| File name: | PDFGrip.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/d11a5ac4-b98e-450f-9436-35690f2918e2 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | April 06, 2026, 14:03:58 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows, 8 sections |
| MD5: | 273FD2329712084F98F4BA825B8F7CEC |
| SHA1: | EE8E5C7F1BE09201386F94E04E2DCB76CF0D07B4 |
| SHA256: | CFCA124C2141B4171CEBAD48CC286751910B408AEC69767DB2BC3AF38F277A06 |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:F7dXQYyaWmGUwa6Ek4++aMLIS1ooVTRWKYsq9me99uDijsy4MM6vQG5WTcvUM+M4:F6ptDAJR |
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (87.3) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (6.3) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (6.3) |
| MachineType: | AMD AMD64 |
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| TimeStamp: | 2026:02:01 18:16:43+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, Large address aware |
| PEType: | PE32+ |
| LinkerVersion: | 14.44 |
| CodeSize: | 256000 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 286208 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x25ed0 |
| OSVersion: | 6.1 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 6.1 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 7.20.0.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 7.20.0.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x0000 |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Windows, Latin1 |
| ProductName: | WinRAR |
| CompanyName: | Alexander Roshal |
| FileDescription: | WinRAR |
| FileVersion: | 7.20.0 |
| ProductVersion: | 7.20.0 |
| InternalName: | WinRAR |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright © Alexander Roshal 1993-2026 |
| OriginalFileName: | WinRAR.exe |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 1528 | Rar.exe | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Rar.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Alexander Roshal Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Command line RAR Exit code: 0 Version: 7.20.0 Modules
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| 2316 | "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe" x -iext -ow -ver -- "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PDFGrip.exe" "?\" | C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Alexander Roshal Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: WinRAR Exit code: 0 Version: 7.20.0 Modules
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| 2656 | Rar.exe | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Rar.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Alexander Roshal Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Command line RAR Exit code: 0 Version: 7.20.0 Modules
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| 2840 | "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe" a -ieml. -ep1 -scul -r0 -iext -- PDFGrip.rar C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PDFGrip.exe | C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Alexander Roshal Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: WinRAR Exit code: 2 Version: 7.20.0 Modules
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| 3448 | more ReadMe.txt | C:\Windows\System32\more.com | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: More Utility Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 4240 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Uninstall.exe" /setup | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Uninstall.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Alexander Roshal Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Uninstall WinRAR Exit code: 3221226540 Version: 7.20.0 Modules
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| 5524 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding | C:\Windows\System32\OpenWith.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Pick an app Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6272 | Uninstall.exe /setup | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Uninstall.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Alexander Roshal Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Uninstall WinRAR Exit code: 3221226540 Version: 7.20.0 Modules
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| 6412 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PDFGrip.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PDFGrip.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Alexander Roshal Integrity Level: HIGH Description: WinRAR Exit code: 0 Version: 7.20.0 Modules
