PUA.Win32.InstallMon.AA

October 29, 2018

Analysis by: Augusto II Remillano

ALIASES:

Downloader.Win32.OpenCandy.db (Kaspersky), AdWare.OpenCandy (VBA32)

PLATFORM:

Windows

OVERALL RISK RATING:

DAMAGE POTENTIAL:

DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:

REPORTED INFECTION:

INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

Threat Type: Potentially Unwanted Application
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes

OVERVIEW

This Potentially Unwanted Application arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites. It may be manually installed by a user.

TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

20,569,187 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

29 Oct 2018

Arrival Details

This Potentially Unwanted Application arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

It may be manually installed by a user.

Installation

This Potentially Unwanted Application drops the following files:

%User Temp%\is-{random}.tmp\pdfcreator_2_1_2_setup.tmp
%User Temp%\is-{random}.tmp\_isetup\_shfoldr.dll
%User Temp%\is-{random}.tmp\idp.dll
%User Temp%\is-{random}.tmp\DownloadUpdateInfo.exe
%User Temp%\is-{random}.tmp\DownloadUpdateInfo.tmp
%User Temp%\is-{random}.tmp\PDFArchitectAd2_English.bmp
%User Temp%\is-{random}.tmp\op.exe
%User Temp%\7z{random}\BundleConfig.xml
%User Temp%\7z{random}\GenericSetup.exe.config
%User Temp%\7z{random}\OfferInstaller.exe.config
%User Temp%\7z{random}\GenericSetup.exe
%User Temp%\7z{random}\installer.exe
%User Temp%\7z{random}\OfferInstaller.exe
%User Temp%\7z{random}\DevLib.dll
%User Temp%\7z{random}\de\DevLib.resources.dll
%User Temp%\7z{random}\en\DevLib.resources.dll
%User Temp%\7z{random}\fr\DevLib.resources.dll
%User Temp%\7z{random}\es\DevLib.resources.dll
%User Temp%\7z{random}\Microsoft.Win32.TaskScheduler.dll
%User Temp%\7z{random}\PDFForge.dll
%User Temp%\7z{random}\WizardPages.dll
%User Temp%\7z{random}\GenericSetup.exe.config
%User Temp%\pdfforge.log
%User Temp%\pdfforge-OfferInstaller.log
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\unins000.exe
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Bin\gswin32c.exe
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Bin\gsdll32.dll
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Bin\gsdll32.lib
C:\Windows\system32\pdfcmon.dll
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\PDFCreator.exe
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\PrinterHelper.exe
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\SetupHelper.exe
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\ErrorReport.exe
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\DataStorage.dll
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\DynamicTranslator.dll
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\ftplib.dll
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\itextsharp.dll
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\NLog.dll
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\PDFCreator.Core.dll
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\PDFCreator.Mail.dll
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\PDFCreator.Settings.dll
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\PDFCreator.Shared.dll
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\PDFCreator.Utilities.dll
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\PDFProcessing.dll
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\SystemInterface.dll
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\SystemWrapper.dll
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\TrueTypeFontInfo.dll
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\RepairFolderPermissions.exe
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\ProcessPrivileges.dll
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\languages\Catalan (Catalan).ini
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\languages\Chinese (Simplified).ini
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\languages\Chinese (Traditional).ini
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\languages\Corsican (France).ini
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\languages\Czech.ini
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\languages\Dutch.ini
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\languages\English.ini
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\languages\Finnish.ini
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\languages\French.ini
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\languages\German.ini
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\languages\Hungarian.ini
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\languages\Italian.ini
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\languages\Lithuanian.ini
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\languages\Polish.ini
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\languages\Portuguese (Brazil).ini
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\languages\Spanish.ini
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\PDFCreator_english.chm
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\PDFCreator_german.chm
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\JS Scripts\Basics\GetPrinterDevices.js
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\JS Scripts\Basics\MergedFiles2Tif.js
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\JS Scripts\Basics\MultipleFiles2Tif.js
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\JS Scripts\Basics\TestPage2JPG.js
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\JS Scripts\Basics\TestPage2PDF.js
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\JS Scripts\Basics\TestPage2Tif.js
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\JS Scripts\Basics\TestPageMergeTarget.js
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\JS Scripts\How To\AttachmentPage.js
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\JS Scripts\How To\BackgroundPage.js
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\JS Scripts\How To\ChangeOutputFormat.js
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\JS Scripts\How To\ConvertFileAsync.js
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\JS Scripts\How To\CoverPage.js
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\JS Scripts\How To\EmailClient.js
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\JS Scripts\How To\EmailSmtp.js
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\JS Scripts\How To\JpegSettings.js
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\JS Scripts\How To\MergeAllJobs.js
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\JS Scripts\How To\PdfSecuritySettings.js
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\JS Scripts\How To\PdfSignatureSettings.js
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\JS Scripts\How To\AttachmentPage.pdf
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\JS Scripts\How To\BackgroundPage.pdf
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\JS Scripts\How To\CoverPage.pdf
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\cidfmap
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\dvipdf
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\eps2eps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\FAPIconfig-FCO
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\FCOfontmap-PCLPS3
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\FCOfontmap-PS3
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\font2c
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gsbj
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gsdj
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gsdj500
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gslj
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gslp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gsnd
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\pdf2dsc
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\pdf2ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\pf2afm
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\pfbtopfa
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\pphs
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\printafm
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ps2ascii
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ps2epsi
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ps2pdf
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ps2pdf12
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ps2pdf13
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ps2pdf14
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ps2pdfwr
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ps2ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ps2ps2
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\rinkj-2200-setup
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\wftopfa
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\Fontmap.ATB
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\Fontmap.ATM
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\afmdiff.awk
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\eps2eps.bat
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\font2c.bat
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gsbj.bat
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gsdj.bat
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gsdj500.bat
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gslj.bat
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gslp.bat
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gsnd.bat
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gsndt.bat
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gssetgs.bat
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gssetgs32.bat
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gssetgs64.bat
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gst.bat
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gstt.bat
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\lp386.bat
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\lp386r2.bat
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\lpgs.bat
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\lpr2.bat
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\pdf2dsc.bat
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\pdf2ps.bat
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\pf2afm.bat
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\pfbtopfa.bat
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\pftogsf.bat
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ps2ascii.bat
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ps2epsi.bat
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ps2pdf.bat
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ps2pdf12.bat
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ps2pdf13.bat
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ps2pdf14.bat
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ps2pdfxx.bat
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ps2ps.bat
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ps2ps2.bat
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\wmakebat.bat
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\eps2eps.cmd
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\font2c.cmd
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\pdf2ps.cmd
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\pf2afm.cmd
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ps2ascii.cmd
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ps2epsi.cmd
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ps2pdf.cmd
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ps2pdf12.cmd
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ps2pdf13.cmd
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ps2pdf14.cmd
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ps2ps.cmd
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ps2ps2.cmd
