| URL: | pdf-fast.com |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/139513a4-f343-41dd-ab57-3e5ae98e1d29 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | A loader is malicious software that infiltrates devices to deliver malicious payloads. This malware is capable of infecting victims’ computers, analyzing their system information, and installing other types of threats, such as trojans or stealers. Criminals usually deliver loaders through phishing emails and links by relying on social engineering to trick users into downloading and running their executables. Loaders employ advanced evasion and persistence tactics to avoid detection. |
| Analysis date: | April 17, 2025, 19:23:56 |
| OS: | Windows 11 Professional (build: 22000, 64 bit) |
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| Indicators: | |
| MD5: | 72958B908668F89EA242B4F08C167DE7 |
| SHA1: | E4FCE5DE846FFF0BA8373FC32553259FF73DD2A8 |
| SHA256: | F9A51148B7A7FE49F8DA577E7AB16CCB6626F1E50DEE2092032C4A7765D636A9 |
| SSDEEP: | 3:YD8:YD8 |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 296 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --disable-quic --no-appcompat-clear --field-trial-handle=2056,i,11595846987633634679,6813198272412931253,262144 --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHints,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction --variations-seed-version=20241002-180221.908000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1884 /prefetch:11 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | chrome.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Google Chrome Version: 123.0.6312.86 Modules
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| 388 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=unzip.mojom.Unzipper --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --disable-quic --no-appcompat-clear --field-trial-handle=1528,i,11595846987633634679,6813198272412931253,262144 --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHints,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction --variations-seed-version=20241002-180221.908000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3752 /prefetch:14 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 123.0.6312.86 Modules
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| 704 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --extension-process --no-appcompat-clear --disable-gpu-compositing --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=41 --field-trial-handle=6596,i,11595846987633634679,6813198272412931253,262144 --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHints,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction --variations-seed-version=20241002-180221.908000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6992 /prefetch:9 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Version: 123.0.6312.86 Modules
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| 988 | C:\Windows\system32\ApplicationFrameHost.exe -Embedding | C:\Windows\System32\ApplicationFrameHost.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Application Frame Host Version: 10.0.22000.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1160 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --disk-cache-dir=null --disk-cache-size=1 --media-cache-size=1 --disable-gpu-shader-disk-cache --disable-background-networking --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction,OptimizationHints "pdf-fast.com" | C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Google Chrome Version: 123.0.6312.86 Modules
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| 1360 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=unzip.mojom.Unzipper --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --disable-quic --no-appcompat-clear --field-trial-handle=3864,i,11595846987633634679,6813198272412931253,262144 --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHints,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction --variations-seed-version=20241002-180221.908000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6484 /prefetch:14 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 123.0.6312.86 Modules
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| 1664 | C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p | C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe | services.exe | ||||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Host Process for Windows Services Version: 10.0.22000.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1740 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=unzip.mojom.Unzipper --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --disable-quic --no-appcompat-clear --field-trial-handle=6292,i,11595846987633634679,6813198272412931253,262144 --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHints,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction --variations-seed-version=20241002-180221.908000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6260 /prefetch:14 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 123.0.6312.86 Modules
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| 1840 | "explorer.exe" "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\PDFast\PDFast.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe | — | PDFast.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Explorer Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.22000.184 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2256 | C:\Windows\explorer.exe /factory,{75dff2b7-6936-4c06-a8bb-676a7b00b24b} -Embedding | C:\Windows\explorer.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Explorer Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.22000.184 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (1160) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | failed_count |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1160) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | state |
Value: 2 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1160) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\ThirdParty |
| Operation: | write | Name: | StatusCodes |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1160) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\ThirdParty |
| Operation: | write | Name: | StatusCodes |
Value: 01000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1160) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | state |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1160) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Update\ClientState\{8A69D345-D564-463c-AFF1-A69D9E530F96} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | dr |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1160) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\StabilityMetrics |
| Operation: | write | Name: | user_experience_metrics.stability.exited_cleanly |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1160) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UsageStatsInSample |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1160) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Google\Update\ClientStateMedium\{8A69D345-D564-463C-AFF1-A69D9E530F96} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | usagestats |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1160) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Update\ClientState\{8A69D345-D564-463c-AFF1-A69D9E530F96} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | metricsid |
Value: | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1160 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\BrowserMetrics\BrowserMetrics-68015557-488.pma | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1160 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\discounts_db\LOG.old~RF164a6b.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1160 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old~RF164a6b.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1160 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\parcel_tracking_db\LOG.old~RF164a6b.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1160 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1160 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\discounts_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1160 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\parcel_tracking_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1160 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\chrome_cart_db\LOG.old~RF164a6b.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1160 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\chrome_cart_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1160 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\PersistentOriginTrials\LOG.old~RF164a7b.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1352 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 23.53.42.64:80 | http://www.msftconnecttest.com/connecttest.txt | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
3828 | smartscreen.exe | GET | 200 | 208.89.74.29:80 | http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/disallowedcertstl.cab?3a86424a516aac1a | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5336 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 208.89.74.29:80 | http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/disallowedcertstl.cab?189273ddd46095c2 | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | HEAD | 200 | 23.197.142.186:443 | https://fs.microsoft.com/fs/windows/config.json | unknown | — | — | — |
— | — | POST | 200 | 108.141.37.120:443 | https://checkappexec.microsoft.com/windows/shell/actions | unknown | binary | 182 b | whitelisted |
— | — | POST | 200 | 20.190.159.128:443 | https://login.live.com/RST2.srf | unknown | xml | 11.1 Kb | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 142.250.186.74:443 | https://safebrowsingohttpgateway.googleapis.com/v1/ohttp/hpkekeyconfig?key=AIzaSyBOti4mM-6x9WDnZIjIeyEU21OpBXqWBgw | unknown | binary | 41 b | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 169.150.247.36:443 | https://pdf-fast.com/ | unknown | html | 22.1 Kb | malicious |
— | — | GET | 200 | 23.197.142.186:443 | https://fs.microsoft.com/fs/windows/config.json | unknown | binary | 55 b | whitelisted |
— | — | POST | 200 | 40.126.32.138:443 | https://login.live.com/RST2.srf | unknown | xml | 10.3 Kb | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
1352 | svchost.exe | 23.53.42.64:80 | — | Akamai International B.V. | DE | unknown |
3828 | smartscreen.exe | 51.137.3.145:443 | checkappexec.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
3828 | smartscreen.exe | 208.89.74.29:80 | ctldl.windowsupdate.com | — | US | whitelisted |
5336 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 20.73.194.208:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
5336 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 208.89.74.29:80 | ctldl.windowsupdate.com | — | US | whitelisted |
3640 | svchost.exe | 20.190.159.73:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
2996 | svchost.exe | 23.197.142.186:443 | fs.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | US | whitelisted |
1160 | chrome.exe | 239.255.255.250:1900 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
296 | chrome.exe | 169.150.247.38:80 | pdf-fast.com | — | GB | malicious |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
google.com |
| whitelisted |
checkappexec.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
ctldl.windowsupdate.com |
| whitelisted |
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
fs.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
pdf-fast.com |
| malicious |
safebrowsingohttpgateway.googleapis.com |
| whitelisted |
accounts.google.com |
| whitelisted |
v10.events.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
1352 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Microsoft Connection Test |
— | — | Generic Protocol Command Decode | SURICATA HTTP Request unrecognized authorization method |
— | — | Generic Protocol Command Decode | SURICATA HTTP Request unrecognized authorization method |
— | — | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET HUNTING Terse Request for Zip File (GET) |
— | — | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET HUNTING Terse Request for Zip File (GET) |