| URL: | https://www.pdfforge.org/pdfcreator/download |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/7c4da78e-020f-4a3d-abbe-f314b91b22cf |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | March 26, 2020, 16:43:18 |
| OS: | Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit) |
| Indicators: | |
| MD5: | 5A3FD0149276A2A45424EC348C79C39C |
| SHA1: | EBBFE4C22A3FA84922168BF3BBA19460155052DD |
| SHA256: | D11FD0427142E8613A2D353E68983C694323E766CF756996EC6A711E29D220BF |
| SSDEEP: | 3:N8DSLTKSFScaFJp:2OLTKSFuFz |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 304 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --field-trial-handle=1000,17520006566804599063,14212101678021356474,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --service-request-channel-token=1480792801777221921 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3468 --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 75.0.3770.100 Modules
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| 372 | C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE | C:\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
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| 440 | "C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\setuphelper.exe" /ComInterface=Register | C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\setuphelper.exe | — | rundll32.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: pdfforge Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: SetupHelper Exit code: 0 Version: 1.2.0.0 Modules
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| 748 | rundll32.exe "C:\Windows\Installer\MSI17D1.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_11016421 13 PDFCreator_setup!pdfforge.PDFCreator.Setup.Builder.Features.FreewareExclusiveFeaturesBuilder.CheckInstall | C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe | MsiExec.exe | ||||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Windows host process (Rundll32) Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 860 | C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs | C:\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
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| 952 | "C:\Windows\system32\MsiExec.exe" /Y "C:\Program Files\PDF Architect 7\preview-handler.dll" | C:\Windows\system32\MsiExec.exe | — | msiexec.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows® installer Exit code: 0 Version: 5.0.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 956 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1000,17520006566804599063,14212101678021356474,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --enable-offline-auto-reload --enable-offline-auto-reload-visible-only --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --service-request-channel-token=3168560508315394261 --renderer-client-id=10 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3628 /prefetch:1 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 75.0.3770.100 Modules
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| 1028 | "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=renderer --disable-3d-apis --disable-databases --disable-direct-npapi-requests --disable-file-system --disable-notifications --disable-shared-workers --disable-direct-write --lang=en-US --lang=en-US --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/15.23.20053 Chrome/45.0.2454.85" --device-scale-factor=1 --enable-delegated-renderer --num-raster-threads=2 --gpu-rasterization-msaa-sample-count=8 --content-image-texture-target=3553 --video-image-texture-target=3553 --disable-accelerated-video-decode --disable-webrtc-hw-encoding --disable-gpu-compositing --channel="3552.1.187177326\1564431828" --allow-no-sandbox-job /prefetch:673131151 | C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe | — | RdrCEF.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Adobe Systems Incorporated Integrity Level: LOW Description: Adobe RdrCEF Exit code: 0 Version: 15.23.20053.211670 Modules
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| 1064 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --field-trial-handle=1000,17520006566804599063,14212101678021356474,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --service-request-channel-token=10761118126215875916 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3612 --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 75.0.3770.100 Modules
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| 1156 | C:\Windows\system32\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 863CDC24A074810342479620AA56E199 | C:\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
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| (PID) Process: | (3144) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | failed_count |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3144) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | state |
Value: 2 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3144) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\ThirdParty |
| Operation: | write | Name: | StatusCodes |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3144) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\ThirdParty |
| Operation: | write | Name: | StatusCodes |
Value: 01000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3144) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | state |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1920) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BrowserExitCodes |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 3144-13229714613725625 |