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ghostpdf.inf
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\Fontmap.OS2
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\Fontmap.OSF
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\Info-macos.plist
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\cbjc600.ppd
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\cbjc800.ppd
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ghostpdf.ppd
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\acctest.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\addxchar.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\align.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\caption.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\cat.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\cid2code.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\decrypt.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\docie.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\EndOfTask.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\font2c.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\font2pcl.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gslp.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gsnup.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gs_ce_e.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gs_cmdl.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gs_il2_e.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gs_kanji.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gs_ksb_e.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gs_lgo_e.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gs_lgx_e.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gs_pfile.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gs_rdlin.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gs_wl1_e.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gs_wl2_e.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gs_wl5_e.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ht_ccsto.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\image-qa.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\impath.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\jispaper.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\jobseparator.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\landscap.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\level1.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\lines.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\markhint.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\markpath.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\mkcidfm.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\opdfread.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\packfile.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\pcharstr.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\pdf2dsc.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\PDFA_def.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\pdfwrite.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\PDFX_def.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\pf2afm.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\pfbtopfa.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ppath.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\pphs.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\prfont.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\printafm.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ps2ai.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ps2ascii.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ps2epsi.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\quit.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\rollconv.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\showchar.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\showpage.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\stcinfo.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\stcolor.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\stocht.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\traceimg.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\traceop.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\type1enc.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\type1ops.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\uninfo.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\unprot.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\viewcmyk.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\viewgif.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\viewjpeg.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\viewmiff.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\viewpbm.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\viewpcx.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\viewps2a.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\viewraw.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\viewrgb.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\wftopfa.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\winmaps.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\wrfont.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\zeroline.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ghostpdf.README
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\bj8.rpd
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\Fontmap.SGI
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\lprsetup.sh
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\unix-lpr.sh
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\Fontmap.Sol
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\Fontmap.URW-136.T1
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\Fontmap.URW-136.TT
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\Fontmap.Ult
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\bj8gc12f.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\bj8hg12f.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\bj8oh06n.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\bj8pa06n.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\bj8pp12f.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\bj8ts06n.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\bjc610a0.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\bjc610a1.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\bjc610a2.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\bjc610a3.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\bjc610a4.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\bjc610a5.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\bjc610a6.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\bjc610a7.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\bjc610a8.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\bjc610b1.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\bjc610b2.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\bjc610b3.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\bjc610b4.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\bjc610b6.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\bjc610b7.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\bjc610b8.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\cdj550.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\cdj690.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\cdj690ec.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\dnj750c.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\dnj750m.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\necp2x.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\necp2x6.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ras1.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ras24.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ras3.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ras32.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ras4.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ras8m.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\st640ih.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\st640ihg.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\st640p.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\st640pg.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\st640pl.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\st640plg.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\stc.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\stc1520h.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\stc2.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\stc200_h.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\stc2s_h.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\stc2_h.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\stc300.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\stc300bl.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\stc300bm.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\stc500p.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\stc500ph.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\stc600ih.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\stc600p.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\stc600pl.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\stc640p.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\stc800ih.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\stc800p.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\stc800pl.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\stcany.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\stcany_h.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\stc_h.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\stc_l.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\Fontmap.VMS
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gs_l.xbm
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gs_l_m.xbm
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gs_m.xbm
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gs_m_m.xbm
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gs_s.xbm
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gs_s_m.xbm
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gs_t.xbm
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gs_t_m.xbm
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gs_l.xpm
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gs_m.xpm
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gs_s.xpm
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gs_t.xpm
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Images2PDF\Images2PDF.exe
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Images2PDF\Images2PDFC.exe
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Images2PDF\Languages\Corsican (France).ini
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Images2PDF\Languages\dutch.ini
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Images2PDF\Languages\english.ini
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Images2PDF\Languages\French.ini
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Images2PDF\Languages\Gaelic (Scotland).ini
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Images2PDF\Languages\german.ini
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Images2PDF\Languages\italian.ini
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Images2PDF\Languages\Polish.ini
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Images2PDF\Languages\russian.ini
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Images2PDF\Languages\ukrainian.ini
%Application Data%\pdfforge\Images2PDF\Images2PDF.settings
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\PayPal.ico
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\pdfforge.ico
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\DeleteMonitorDll.exe
%ProgramData%\PDF Architect 3\Installation\statistic.xml
%Desktop%\PDFCreator.lnk

