| File name: | PDFSuite2021Installer.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/755e14d1-2610-41d9-933f-d510fe71f9c0 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | March 07, 2024, 00:58:07 |
| OS: | Windows 11 Professional (build: 22000, 64 bit) |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/x-dosexec |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows |
| MD5: | AC8D0E797308CFC315A2B9F1F947FAFC |
| SHA1: | F9D3456D41303DA1B9B2EE66983E71BC0D83CC8D |
| SHA256: | CFBFA3269A8B0BDAF66AFA21DC2EF743D4D877553D3D0D20C35B95A875FFACCF |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:xs0LsOwWC7HHnBKp3u1f3/XDX6R00M/D331/+feIvncHy+/ItZwHk4KLf2N7xjOT:y5/fJohH |
| .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: | 2023:04:20 13:46:13+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 14.16 |
| CodeSize: | 6481920 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 15864832 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x480c3f |
| OSVersion: | 5.1 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 5.1 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 19.0.36.1900 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 19.0.36.1900 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Windows NT 32-bit |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Windows, Latin1 |
| FileVersion: | 19.0.36.1900 |
| ProductVersion: | 19.0.36.1900 |
| CompanyName: | Interactive Brands Malta Limited |
| FileDescription: | PDF Suite 2021 Installer |
| InternalName: | PDFSuite2021Installer.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | © 2007-2021 Interactive Brands Malta Limited. |
| OriginalFileName: | PDFSuite2021Installer.exe |
| ProductName: | PDF Suite 2021 Installer |
| CommitID: | 5e41b0dd597536bc51f4d3b6feae0247e7244101 |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1424 | "C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe" /Y "C:\Program Files (x86)\PDF Suite 2021\creator\plugins\IEAddin\creator-ie-helper.dll" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe | — | msiexec.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows® installer Exit code: 0 Version: 5.0.22000.653 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1456 | C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe | C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe | services.exe | ||||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Spooler SubSystem App Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.22000.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1604 | C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:13 | C:\Windows\System32\SrTasks.exe | — | msiexec.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Microsoft® Windows System Protection background tasks. Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.22000.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1624 | "C:\Program Files\PDF Suite 2021\updater-ws.exe" -service | C:\Program Files\PDF Suite 2021\updater-ws.exe | — | msiexec.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Interactive Brands Malta Limited Integrity Level: HIGH Description: PDF Suite 2021 Exit code: 0 Version: 19.0.36.1 Modules
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| 2380 | "C:\Windows\System32\MsiExec.exe" /Y "C:\Program Files\PDF Suite 2021\creator\plugins\OfficeAddin\creator-outlook-plugin.dll" | C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe | — | msiexec.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows® installer Exit code: 0 Version: 5.0.22000.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2420 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\PDFSuite2021Installer.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\PDFSuite2021Installer.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Interactive Brands Malta Limited Integrity Level: HIGH Description: PDF Suite 2021 Installer Exit code: 0 Version: 19.0.36.1900 Modules
