Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    04/05/2026, 00:14

General

  • Target
    PDFSnap.exe
  • Size 3.6MB
  • Sample260504-ajftesav5x
  • 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 13 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:4092
    • 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:5920
      • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\RarExtInstaller.exe
        "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\RarExtInstaller.exe" -install
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:3760
  • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
    "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
    1⤵
      PID:2284
    • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
      "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1508
      • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\RarExtInstaller.exe
        "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\RarExtInstaller.exe" -install
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:2936
    • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
      "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
      1⤵
        PID:5488
      • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
        "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
        1⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Modifies registry class
        • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
        PID:680
      • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\RarExtInstaller.exe
        "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\RarExtInstaller.exe" /install /local
        1⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:412
      • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
        "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
        1⤵
          PID:3672
        • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
          "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
          1⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2892
          • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\RarExtInstaller.exe
            "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\RarExtInstaller.exe" -install
            2⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            PID:2056
        • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
          "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
          1⤵
            PID:5616
          • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
            "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
            1⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
            PID:5360
          • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
            "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
            1⤵
              PID:848
            • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
              "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
              1⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • Modifies registry class
              • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
              PID:4596
            • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
              "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
              1⤵
                PID:4592
              • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
                "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
                1⤵
                • Executes dropped EXE
                • Modifies registry class
                • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
                PID:656
              • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
                "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
                1⤵
                  PID:1580
                • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
                  "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
                  1⤵
                  • Executes dropped EXE
                  PID:4460
                • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
                  "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
                  1⤵
                    PID:484
                  • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
                    "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
                    1⤵
                    • Executes dropped EXE
                    • Modifies registry class
                    • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
                    PID:5116
                  • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
                    "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
                    1⤵
                      PID:2592
                    • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
                      "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
                      1⤵
                      • Executes dropped EXE
                      • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
                      PID:4140
                    • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
                      "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
                      1⤵
                        PID:5036
                      • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
                        "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
                        1⤵
                        • Executes dropped EXE
                        • Modifies registry class
                        • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
                        PID:2612
                      • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
                        "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
                        1⤵
                          PID:2508
                        • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
                          "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
                          1⤵
                          • Executes dropped EXE
                          • Modifies registry class
                          • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
                          PID:5148
                        • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
                          "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
                          1⤵
                            PID:4928
                          • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
                            "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
                            1⤵
                            • Executes dropped EXE
                            • Modifies registry class
                            • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
                            PID:2596
                          • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
                            "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
                            1⤵
                              PID:5044
                            • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
                              "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
                              1⤵
                              • Executes dropped EXE
                              • Modifies registry class
                              • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
                              PID:4992
                            • 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:2652

                              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

                                    8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_D96A4C3B75E862E237A6B89F58F74354

                                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_D96A4C3B75E862E237A6B89F58F74354
                                    • Size 727B
                                    • SHA256 3734619d4786a3e93ad24fae1f3c12fa3295c3e58d6130193277f866be595136
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                    C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141

                                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
                                    • Size 727B
                                    • SHA256 ae479d4ecdc5eab901290785ee6e30fbcefb56fb3a8d8aa22e0e7c8e321d349e
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                    8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_D96A4C3B75E862E237A6B89F58F74354

                                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_D96A4C3B75E862E237A6B89F58F74354
                                    • Size 404B
                                    • SHA256 f4acc6417aa68c2ec1af1cb5932bcbc0cfa16dc13aafbfe9c26e19a41b9ada97
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                    C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141

                                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
                                    • Size 412B
                                    • SHA256 ec1d77f6a9dbc5eb3aef5b61e558662436ed47045519ab04a6548eff906b699d
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                    version.dat

                                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinRAR\version.dat
                                    • Size 12B
                                    • SHA256 8ae4a157a1864993b59591bf0f9fab1b511af9b4510f4dccc04dcd60492869e3
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                    memory/412-118-0x0000020669020000-0x0000020669032000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/484-180-0x0000021151970000-0x0000021151B0A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/656-159-0x00000265EC120000-0x00000265EC2BA000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/680-129-0x00000218BF950000-0x00000218BFAEA000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/848-149-0x00000185B0DB0000-0x00000185B0F4A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/1508-120-0x00000241BB010000-0x00000241BB1AA000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/1580-171-0x000002338E5E0000-0x000002338E77A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2056-126-0x000002054A080000-0x000002054A092000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2284-119-0x0000020D73E40000-0x0000020D73FDA000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2508-230-0x0000022D4DD90000-0x0000022D4DF2A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2592-197-0x000001E06DFE0000-0x000001E06E17A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2596-247-0x000001444E570000-0x000001444E70A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2612-211-0x0000029AD6650000-0x0000029AD67EA000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2652-286-0x0000018E9A2C0000-0x0000018E9A45A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2892-134-0x000002970DA10000-0x000002970DBAA000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/3672-133-0x0000013340440000-0x00000133405DA000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/3760-94-0x0000021DB95E0000-0x0000021DB95F2000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/4092-66-0x0000024CA74C0000-0x0000024CA765A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/4140-198-0x0000020CDC5F0000-0x0000020CDC78A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/4460-172-0x000001C12B870000-0x000001C12BA0A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/4592-158-0x00000259F5FE0000-0x00000259F617A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/4596-150-0x000002037C230000-0x000002037C3CA000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/4928-246-0x00000210C7690000-0x00000210C782A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/4992-271-0x00000209CEF30000-0x00000209CF0CA000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/5036-210-0x000001439DFA0000-0x000001439E13A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/5044-270-0x00000265B26F0000-0x00000265B288A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/5116-181-0x0000028A9DF80000-0x0000028A9E11A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/5148-231-0x0000020FE4B50000-0x0000020FE4CEA000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/5180-285-0x000002C803800000-0x000002C80399A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/5360-142-0x0000021C89AB0000-0x0000021C89C4A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/5488-128-0x0000020A505B0000-0x0000020A5074A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/5616-141-0x0000025EB6040000-0x0000025EB61DA000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/5920-87-0x000002692C480000-0x000002692C61A000-memory.dmp