(Note: %User Temp% is the current user's Temp folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista, 7, and 8.. %Program Files% is the default Program Files folder, usually C:\Program Files in Windows 2000, Server 2003, and XP (32-bit), Vista (32-bit), 7 (32-bit), and 8 (32-bit), or C:\Program Files (x86) in Windows XP (64-bit), Vista (64-bit), 7 (64-bit), and 8 (64-bit).. %Application Data% is the current user's Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming on Windows Vista, 7, and 8.. %ProgramData% is a version of the Program Files folder where any user on a multi-user computer can make changes to programs. This contains application data for all users. This is usually C:\ProgramData in Windows Vista, 7, and 8.. %Desktop% is the current user's desktop, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{User Name}\Desktop on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\Desktop on Windows Vista, 7, and 8.)

It creates the following folders:

%User Temp%\is-{random}.tmp
%User Temp%\is-{random}.tmp\_isetup
%User Temp%\7z{random}
%User Temp%\7z{random}\de
%User Temp%\7z{random}\en
%User Temp%\7z{random}\fr
%User Temp%\7z{random}\es
%Program Files%\PDFCreator
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Bin
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\languages
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\JS Scripts\Basics
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\JS Scripts\How To
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Images2PDF
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Images2PDF\Languages
%Application Data%\pdfforge\Images2PDF
%ProgramData%\PDF Architect 3\Installation

Other System Modifications

This Potentially Unwanted Application adds the following registry keys:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Printers\DevModePerUser

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Printers\DevModes2

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PDFCreator.net\
Program

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator.net\
Settings\ApplicationSettings

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
.Images2PDF

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
pdfforge Images2PDF

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
pdfforge Images2PDF\DefaultIcon

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
pdfforge Images2PDF\shell\open\
command

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PDF Architect 2\
Links

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
PDFCreatorBeta.PDFCreatorObj

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
pdfforge.PDFCreator.COM.Printers

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
PDFCreatorBeta.JobQueue

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\
Control\Print\Monitors\
pdfcmon

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PDF Architect 3\
Installation