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| 2860 | C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V | C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe | services.exe | ||||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Windows® installer Exit code: 0 Version: 5.0.22000.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 3228 | "C:\Windows\System32\MsiExec.exe" /Y "C:\Program Files\PDF Suite 2021\creator\plugins\OfficeAddin\creator-word-plugin.dll" | C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe | — | msiexec.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows® installer Exit code: 0 Version: 5.0.22000.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 3424 | "C:\Windows\System32\MsiExec.exe" /Y "C:\Program Files\PDF Suite 2021\thumbnail-handler.dll" | C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe | — | msiexec.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows® installer Exit code: 0 Version: 5.0.22000.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 3644 | C:\Windows\System32\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 80CB15768ACC209BCDCD6C7577D2C0BA 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: 5.0.22000.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (2420) PDFSuite2021Installer.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDF Suite 2021\Options\General |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Send user statistics |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2420) PDFSuite2021Installer.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\PDF Suite 2021\Installation |
| Operation: | write | Name: | INSTALL_FOLDER |
Value: C:\Program Files\PDF Suite 2021 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2420) PDFSuite2021Installer.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\{BC5FA7F7-925C-4DD8-852F-16A2BF672F44} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | LaunchPermission |
Value: 010014804C0000005C000000140000003000000002001C0001000000110014000400000001010000000000100010000002001C0001000000000014000B0000000101000000000001000000000102000000000005200000002002000001020000000000052000000020020000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2420) PDFSuite2021Installer.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\{BC5FA7F7-925C-4DD8-852F-16A2BF672F44} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AccessPermission |
Value: 010014804C0000005C000000140000003000000002001C0001000000110014000400000001010000000000100010000002001C0001000000000014000B0000000101000000000001000000000102000000000005200000002002000001020000000000052000000020020000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2420) PDFSuite2021Installer.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2420) PDFSuite2021Installer.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Cookie: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2420) PDFSuite2021Installer.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Visited: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2420) PDFSuite2021Installer.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ProxyBypass |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2420) PDFSuite2021Installer.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | IntranetName |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2420) PDFSuite2021Installer.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UNCAsIntranet |
Value: 1 | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2420 | PDFSuite2021Installer.exe | C:\ProgramData\PDF Suite 2021\Installation\pdf-suite-2021-full-19.0.36.1-x64.msi | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2860 | msiexec.exe | C:\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2 | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2860 | msiexec.exe | C:\Windows\Installer\110cce.msi | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2420 | PDFSuite2021Installer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\AF360AACB1570042DEFBC833317997D0_CA7D6895E4502FA5B6C104178188F313 | binary | |
MD5:B5E337D980BEAA354AB0AFDD90C0972C | SHA256:EBCCA4164A0A5E5610D247164C0F2B005A00E67CAF9C024C772AFE8EB89E34C4 | |||
| 2420 | PDFSuite2021Installer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\A37B8BA80004D3266CB4D93B2052DC10_EBDB5A7037F08CDFB408DBFC0D44B43D | binary | |
MD5:B9FBCB1CAA6E93A8F15C780628562BFE | SHA256:FA3FC8EF5B8639F7E01AF55471B83D956EA022AF6CFE9B1E888ED1790AE6CEA3 | |||
| 2420 | PDFSuite2021Installer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\AF360AACB1570042DEFBC833317997D0_CA7D6895E4502FA5B6C104178188F313 | binary | |
MD5:2F6A5FBE554BC1FC9F175F777083AAE1 | SHA256:AF282764711DECB6599E4533576DEEC2BCCEE6CEA42B8384AB0D5D06DECEA37B | |||