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| 6988 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PDFGrip.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PDFGrip.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Alexander Roshal Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: WinRAR Exit code: 3221226540 Version: 7.20.0 Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (6412) PDFGrip.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6412) PDFGrip.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Cookie: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6412) PDFGrip.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Visited: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6412) PDFGrip.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR SFX |
| Operation: | write | Name: | C%%Program Files%WinRAR |
Value: C:\Program Files\WinRAR | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6412) PDFGrip.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | AddToFavoritesInitialSelection |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6412) PDFGrip.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | AddToFeedsInitialSelection |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8116) Uninstall.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{B41DB860-64E4-11D2-9906-E49FADC173CA}\InProcServer32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ThreadingModel |
Value: Apartment | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8116) Uninstall.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Approved |
| Operation: | write | Name: | {B41DB860-64E4-11D2-9906-E49FADC173CA} |
Value: WinRAR shell extension | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8116) Uninstall.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\Capabilities |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ApplicationDescription |
Value: WinRAR | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8116) Uninstall.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\Capabilities\FileAssociations |
| Operation: | write | Name: | .rar |
Value: WinRAR | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6412 | PDFGrip.exe | — | ||
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6412 | PDFGrip.exe | C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Rar.txt | text | |
MD5:9A08EBDED98C1260436A21869E80B1D9 | SHA256:C6EB9A85F529808571CD04E3D752B5269D3B7BE0B3F2F1CBAC011942B326103E | |||
| 6412 | PDFGrip.exe | C:\Program Files\WinRAR\7zxa.dll | executable | |
MD5:4CB4F5216B4FF84E436E81F0244DD482 | SHA256:E6B08993228C832C7A5B49BF1804E506D99D75B2B20A2E88FFBD7F8BACCA3012 | |||
| 6412 | PDFGrip.exe | C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Descript.ion | text | |
MD5:56D8D7ECD474F6385AE105D9C4E7CB52 | SHA256:EDA37E8880F577F714E8BF35ABB82DFD41C6D294E6A5134030DC9228C06CEFC4 | |||
| 6412 | PDFGrip.exe | C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Order.htm | html | |
MD5:49160C277B72CCCF73F962D01C72BECB | SHA256:465B5E51C7E0F5718FC1910EDA45098E3637C1A4BD8A32887CB58624A60B439E | |||
| 6412 | PDFGrip.exe | C:\Program Files\WinRAR\ReadMe.txt | text | |
MD5:00D0A57A6D64EE3DE8F4D5529D6C6447 | SHA256:FCD13E1B97AF47B8B923BA97AE15E9731C66093609667C3171D5DD24A6F7F2E6 | |||
| 6412 | PDFGrip.exe | C:\Program Files\WinRAR\License.txt | text | |
MD5:672064CF19DB0B083B981CF0BE7662B0 | SHA256:9FC8AA33CCAFA04C1CE4C0A61047B341297D720ADAB1B77F67B5FE59F43BB59F | |||
| 6412 | PDFGrip.exe | C:\Program Files\WinRAR\RarFiles.lst | text | |
MD5:6CC00DFAE2BE18311BB961F4E07BB18E | SHA256:9CC712F36C3B6DBF8970DE9522ED9A44A2C018BAC291193A89AECF9567A3C7C9 | |||
| 6412 | PDFGrip.exe | C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt | text | |
MD5:18C37699B070B94831C300CF15C4FCA6 | SHA256:5EC6594B8E544FE47985DDF252F895AF17C5DB5E4655B6BDB7C45E890844B513 | |||
| 6412 | PDFGrip.exe | C:\Program Files\WinRAR\RarExt.dll.0.tmp | executable | |
