| File name: | architect-setup.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/aef6b0a4-9a23-4fca-8f21-6a8f150ee6e7 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | November 28, 2024, 19:54:54 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit) |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 5 sections |
| MD5: | 509265C143AB2811433F86DE50BF4BDC |
| SHA1: | 1455723D0923EC41E07320A02016777C96EB4E66 |
| SHA256: | CBB28983FD748662652E8B951DCC5CBFA11226CE7CA4709998FC8B352E7B7DC9 |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:vrc/ZkUP5kaqdiKDzeFc6JBI4IYl1SlOJdhx58MutLojHog1YVLn8a/Lj1dvkwQ1:Es0Z6Af |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (52.9) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (23.5) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (23.5) |
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2024:03:12 14:09:00+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 14.37 |
| CodeSize: | 7508992 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 4529152 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x6016db |
| OSVersion: | 5.1 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 5.1 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 9.1.56.3239 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 9.1.56.3239 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Windows NT 32-bit |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Windows, Latin1 |
| CompanyName: | Avanquest pdfforge GmbH |
| FileDescription: | PDF Architect 9 Installer |
| FileVersion: | 9.1.56.3239 |
| InternalName: | PDF_Architect_9_Installer.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | © Avanquest pdfforge GmbH. All rights reserved. |
| OriginalFileName: | PDF_Architect_9_Installer.exe |
| ProductName: | PDF Architect 9 Installer |
| ProductVersion: | 9.1.56.3239 |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 432 | "C:\Program Files\PDF Architect 9\architect.exe" | C:\Program Files\PDF Architect 9\architect.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Avanquest pdfforge GmbH Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: PDF Architect 9 Exit code: 0 Version: 9.1.64.22946 Modules
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| 448 | "C:\ProgramData\PDF Architect 9\Installation\PDF_Architect_9_Installer.exe" /RegServer | C:\ProgramData\PDF Architect 9\Installation\PDF_Architect_9_Installer.exe | — | architect-setup.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 624 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=storage.mojom.StorageService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2968 --field-trial-handle=2324,i,12272492492129207536,16701827548808368496,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Version: 122.0.2365.59 | |||||||||||||||
| 628 | "C:\Program Files\PDF Architect 9\creator-app.exe" -regserver | C:\Program Files\PDF Architect 9\creator-app.exe | — | msiexec.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Avanquest pdfforge GmbH Integrity Level: HIGH Description: PDF Architect 9 Exit code: 0 Version: 9.1.64.22946 Modules
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| 848 | C:\Windows\System32\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 6B8A7B3819323F94B1F1100F96FE3760 E Global\MSI0000 | C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe | — | msiexec.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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| 1144 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=data_decoder.mojom.DataDecoderService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4672 --field-trial-handle=2092,i,2912176471354056634,15317564980994660353,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 122.0.2365.59 | |||||||||||||||
| 1144 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --extension-process --renderer-sub-type=extension --no-appcompat-clear --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=5 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3212 --field-trial-handle=2324,i,12272492492129207536,16701827548808368496,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:2 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 122.0.2365.59 | |||||||||||||||
| 1480 | "C:\Program Files\PDF Architect 9\architect-launcher.exe" --add-scheduler | C:\Program Files\PDF Architect 9\architect-launcher.exe | — | msiexec.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Avanquest pdfforge GmbH Integrity Level: HIGH Description: PDF Architect 9 Exit code: 0 Version: 9.1.64.22946 Modules
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| 1888 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --single-argument https://paygw.pdfarchitect.org/redirect/install/PDF-Architect-9/?lang=en&uid=1006694&wid=6800&partner=architect_creator_seo&mkey2=B84E42DB-EA7C-4BEA-A683-5DEB6AF005C3&version=9.1.64.22946&configId=7337901D-7D94-481D-ABFC-4314E1698065&ii=B84E42DB-EA7C-4BEA-A683-5DEB6AF005C3&guid=B84E42DB-EA7C-4BEA-A683-5DEB6AF005C3 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | architect-setup.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 1 Version: 122.0.2365.59 | |||||||||||||||
| 2160 | "C:\Program Files\PDF Architect 9\printer-installer-app.exe" -i "C:\Program Files\PDF Architect 9\" | C:\Program Files\PDF Architect 9\printer-installer-app.exe | msiexec.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Avanquest pdfforge GmbH Integrity Level: HIGH Description: PDF Architect 9 Exit code: 0 Version: 9.1.64.22946 Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (448) PDF_Architect_9_Installer.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\{D3812FE5-F09C-475F-B0E0-26D4F76DDB80} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | LaunchPermission |
Value: 010014804C0000005C000000140000003000000002001C0001000000110014000400000001010000000000100010000002001C0001000000000014000B0000000101000000000001000000000102000000000005200000002002000001020000000000052000000020020000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (448) PDF_Architect_9_Installer.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\{D3812FE5-F09C-475F-B0E0-26D4F76DDB80} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AccessPermission |