Value: 259 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3144) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Update\ClientState\{8A69D345-D564-463c-AFF1-A69D9E530F96} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | dr |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3144) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UsageStatsInSample |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3144) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BrowserExitCodes |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | 3120-13213713943555664 |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3144) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Google\Update\ClientStateMedium\{8A69D345-D564-463C-AFF1-A69D9E530F96} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | usagestats |
Value: 0 | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3144 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\BrowserMetrics\BrowserMetrics-5E7CDBB6-C48.pma | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3144 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\77d387d3-a9ef-417c-b3e8-5d05579a8eb3.tmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3144 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\data_reduction_proxy_leveldb\000028.dbtmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3144 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Site Characteristics Database\LOG.old | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 860 | svchost.exe | C:\Windows\appcompat\programs\RecentFileCache.bcf | txt | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3144 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\data_reduction_proxy_leveldb\LOG.old~RFa66cdb.TMP | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3144 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Feature Engagement Tracker\EventDB\LOG.old | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3144 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Last Tabs | binary | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3144 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Feature Engagement Tracker\AvailabilityDB\LOG.old | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3144 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\shared_proto_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3792 | chrome.exe | GET | 200 | 216.239.36.21:80 | http://download.pdfforge.org/download/pdfcreator/PDFCreator-stable | US | html | 18.3 Kb | malicious |
3792 | chrome.exe | GET | 200 | 216.239.36.21:80 | http://download.pdfforge.org/scripts/vendor/adsense_cse.js | US | text | 1.01 Kb | malicious |
3792 | chrome.exe | GET | 200 | 216.239.36.21:80 | http://download.pdfforge.org/images/base/en_logo.png | US | image | 11.3 Kb | malicious |
3792 | chrome.exe | GET | 200 | 216.239.36.21:80 | http://download.pdfforge.org/scripts/vendor/modernizr.js | US | html | 4.95 Kb | malicious |
3792 | chrome.exe | GET | 200 | 216.239.36.21:80 | http://download.pdfforge.org/styles/overwrite.css | US | text | 1.53 Kb | malicious |
3792 | chrome.exe | GET | 200 | 216.239.36.21:80 | http://download.pdfforge.org/styles/screen.css | US | text | 42.4 Kb | malicious |
3792 | chrome.exe | GET | 200 | 216.58.210.2:80 | http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js | US | text | 38.1 Kb | whitelisted |
3792 | chrome.exe | GET | 200 | 216.239.36.21:80 | http://download.pdfforge.org/scripts/main.min.js?v=2 | US | text | 4.53 Kb | malicious |
3792 | chrome.exe | GET | 200 | 209.197.3.15:80 | http://netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.4.0/css/font-awesome.min.css | US | text | 5.94 Kb | whitelisted |
3792 | chrome.exe | GET | 200 | 209.197.3.15:80 | http://netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.4.0/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.woff2?v=4.4.0 | US | woff2 | 62.9 Kb | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3792 | chrome.exe | 172.217.18.106:443 | fonts.googleapis.com | Google Inc. | US | whitelisted |
3792 | chrome.exe | 172.217.21.234:443 | maps.googleapis.com | Google Inc. | US | whitelisted |
3792 | chrome.exe | 172.217.18.10:443 | ajax.googleapis.com | Google Inc. | US | whitelisted |
3792 | chrome.exe | 216.58.210.2:443 | pagead2.googlesyndication.com | Google Inc. | US | whitelisted |
3792 | chrome.exe | 46.105.202.131:443 | cdn.pdfforge.org | OVH SAS | FR | suspicious |
3792 | chrome.exe | 172.217.22.77:443 | accounts.google.com | Google Inc. | US | whitelisted |
3792 | chrome.exe | 178.33.77.135:443 | www.pdfforge.org | OVH SAS | FR | suspicious |
3792 | chrome.exe | 172.217.23.163:443 | fonts.gstatic.com | Google Inc. | US | whitelisted |
3792 | chrome.exe | 99.86.7.87:443 | clientcdn.pushengage.com | AT&T Services, Inc. | US | suspicious |
3792 | chrome.exe | 216.58.206.14:443 | www.google-analytics.com | Google Inc. | US | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
www.pdfforge.org |
| unknown |
clientservices.googleapis.com |
| whitelisted |
accounts.google.com |
| shared |
fonts.googleapis.com |
| whitelisted |
maps.googleapis.com |
| whitelisted |
ajax.googleapis.com |
| whitelisted |
pagead2.googlesyndication.com |
| whitelisted |
fonts.gstatic.com |
| whitelisted |
cdn.pdfforge.org |
| suspicious |
static.pdfforge.org |
| suspicious |
Process | Message |
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gswin32c.exe | RRANTY: see the file PUBLIC for details.
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gswin32c.exe | GPL Ghostscript 9.25 (2018-09-13)
Copyright (C) 2018 Artifex Software, Inc. All rights reserved.
This software comes with NO WA |
gswin32c.exe | Loading NimbusMonoPS-Regular font from %rom%Resource/Font/NimbusMonoPS-Regular... |
gswin32c.exe | 4508436 3088464 1801504 501472 1 done.
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gswin32c.exe | %%[ ProductName: GPL Ghostscript ]%%
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gswin32c.exe | Loading NimbusRoman-Regular font from %rom%Resource/Font/NimbusRoman-Regular... |
gswin32c.exe | 4614532 3294236 2337576 1001352 2 done.
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