| 2420 | PDFSuite2021Installer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\026A86A161D256DBB33076EDF20C0E5E_86AB612B21DEDF3B8CD155ED2E4114FF | der | |
MD5:EC95BA152315371A12B61E59736EF2AF | SHA256:55C56EF40FB19A4CF6D03ACD5C5232286FE429D79E0F619701F32D51A5428198 | |||
| 2420 | PDFSuite2021Installer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\026A86A161D256DBB33076EDF20C0E5E_86AB612B21DEDF3B8CD155ED2E4114FF | binary | |
MD5:47A115B7985356AEA67391DB336A0CD0 | SHA256:4982EA05D0F1672E440528FE2BB53B22F38680F684AA326EA0488402FD927CF1 | |||
| 2420 | PDFSuite2021Installer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\1B1495DD322A24490E2BF2FAABAE1C61 | binary | |
MD5:1CDF1A98798FF537DF3A3CB61A4A2341 | SHA256:9E58890EF59B47D0E3F1630F4B97233517DC6FA5350CBF72636FC5D5B53319B8 | |||
| 2420 | PDFSuite2021Installer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\1B1495DD322A24490E2BF2FAABAE1C61 | binary | |
MD5:5AE8478AF8DD6EEC7AD4EDF162DD3DF1 | SHA256:FE42AC92EAE3B2850370B73C3691CCF394C23AB6133DE39F1697A6EBAC4BEDCA | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2420 | PDFSuite2021Installer.exe | GET | 200 | 23.48.23.21:80 | http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/disallowedcertstl.cab?a3ebe6be0fb55df2 | unknown | compressed | 4.66 Kb | unknown |
2420 | PDFSuite2021Installer.exe | GET | 200 | 23.192.153.142:80 | http://x2.c.lencr.org/ | unknown | binary | 299 b | unknown |
2420 | PDFSuite2021Installer.exe | GET | 200 | 23.192.154.58:80 | http://ocsp.entrust.net/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTLXNCzDvBhHecWjg70iJhBW0InywQUanImetAe733nO2lR1GyNn5ASZqsCEE5A5DdU7eaMAAAAAFHTlH8%3D | unknown | binary | 1.55 Kb | unknown |
2420 | PDFSuite2021Installer.exe | GET | 200 | 23.192.154.58:80 | http://ocsp.entrust.net/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBRr2bwARTxMtEy9aspRAZg5QFhagQQUgrrWPZfOn89x6JI3r%2F2ztWk1V88CEDWvt3udNB9q%2FI%2BERqsxNSs%3D | unknown | binary | 812 b | unknown |
2420 | PDFSuite2021Installer.exe | GET | 200 | 23.192.154.58:80 | http://ocsp.entrust.net/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBRp%2BmQDKauE4nIg%2FgknZHuBlLkfKgQUzolPglGqFaKEYsoxI2HSYfv4%2FngCEEEgP6R7mdMSbwVlIQVxV4Y%3D | unknown | binary | 806 b | unknown |
3752 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | binary | 471 b | unknown |
2420 | PDFSuite2021Installer.exe | HEAD | 301 | 172.67.158.191:80 | http://download2021.pdf-suite.com/x64/module/main | unknown | — | — | unknown |
2420 | PDFSuite2021Installer.exe | GET | 301 | 172.67.158.191:80 | http://download2021.pdf-suite.com/x64/module/main | unknown | — | — | unknown |
1412 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.21.20.140:80 | http://www.msftconnecttest.com/connecttest.txt | unknown | text | 22 b | unknown |
2420 | PDFSuite2021Installer.exe | HEAD | 301 | 172.67.158.191:80 | http://download2021.pdf-suite.com/x64/module/ocr-tess | unknown | — | — | unknown |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4588 | svchost.exe | 239.255.255.250:1900 | — | — | — | unknown |
— | — | 224.0.0.251:5353 | — | — | — | unknown |
1412 | svchost.exe | 2.21.20.155:80 | — | Akamai International B.V. | DE | unknown |
5944 | svchost.exe | 184.30.17.174:443 | — | AKAMAI-AS | DE | unknown |
2420 | PDFSuite2021Installer.exe | 64.15.159.239:443 | api-updateservice.pdf-suite.com | IWEB-AS | CA | unknown |
2420 | PDFSuite2021Installer.exe | 104.21.57.28:443 | wsgeoip.pdf-suite.com | CLOUDFLARENET | — | unknown |
2420 | PDFSuite2021Installer.exe | 23.48.23.21:80 | ctldl.windowsupdate.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | unknown |
2420 | PDFSuite2021Installer.exe | 23.192.153.142:80 | x2.c.lencr.org | AKAMAI-AS | GB | unknown |
2420 | PDFSuite2021Installer.exe | 23.192.154.58:80 | ocsp.entrust.net | AKAMAI-AS | GB | unknown |
3752 | svchost.exe | 20.190.160.14:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | unknown |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
api-updateservice.pdf-suite.com |
| unknown |
wsgeoip.pdf-suite.com |
| unknown |
ctldl.windowsupdate.com |
| whitelisted |
x2.c.lencr.org |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.entrust.net |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
download2021.pdf-suite.com |
| unknown |
cdnmsi.pdf-suite.com |
| unknown |
v20.events.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
1412 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Microsoft Connection Test |