Value: 010014804C0000005C000000140000003000000002001C0001000000110014000400000001010000000000100010000002001C0001000000000014000B0000000101000000000001000000000102000000000005200000002002000001020000000000052000000020020000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (448) PDF_Architect_9_Installer.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{0844C86B-623E-4E33-BEEB-F547ECCA9D4B}\LocalServer32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ServerExecutable |
Value: C:\ProgramData\PDF Architect 9\Installation\PDF_Architect_9_Installer.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (448) PDF_Architect_9_Installer.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{0844C86B-623E-4E33-BEEB-F547ECCA9D4B} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | LocalizedString |
Value: @%programdata%\PDF Architect 9\Installation\logs\analytics.dll,-127 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (448) PDF_Architect_9_Installer.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{0844C86B-623E-4E33-BEEB-F547ECCA9D4B}\Elevation |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Enabled |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (448) PDF_Architect_9_Installer.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{0844C86B-623E-4E33-BEEB-F547ECCA9D4B}\Elevation |
| Operation: | write | Name: | IconReference |
Value: @C:\ProgramData\PDF Architect 9\Installation\PDF_Architect_9_Installer.exe,-501 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (448) PDF_Architect_9_Installer.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\Interface\{C76D62DC-F23F-4307-832D-3276A3D620BF}\TypeLib |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Version |
Value: 1.0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (448) PDF_Architect_9_Installer.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{C76D62DC-F23F-4307-832D-3276A3D620BF}\TypeLib |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Version |
Value: 1.0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6848) architect-setup.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\PDF Architect 9 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | locale |
Value: en | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6848) architect-setup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PDF Architect 9 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Common data |
Value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| |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6848 | architect-setup.exe | C:\ProgramData\PDF Architect 9\Installation\pdf-architect9-startup-9.1.64.22946-x64.msi | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 5592 | msiexec.exe | C:\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2 | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 5592 | msiexec.exe | C:\Windows\Installer\142067.msi | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 5592 | msiexec.exe | C:\Windows\Installer\MSI2D2A.tmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 5592 | msiexec.exe | C:\Windows\Installer\MSI2856.tmp | executable | |
MD5:C6B4A3411F2AE7594023E46523C39827 | SHA256:4A2682D1C05EAF79BE2A405FD89962D74EDBE928FBC20691BFC2404EC27B0BAE | |||
| 6848 | architect-setup.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB | der | |
MD5:4DFFCAEA598CA9A7AC90C4AC4D896FCE | SHA256:D2493F2955428CE9D1E90EAD6467E43F57AC55D5DB6B61F3CE5276025B73F9B9 | |||
| 5592 | msiexec.exe | C:\Windows\Installer\inprogressinstallinfo.ipi | binary | |
MD5:96E7E99F9C1189A652B0B76FCEFE71EB | SHA256:09D7B5EEFEA011AC9118E71714E4127EE749CC75B47856227152855921E73542 | |||
| 5592 | msiexec.exe | C:\System Volume Information\SPP\snapshot-2 | binary | |
MD5:86D18ACF4181A83E12C291440BF24715 | SHA256:9AFE431C7C79C24095668E97CC5A31A10BD8F41346CA51033113052919338658 | |||
| 6848 | architect-setup.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB | binary | |
MD5:57CFA2D18FCB11AAFF927D4BB5093AD8 | SHA256:3D8ABCC571CAFFC954882F9320EB5245982ED7C123CD11EC0ADD6801A4A8F6EE | |||
| 6848 | architect-setup.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141 | binary | |
MD5:0C12A1A80C3DBB5725AA79F5A671D6B7 | SHA256:53671AEFEDD4FA53BF3C5C02E1EDB9B96B3BB646007B18CEBFA4FEEB09DE54EC | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6848 | architect-setup.exe | HEAD | 302 | 104.22.30.211:80 | http://download9.pdfarchitect.org/x64/module/main | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6260 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6260 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6848 | architect-setup.exe | GET | 302 | 104.22.30.211:80 | http://download9.pdfarchitect.org/x64/module/main | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.164.9:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 88.221.169.152:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1488 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.164.9:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 2.16.164.9:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1488 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 88.221.169.152:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 88.221.169.152:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 20.73.194.208:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 2.16.164.9:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
1488 | svchost.exe | 2.16.164.9:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
— | — | 2.16.164.9:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 88.221.169.152:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
1488 | svchost.exe | 88.221.169.152:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
— | — | 88.221.169.152:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
— | — | 2.23.209.185:443 | www.bing.com | Akamai International B.V. | GB | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
wsgeoip.pdfarchitect.org |
| whitelisted |
c.pki.goog |
| whitelisted |
api-updateservice.pdfarchitect.org |
| whitelisted |