| File name: | PDQConnectAgent-5.8.18.msi |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/8e4e6ea2-c519-42f9-8ce6-aef505564048 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | August 01, 2025, 05:39:02 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/x-msi |
| File info: | Composite Document File V2 Document, Little Endian, Os: Windows, Version 6.2, MSI Installer, Code page: 1252, Title: Installation Database, Subject: PDQConnectAgent, Author: PDQ.com, Keywords: Installer, Comments: This installer database contains the logic and data required to install PDQConnectAgent., Template: x64;1033, Revision Number: {D0DE72FA-0CA1-4048-A672-61BD58D7BDD7}, Create Time/Date: Wed Jul 30 22:25:34 2025, Last Saved Time/Date: Wed Jul 30 22:25:34 2025, Number of Pages: 200, Number of Words: 2, Name of Creating Application: WiX Toolset (5.0.0.0), Security: 2 |
| MD5: | B3D264D1395868DB7EF0191A4DFE3948 |
| SHA1: | AC1AD864AE1DF8878116044948F629656D0478F7 |
| SHA256: | CAE370F266517E69AF26AA2F8D1A7C7250071F14AC129AD479C9F83CE6EBF9CA |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:BLb75ziLEYLrv3Y++iJvRwVicWtkQbrg45D2CV7sxO13H5MzlgUYa7yOZfobvLZ/:rAO7tNi |
| .msi | | | Microsoft Windows Installer (98.5) |
|---|---|---|
| .msi | | | Microsoft Installer (100) |
| CodePage: | Windows Latin 1 (Western European) |
|---|---|
| Title: | Installation Database |
| Subject: | PDQConnectAgent |
| Author: | PDQ.com |
| Keywords: | Installer |
| Comments: | This installer database contains the logic and data required to install PDQConnectAgent. |
| Template: | x64;1033 |
| RevisionNumber: | {D0DE72FA-0CA1-4048-A672-61BD58D7BDD7} |
| CreateDate: | 2025:07:30 22:25:34 |
| ModifyDate: | 2025:07:30 22:25:34 |
| Pages: | 200 |
| Words: | 2 |
| Software: | WiX Toolset (5.0.0.0) |
| Security: | Read-only recommended |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 304 | rundll32.exe "C:\WINDOWS\Installer\MSIFE05.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_1637921 16 WixSharp!WixSharp.ManagedProjectActions.WixSharp_BeforeInstall_Action | C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe | msiexec.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows host process (Rundll32) Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1068 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | powershell.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1300 | rundll32.exe "C:\WINDOWS\Installer\MSIFF31.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_1638250 38 pdqconnectagent-setup!pdqconnectagent_setup.CustomActions.CreateEventSource | C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe | msiexec.exe | ||||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Windows host process (Rundll32) Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1660 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | sc.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1800 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | SrTasks.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1936 | "msiexec" /i C:\ProgramData\PDQ\PDQConnectAgent\Updates\PDQConnectUpdater-5.6.16.msi /quiet /qn /norestart /L*V C:\ProgramData\PDQ\PDQConnectAgent\Updates\updater_install.log | C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe | — | pdq-connect-agent.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Windows® installer Exit code: 0 Version: 5.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1948 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\vssvc.exe | C:\Windows\System32\VSSVC.exe | — | services.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Microsoft® Volume Shadow Copy Service Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2192 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | powershell.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2200 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p -s Dnscache | C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe | services.exe | ||||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Host Process for Windows Services Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2292 | "powershell.exe" -NoLogo -NonInteractive -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command - | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | — | pdq-connect-agent.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Windows PowerShell Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (1948) VSSVC.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\BCD00000000\Objects\{9dea862c-5cdd-4e70-acc1-f32b344d4795}\Elements\11000001 |
| Operation: | delete key | Name: | (default) |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1948) VSSVC.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\BCD00000000\Objects\{9dea862c-5cdd-4e70-acc1-f32b344d4795}\Elements\11000001 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Element |
Value: 0000000000000000000000000000000006000000000000004800000000000000715E5C2FA985EB1190A89A9B763584210000000000000000745E5C2FA985EB1190A89A9B7635842100000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1948) VSSVC.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\BCD00000000\Objects\{9dea862c-5cdd-4e70-acc1-f32b344d4795}\Elements\12000002 |
| Operation: | delete key | Name: | (default) |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1948) VSSVC.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\BCD00000000\Objects\{9dea862c-5cdd-4e70-acc1-f32b344d4795}\Elements\12000002 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Element |
Value: \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgfw.efi | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1948) VSSVC.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\BCD00000000\Objects\{5b970157-8568-11eb-b45c-806e6f6e6963}\Elements\11000001 |
