be\pdfxve7.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
2948"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" http://downloads.pdf-xchange.com/PDFXVE7.zipC:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
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\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
Total events
39 011
Read events
36 715
Write events
2 263
Delete events
33

Modification events

(PID) Process:(2948) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Operation:writeName:CompatibilityFlags
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2948) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:UNCAsIntranet
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2948) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:AutoDetect
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(2948) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones
Operation:writeName:SecuritySafe
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(2948) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
Operation:writeName:ProxyEnable
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2948) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections
Operation:writeName:SavedLegacySettings
Value:
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
(PID) Process:(2948) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\Active
Operation:writeName:{688DBAFB-2C3A-11E9-91D7-5254004A04AF}
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2948) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{2670000A-7350-4F3C-8081-5663EE0C6C49}\iexplore
Operation:writeName:Type
Value:
4
(PID) Process:(2948) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{2670000A-7350-4F3C-8081-5663EE0C6C49}\iexplore
Operation:writeName:Count
Value:
3
(PID) Process:(2948) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{2670000A-7350-4F3C-8081-5663EE0C6C49}\iexplore
Operation:writeName:Time
Value:
E30702000600090007000E003B001103
Executable files
47
Suspicious files
45
Text files
570
Unknown types
16

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
2948iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~DF6E16FA23C23937DF.TMP —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2948iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\R9ZEWH8D\favicon[1].ico —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2948iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Services\search_{0633EE93-D776-472f-A0FF-E1416B8B2E3A}.ico —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3304iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\OCDM6JB6\PDFXVE7[1].zip —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2948iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\Desktop\PDFXVE7.zip —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2948iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~DFDB23BC0B3A2E6DE6.TMP —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2948iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\Active\RecoveryStore.{688DBAFB-2C3A-11E9-91D7-5254004A04AF}.dat —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1816WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa1816.3985\PDFXVE7.exe —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2028explorer.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\PDFXVE7.zip.lnklnk
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2668PDFXVE7.exeC:\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2 —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
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HTTP(S) requests
2
TCP/UDP connections
2
DNS requests
2
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
3304
iexplore.exe
GET
—
2.20.143.21:80
http://downloads.pdf-xchange.com/PDFXVE7.zip
unknown
—
—
suspicious
2948
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
2948
iexplore.exe
204.79.197.200:80
www.bing.com
Microsoft Corporation
US
whitelisted
3304
iexplore.exe
2.20.143.21:80
downloads.pdf-xchange.com
Akamai International B.V.
—
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
downloads.pdf-xchange.com
  • 2.20.143.21
  • 2.20.142.254
suspicious
www.bing.com
  • 204.79.197.200
  • 13.107.21.200
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
Process
Message
PDFXEdit.exe
>> PXCE_GetPlugin
PDFXEdit.exe
<< PXCE_GetPlugin
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http://downloads.pdf-xchange.com/PDFXVE7.zip