MD5:76EA3B599DAF05D19CA7BFB94497347D | SHA256:8990AE8C5D6BDC7DD63162D50EB8F2789957A4AA72D908E6107F36D7B1486441 | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6076 | svchost.exe | GET | 304 | 51.124.78.146:443 | https://settings-win.data.microsoft.com/settings/v3.0/WSD/UpdateHealthTools?os=Windows&osVer=10.0.19041.1.amd64fre.vb_release.191206-&sku=48&deviceClass=Windows.Desktop&locale=en-US&deviceId=s:BAD99146-31D3-4EC6-A1A4-BE76F32BA5D4&sampleId=s:95271487&appVer=10.0.19041.3626&FlightRing=Retail&TelemetryLevel=1&HidOverGattReg=C%3A%5CWINDOWS%5CSystem32%5CDriverStore%5CFileRepository%5Chidbthle.inf_amd64_9610b4821fdf82a5%5CMicrosoft.Bluetooth.Profiles.HidOverGatt.dll&AppVer=&ProcessorIdentifier=AMD64%20Family%2023%20Model%201%20Stepping%202&OEMModel=DELL&UpdateOfferedDays=4294967295&ProcessorManufacturer=AuthenticAMD&InstallDate=1661339444&OEMModelBaseBoard=&BranchReadinessLevel=CB&OEMSubModel=J5CR&IsCloudDomainJoined=0&DeferFeatureUpdatePeriodInDays=30&IsDeviceRetailDemo=0&FlightingBranchName=&OSUILocale=en-US&DeviceFamily=Windows.Desktop&WuClientVer=10.0.19041.3996&UninstallActive=1&IsFlightingEnabled=0&OSSkuId=48&ProcessorClockSpeed=3094&TotalPhysicalRAM=6144&SecureBootCapable=0&App=SedimentPack&ProcessorCores=6&CurrentBranch=vb_release&InstallLanguage=en-US&DeferQualityUpdatePeriodInDays=0&OEMName_Uncleaned=DELL&TPMVersion=0&PrimaryDiskTotalCapacity=262144&InstallationType=Client&AttrDataVer=186&ProcessorModel=AMD%20Ryzen%205%203500%206-Core%20Processor&IsEdgeWithChromiumInstalled=1&OSVersion=10.0.19045.4046&IsMDMEnrolled=0&ActivationChannel=Retail&FirmwareVersion=A.40&TrendInstalledKey=1&OSArchitecture=AMD64&DefaultUserRegion=244&UpdateManagementGroup=2 | US | — | — | whitelisted |
4348 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 304 | 135.232.92.137:443 | https://slscr.update.microsoft.com/SLS/%7B522D76A4-93E1-47F8-B8CE-07C937AD1A1E%7D/x64/10.0.19045.4046/0?CH=686&L=en-US&P=&PT=0x30&WUA=10.0.19041.3996&MK=DELL&MD=DELL | US | — | — | whitelisted |
4348 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 135.232.92.97:443 | https://fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/clientwebservice/ping | US | — | — | whitelisted |
4348 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 135.232.92.137:443 | https://slscr.update.microsoft.com/sls/ping | US | — | — | whitelisted |
4348 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 304 | 135.232.92.137:443 | https://slscr.update.microsoft.com/SLS/%7BE7A50285-D08D-499D-9FF8-180FDC2332BC%7D/x64/10.0.19045.4046/0?CH=686&L=en-US&P=&PT=0x30&WUA=10.0.19041.3996&MK=DELL&MD=DELL | US | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 23.11.41.157:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAjTxtAB8my1oj8MfWpz%2F7Y%3D | NL | binary | 313 b | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 204.79.197.203:80 | http://oneocsp.microsoft.com/ocsp/MFQwUjBQME4wTDAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ3L3%2F%2Fa6ADK8NraY2GXzVaYrHG4AQUb6t%2B2v%2BXQ3LsO2d33oJhNYhHQoUCEzMAAAAGb6JMMcOVb6sAAAAAAAY%3D | US | binary | 959 b | whitelisted |
5276 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 23.216.77.36:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | NL | binary | 825 b | whitelisted |
5532 | SearchApp.exe | POST | 204 | 92.123.104.29:443 | https://www.bing.com/threshold/xls.aspx?t=5&dl=1&f=9&wsbc=1 | NL | — | — | whitelisted |
4348 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 23.52.181.212:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | US | binary | 419 b | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | Not routed | — | whitelisted |
6076 | svchost.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
— | — | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
— | — | 48.192.1.65:443 | activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
5276 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 23.216.77.36:80 | crl.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-ASN1 | NL | whitelisted |
5532 | SearchApp.exe | 92.123.104.29:443 | www.bing.com | AKAMAI-ASN1 | NL | whitelisted |
5276 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 23.52.181.212:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | US | whitelisted |
— | — | 23.11.41.157:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AMS | NL | whitelisted |
— | — | 204.79.197.203:80 | oneocsp.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | Not routed | — | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
oneocsp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
6076 | svchost.exe | Unknown Traffic | ET USER_AGENTS Microsoft Dr Watson User-Agent (MSDW) |
Process | Message |
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WinRAR.exe | WebView2: Failed to find an installed WebView2 runtime or non-stable Microsoft Edge installation.
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WinRAR.exe | WebView2: Failed to find an installed WebView2 runtime or non-stable Microsoft Edge installation.
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