Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    132s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    03/05/2026, 18:12

General

  • Target
    PDFSnap.exe
  • Size 3.6MB
  • Sample260503-ws6l4ae16w
  • SHA256 cfca124c2141b4171cebad48cc286751910b408aec69767db2bc3af38f277a06
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking 1 TTPs

    Adversaries may establish persistence by executing malicious content triggered by hijacked references to Component Object Model (COM) objects.

  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 60 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 19 IoCs
  • Modifies system executable filetype association 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Modifies registry class 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PDFSnap.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PDFSnap.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3684
    • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\uninstall.exe
      "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\uninstall.exe" /setup
      2⤵
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Modifies system executable filetype association
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2308
      • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\RarExtInstaller.exe
        "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\RarExtInstaller.exe" -install
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:3968
  • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
    "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
    1⤵
      PID:4524
    • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
      "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1324
      • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\RarExtInstaller.exe
        "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\RarExtInstaller.exe" -install
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:2900
    • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
      "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
      1⤵
        PID:904
      • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
        "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
        1⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Modifies registry class
        • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
        PID:2076
      • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
        "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
        1⤵
          PID:5388
        • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
          "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
          1⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
          PID:3680
        • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
          "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
          1⤵
            PID:2192
          • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
            "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
            1⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Modifies registry class
            • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
            PID:3808
          • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
            "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
            1⤵
              PID:5348
            • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
              "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
              1⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • Modifies registry class
              • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
              PID:5536
            • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
              "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
              1⤵
                PID:6096
              • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
                "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
                1⤵
                • Executes dropped EXE
                • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
                PID:2532
              • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
                "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
                1⤵
                  PID:5568
                • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
                  "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
                  1⤵
                  • Executes dropped EXE
                  • Modifies registry class
                  PID:1364
                • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\RarExtInstaller.exe
                  "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\RarExtInstaller.exe" /install /local
                  1⤵
                  • Executes dropped EXE
                  PID:3932
                • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
                  "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
                  1⤵
                    PID:5956
                  • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
                    "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
                    1⤵
                    • Executes dropped EXE
                    • Modifies registry class
                    • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
                    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                    PID:5516
                    • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\RarExtInstaller.exe
                      "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\RarExtInstaller.exe" -install
                      2⤵
                      • Executes dropped EXE
                      PID:3396
                  • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
                    "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
                    1⤵
                      PID:1616
                    • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
                      "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
                      1⤵
                      • Executes dropped EXE
                      PID:5664
                    • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
                      "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
                      1⤵
                        PID:2936
                      • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
                        "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
                        1⤵
                        • Executes dropped EXE
                        • Modifies registry class
                        • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
                        PID:5492
                      • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
                        "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
                        1⤵
                          PID:5732
                        • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
                          "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
                          1⤵
                          • Executes dropped EXE
                          • Modifies registry class
                          • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
                          PID:3308
                        • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
                          "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
                          1⤵
                            PID:3280
                          • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
                            "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
                            1⤵
                            • Executes dropped EXE
                            • Modifies registry class
                            • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
                            PID:4944
                          • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
                            "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
                            1⤵
                              PID:3592
                            • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
                              "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
                              1⤵
                              • Executes dropped EXE
                              • Modifies registry class
                              • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
                              PID:3168
                            • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
                              "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
                              1⤵
                                PID:5180
                              • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
                                "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
                                1⤵
                                • Executes dropped EXE
                                • Modifies registry class
                                • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
                                PID:1040

                              Network

                                    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                                    Downloads

                                    Rar.exe

                                    • Path C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Rar.exe
                                    • Size 816KB
                                    • SHA256 2ce9d9f8cd10e8ceb3a943e1464938ecab682313f8e4525df17068b3eae5b05b
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                    Rar.txt

                                    • Path C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Rar.txt
                                    • Size 110KB
                                    • SHA256 c6eb9a85f529808571cd04e3d752b5269d3b7be0b3f2f1cbac011942b326103e
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                    RarExtInstaller.exe

                                    • Path C:\Program Files\WinRAR\RarExtInstaller.exe
                                    • Size 218KB
                                    • SHA256 eefc81979f082c8dbab05ff3a68930501f2226a7e2688903b2806e2eb6837a5a
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                    RarExtPackage.msix

                                    • Path C:\Program Files\WinRAR\RarExtPackage.msix
                                    • Size 23KB
                                    • SHA256 74d160f732ae20d0e10088aa7b609d903801fd27ff16270a1c1ec0e7724fb33a
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                    UnRAR.exe

                                    • Path C:\Program Files\WinRAR\UnRAR.exe
                                    • Size 547KB
                                    • SHA256 e785a0c0dcf79385f0483c1eb2242e3937d0447f6b21dd158906e92757b46542
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                    Uninstall.exe

                                    • Path C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Uninstall.exe
                                    • Size 402KB
                                    • SHA256 926df1506082e88f388f394f4c9d190a23b21e1519acf03d0e474528bb920c8b
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                    WhatsNew.txt

                                    • Path C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
                                    • Size 61KB
                                    • SHA256 5ec6594b8e544fe47985ddf252f895af17c5db5e4655b6bdb7c45e890844b513
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                    WinRAR.chm