| Operation: | delete key | Name: | (default) |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1948) VSSVC.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\BCD00000000\Objects\{5b970157-8568-11eb-b45c-806e6f6e6963}\Elements\11000001 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Element |
Value: 0000000000000000000000000000000006000000000000004800000000000000715E5C2FA985EB1190A89A9B763584210000000000000000745E5C2FA985EB1190A89A9B7635842100000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1948) VSSVC.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\BCD00000000\Objects\{5b970157-8568-11eb-b45c-806e6f6e6963}\Elements\12000002 |
| Operation: | delete key | Name: | (default) |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1948) VSSVC.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\BCD00000000\Objects\{5b970157-8568-11eb-b45c-806e6f6e6963}\Elements\12000002 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Element |
Value: \EFI\Boot\Loader.efi | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1948) VSSVC.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\BCD00000000\Objects\{a5a30fa2-3d06-4e9f-b5f4-a01df9d1fcba}\Description |
| Operation: | delete key | Name: | (default) |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1948) VSSVC.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\BCD00000000\Objects\{a5a30fa2-3d06-4e9f-b5f4-a01df9d1fcba}\Elements\24000001 |
| Operation: | delete key | Name: | (default) |
Value: | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4544 | msiexec.exe | C:\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2 | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4544 | msiexec.exe | C:\Windows\Installer\18f9ad.msi | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3936 | msiexec.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB | der | |
MD5:D87EFFE6C7ECB07A57B8104223379162 | SHA256:F947FA5CCEC777A464D31C0073C2816E8124CCB7136BDD233F0FF8EF088B47F0 | |||
| 3936 | msiexec.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\D9CB7DFFEEA63BAB482BD2705E7E24AB_D64C5BFAB2C28B4652E4AC7169A0D3DB | der | |
MD5:714DE50643DE3BCA9090792096F1A6B3 | SHA256:C6DFD56CF29B18F5C00026F84B502F52DF31CF507DCDC67F71AE774233843FC4 | |||
| 4544 | msiexec.exe | C:\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{49cfa773-3044-4673-b82a-2f5a1e1ef386}_OnDiskSnapshotProp | binary | |
MD5:F89740AD5365374FEB3F799C99503A7A | SHA256:FF1357036EDD3C44B720E93A9D61B904902023147DDB57445C36CE0C45B466D7 | |||
| 3936 | msiexec.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\D9CB7DFFEEA63BAB482BD2705E7E24AB_D64C5BFAB2C28B4652E4AC7169A0D3DB | binary | |
MD5:483E645D4436A6B299D649D68C121641 | SHA256:09D0D7EAE0553EE119DB53B04620DF9C7E394DCE8D8F5950340761EA5423850C | |||
| 3936 | msiexec.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_8DBAD5A433D1F9275321E076E8B744D4 | binary | |
MD5:4AD8BB08EABC0E0B7B8F2DAE6B91506D | SHA256:7F2FEBAFE66180C95464C6C39D89198B42D1A5DDDE0079677012726ABA10683B | |||
| 3936 | msiexec.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_8DBAD5A433D1F9275321E076E8B744D4 | der | |
MD5:7627C0EF5A8CC8F18723FD3565EC1F2B | SHA256:76F90AAF371E20113B99F3F2EB109074C5B026E824B4D3A463E6B88E917FFD7A | |||
| 304 | rundll32.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SFXCAFBFBC0030940D8C9ABB4CF4D6F032E7B\WixSharp.dll | executable | |
MD5:86E26888F15860835A2FF1423F25A513 | SHA256:4A05C81E1116C4CAC7269113FE50F3E20F9D247F20D6324F62B5C62A5D7B92A6 | |||
| 4544 | msiexec.exe | C:\Windows\Installer\MSIFE05.tmp | executable | |
MD5:65E86867B503485775864C25B8889A88 | SHA256:CA23C29ACB6FA1D793C2E562EE424AD96771873EEFC763AE6D75784C15DDC749 | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3936 | msiexec.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBT3xL4LQLXDRDM9P665TW442vrsUQQUReuir%2FSSy4IxLVGLp6chnfNtyA8CEA6bGI750C3n79tQ4ghAGFo%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
3936 | msiexec.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBRhtVltVOu8OqBzmsd%2B%2FeFfks3xTQQUvGsiZZ2MaObmHgXx2HIl1LjgSMACEAvcoEuhCK%2FAlHGPdKmo6gs%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
3936 | msiexec.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTfIs%2BLjDtGwQ09XEB1Yeq%2BtX%2BBgQQU7NfjgtJxXWRM3y5nP%2Be6mK4cD08CEA5NZ%2FZDFskqO3oXzEaXao8%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6936 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 23.35.229.160:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5716 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 23.35.229.160:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 23.48.23.143:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5716 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 23.35.229.160:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
6584 | RUXIMICS.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
3936 | msiexec.exe | 184.30.131.245:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | US | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
6936 | svchost.exe | 20.190.159.73:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
6936 | svchost.exe | 184.30.131.245:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | US | whitelisted |
1740 | svchost.exe | 23.35.238.131:443 | go.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
5968 | pdq-connect-agent.exe | 34.54.45.198:443 | app.pdq.com | GOOGLE-CLOUD-PLATFORM | US | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
go.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
app.pdq.com |
| whitelisted |
pdqinstallers.e9d69694c3d8f7465fd531512c22bd0f.r2.cloudflarestorage.com |
| malicious |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |