URL:

http://update.pdfforge.org/pdfcreator/update-info.txt

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/b6670de4-0921-40c3-915a-eb9ee0be4f6b
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: May 04, 2021, 20:45:51
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Indicators:
MD5:

CB223C6D07287658372D8049C27AC0CD

SHA1:

E08A9A011B55C94ABD4BE1E79CEEA8448364C397

SHA256:

F00BCD8D6A276A073DB1A88BD4A4FE888067021A19A6F5C7F1CCEF1E2E58A723

SSDEEP:

3:N1KLQRAXfDFScLEAxLD0Rn:CUcDFXD0R

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  • MALICIOUS

    No malicious indicators.

  • SUSPICIOUS

    No suspicious indicators.

  • INFO

    • Changes internet zones settings

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2136)

    • Reads internet explorer settings

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 1388)

    • Changes settings of System certificates

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2136)

    • Reads settings of System Certificates

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2136)

    • Application launched itself

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2136)

    • Adds / modifies Windows certificates

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2136)
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No Malware configuration.
No data.
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Total processes
39
Monitored processes
2
Malicious processes
0
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start iexplore.exe iexplore.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
1388"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" SCODEF:2136 CREDAT:267521 /prefetch:2C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
iexplore.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Internet Explorer
Exit code:
0
Version:
11.00.9600.16428 (winblue_gdr.131013-1700)
Modules
Images
c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-downlevel-advapi32-l1-1-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\iertutil.dll
2136"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" "http://update.pdfforge.org/pdfcreator/update-info.txt"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Internet Explorer
Exit code:
0
Version:
11.00.9600.16428 (winblue_gdr.131013-1700)
Modules
Images
c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-downlevel-advapi32-l1-1-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\iertutil.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
Total events
819
Read events
731
Write events
86
Delete events
2

Modification events

(PID) Process:(2136) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\UrlBlockManager
Operation:writeName:NextCheckForUpdateLowDateTime
Value:
2512102086
(PID) Process:(2136) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\UrlBlockManager
Operation:writeName:NextCheckForUpdateHighDateTime
Value:
30884134
(PID) Process:(2136) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
(PID) Process:(2136) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Cookie:
(PID) Process:(2136) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Visited:
(PID) Process:(2136) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Operation:writeName:CompatibilityFlags
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2136) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
Operation:writeName:ProxyEnable
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2136) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections
Operation:writeName:SavedLegacySettings
Value:
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
(PID) Process:(2136) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:UNCAsIntranet
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2136) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:AutoDetect
Value:
1
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
7
Text files
4
Unknown types
3

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
2136iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Cab7A2B.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2136iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tar7A2C.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2136iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\ver7A4C.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2136iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\7423F88C7F265F0DEFC08EA88C3BDE45_AA1E8580D4EBC816148CE81268683776binary
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2136iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\7423F88C7F265F0DEFC08EA88C3BDE45_AA1E8580D4EBC816148CE81268683776der
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2136iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\PO2HN1X2\urlblockindex[1].binbinary
MD5:FA518E3DFAE8CA3A0E495460FD60C791
SHA256:775853600060162C4B4E5F883F9FD5A278E61C471B3EE1826396B6D129499AA7
2136iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Services\search_{0633EE93-D776-472f-A0FF-E1416B8B2E3A}.icoimage
MD5:DA597791BE3B6E732F0BC8B20E38EE62
SHA256:5B2C34B3C4E8DD898B664DBA6C3786E2FF9869EFF55D673AA48361F11325ED07
1388iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\MFAQUS6V\update-info[1].txttext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2136iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\versionlist.xmlxml
MD5:1A545D0052B581FBB2AB4C52133846BC
SHA256:557472AEAEBF4C1C800B9DF14C190F66D62CBABB011300DBEDDE2DCDDD27A6C1
2136iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\6Z2BCOUL\favicon[1].icoimage
MD5:DA597791BE3B6E732F0BC8B20E38EE62
SHA256:5B2C34B3C4E8DD898B664DBA6C3786E2FF9869EFF55D673AA48361F11325ED07
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HTTP(S) requests
6
TCP/UDP connections
12
DNS requests
9
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
1388
iexplore.exe
GET
200
51.89.33.242:80
http://update.pdfforge.org/pdfcreator/update-info.txt
GB
text
207 b
malicious
2136
iexplore.exe
GET
200
93.184.220.29:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
US
der
471 b
whitelisted
2136
iexplore.exe
GET
200
93.184.220.29:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
US
der
471 b
whitelisted
2136
iexplore.exe
GET
404
51.89.33.242:80
http://update.pdfforge.org/favicon.ico
GB
—
—
malicious
2136
iexplore.exe
GET
200
93.184.220.29:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
US
der
471 b
whitelisted
2136
iexplore.exe
GET
200
13.107.21.200:80
http://www.bing.com/favicon.ico
US
image
4.19 Kb
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
2136
iexplore.exe
152.199.19.161:443
iecvlist.microsoft.com
MCI Communications Services, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Business
US
whitelisted
2136
iexplore.exe
93.184.220.29:80
ocsp.digicert.com
MCI Communications Services, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Business
US
whitelisted
2136
iexplore.exe
13.107.21.200:80
www.bing.com
Microsoft Corporation
US
whitelisted
1388
iexplore.exe
51.89.33.242:80
update.pdfforge.org
—
GB
malicious
—
—
51.89.33.242:80
update.pdfforge.org
—
GB
malicious

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
update.pdfforge.org
  • 51.89.33.242
malicious
api.bing.com
  • 13.107.5.80
whitelisted
www.bing.com
  • 204.79.197.200
  • 13.107.21.200
whitelisted
iecvlist.microsoft.com
  • 152.199.19.161
whitelisted
r20swj13mr.microsoft.com
  • 152.199.19.161
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 93.184.220.29
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info
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Reports
http://update.pdfforge.org/pdfcreator/update-info.txt