                                    • Path C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.chm
                                    • Size 321KB
                                    • SHA256 3f63a1c62f171902906e0b0bd720259aafe4786ddc5078953da73ac77f9ffea4
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                    WinRAR.exe

                                    • Path C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
                                    • Size 3.3MB
                                    • SHA256 b3a8469d2b132391d206d0799b34c563c0bdf6e7166a378e249f45848f5f1cb8
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                    1A374813EDB1A6631387E414D3E73232

                                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\1A374813EDB1A6631387E414D3E73232
                                    • Size 166KB
                                    • SHA256 5e4069aaa9b737bf6ac36f9271e98dadf56085021a7e69633c722bb1e321596c
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                    1A374813EDB1A6631387E414D3E73232

                                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\1A374813EDB1A6631387E414D3E73232
                                    • Size 306B
                                    • SHA256 cf7fc472e199a91bfb74aa0064305dd1767f306ce7c2c11e80a107f3e134afc0
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                    version.dat

                                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinRAR\version.dat
                                    • Size 12B
                                    • SHA256 79f466e66e1cd7e9b97aa8bfee86ff648fc931d1482d3164620b1aac31611d47
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                    memory/904-139-0x000002F689080000-0x000002F68916A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/904-112-0x000002F689080000-0x000002F68916A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/1040-305-0x000001BFD5740000-0x000001BFD582A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/1324-149-0x0000019D55840000-0x0000019D5592A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/1324-106-0x0000019D55840000-0x0000019D5592A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/1364-187-0x000001D9254A0000-0x000001D92558A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/1616-262-0x000001D9973A0000-0x000001D99748A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/1616-212-0x000001D9973A0000-0x000001D99748A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2076-113-0x000002033FB30000-0x000002033FC1A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2192-184-0x000002A68E110000-0x000002A68E1FA000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2192-128-0x000002A68E110000-0x000002A68E1FA000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2308-123-0x000001A6EAB00000-0x000001A6EABEA000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2308-91-0x000001A6EAB00000-0x000001A6EABEA000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2532-167-0x000001AEC92F0000-0x000001AEC93DA000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2900-95-0x00000143BF080000-0x00000143BF16A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2936-229-0x00000204598F0000-0x00000204599DA000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2936-283-0x00000204598F0000-0x00000204599DA000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/3168-286-0x0000020DD1170000-0x0000020DD125A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/3280-324-0x0000024D19590000-0x0000024D1967A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/3280-264-0x0000024D19590000-0x0000024D1967A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/3308-247-0x00000239F4110000-0x00000239F41FA000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/3396-175-0x0000022829D40000-0x0000022829E2A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/3396-176-0x0000022828010000-0x000002282801C000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/3396-177-0x0000022829FC0000-0x0000022829FD2000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/3592-285-0x000001B7E0160000-0x000001B7E024A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/3592-346-0x000001B7E0160000-0x000001B7E024A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/3680-118-0x0000014369DC0000-0x0000014369EAA000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/3684-66-0x0000017F42A40000-0x0000017F42B2A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/3808-129-0x00000229E2EA0000-0x00000229E2F8A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/3932-161-0x000001D4E58A0000-0x000001D4E598A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/3932-163-0x000001D4E5BE0000-0x000001D4E5BF2000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/3932-162-0x000001D4E5540000-0x000001D4E554C000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/3968-99-0x000001CDA8E00000-0x000001CDA8EEA000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/3968-100-0x000001CDA8960000-0x000001CDA896C000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/3968-101-0x000001CDA8970000-0x000001CDA8982000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/3968-153-0x000001CDA8E00000-0x000001CDA8EEA000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/3968-154-0x000001CDA8960000-0x000001CDA896C000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/4524-105-0x0000029FF0DD0000-0x0000029FF0EBA000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/4524-126-0x0000029FF0DD0000-0x0000029FF0EBA000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/4944-265-0x000001C81CCC0000-0x000001C81CDAA000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/5180-365-0x0000027662730000-0x000002766281A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/5180-304-0x0000027662730000-0x000002766281A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/5348-195-0x000001F8FC590000-0x000001F8FC67A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/5348-136-0x000001F8FC590000-0x000001F8FC67A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/5388-117-0x000002D726810000-0x000002D7268FA000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/5388-164-0x000002D726810000-0x000002D7268FA000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/5492-230-0x00000255E5080000-0x00000255E516A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/5516-198-0x0000014967370000-0x000001496745A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/5516-245-0x0000014967370000-0x000001496745A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/5536-137-0x0000021459050000-0x000002145913A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/5568-186-0x000001AA4A7A0000-0x000001AA4A88A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/5568-227-0x000001AA4A7A0000-0x000001AA4A88A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/5664-213-0x0000024420FC0000-0x00000244210AA000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/5732-302-0x0000019DA4300000-0x0000019DA43EA000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/5732-246-0x0000019DA4300000-0x0000019DA43EA000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/5956-244-0x00000216AF960000-0x00000216AFA4A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/5956-197-0x00000216AF960000-0x00000216AFA4A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/6096-210-0x000001C4B2BF0000-0x000001C4B2CDA000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/6096-166-0x000001C4B2BF0000-0x000001C4B2CDA000-memory.dmp