It adds the following registry entries:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Printers\DevModePerUser
PDFCreator = "{Hex Values}""

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Printers\DevModes2
PDFCreator = "{Hex Values}"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PDFCreator.net\
Program
ApplicationVersion = "2.1.2.884"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PDFCreator.net\
Program
ApplicationPath = "%Program Files%\PDFCreator"

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator.net\
Settings\ApplicationSettings
Language = "English"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
.Images2PDF
{default} = "pdfforge Images2PDF"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
pdfforge Images2PDF
{default} = "Images2PDF"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
pdfforge Images2PDF\DefaultIcon
{default} = "%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Images2PDF\Images2PDF.EXE,0"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
pdfforge Images2PDF\shell\open\
command
{default} = ""%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Images2PDF\Images2PDF.EXE" "%1""

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PDF Architect 2\
Links
cmp = "default"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PDF Architect 2\
Links
DOWNLOAD_LINK = "download20.pdfarchitect.org/module/"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PDF Architect 2\
Links
key1 = "default"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PDF Architect 2\
Links
key2 = "{date installed}"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PDF Architect 2\
Links
params = "partner=default&uid={value}&ref=pdfarchitect.org&cmp=default&key1=default&key2={value}&mkey1=default"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PDF Architect 2\
Links
partner = "default"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PDF Architect 2\
Links
redirector_link = "http://paygw.pdfarchitect.org/redirect/"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PDF Architect 2\
Links
ref = "pdfarchitect.org"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PDF Architect 2\
Links
uid = "1006694"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
PDFCreatorBeta.PDFCreatorObj
{default} = "pdfforge.PDFCreator.COM.PdfCreatorObj"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
pdfforge.PDFCreator.COM.Printers
{default} = "pdfforge.PDFCreator.COM.Printers"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
PDFCreatorBeta.JobQueue
{default} = "pdfforge.PDFCreator.COM.Queue"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\
Control\Print\Monitors\
pdfcmon
PdfCreator = "%Program Files%\PDFCreator\PDFCreator.exe"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\
Control\Print\Monitors\
pdfcmon
Port = "pdfcmon"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PDF Architect 3\
Installation
INSTALL_FOLDER = "%Program Files%\PDF Architect 3"

Other Details

This Potentially Unwanted Application connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

http://update.pd{BLOCKED}ge.org/pd{BLOCKED}tor/op
http://download.pd{BLOCKED}ge.org/go/o{BLOCKED}p.exe
http://stat.p{BLOCKED}ge.org/c{BLOCKED}.php?product=1&version=2.1.2.884&ud=0&lang=en&b=2&e=0&f=program,images2pdf,pdfarchitect,pdfarchitect\automaticupdates,pdfarchitect\firefox,pdfarchitect\internetexplorer,pdfarchitect\windowsexplorer&g=6.01.7601
http://stat.p{BLOCKED}rge.org/c{BLOCKED}.php?product=1&version=2.1.2.884&ud=0&lang=en&b=2&e=0&f=program,images2pdf,pdfarchitect,pdfarchitect\automaticupdates,pdfarchitect\firefox,pdfarchitect\internetexplorer,pdfarchitect\windowsexplorer&g=6.01.7601

SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.850

SSAPI PATTERN File:

2.113.00

SSAPI PATTERN Date:

25 Oct 2018

Step 1

Before doing any scans, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.

Step 2

Note that not all files, folders, and registry keys and entries are installed on your computer during this malware's/spyware's/grayware's execution. This may be due to incomplete installation or other operating system conditions. If you do not find the same files/folders/registry information, please proceed to the next step.

Step 3

Identify and terminate files detected as PUA.Win32.InstallMon.AA

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Windows Task Manager may not display all running processes. In this case, please use a third-party process viewer, preferably Process Explorer, to terminate the malware/grayware/spyware file. You may download the said tool here.
If the detected file is displayed in either Windows Task Manager or Process Explorer but you cannot delete it, restart your computer in safe mode. To do this, refer to this link for the complete steps.
If the detected file is not displayed in either Windows Task Manager or Process Explorer, continue doing the next steps.

Step 4

Remove PUA.Win32.InstallMon.AA by using its own Uninstall option

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To uninstall the grayware processDATA_GENERIC

Click on Remove or Uninstall depending on the currently running Windows version.

Follow the instructions on the dialog box that appears.

Close the Programs window, and the Control Panel window.

Step 5

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as PUA.Win32.InstallMon.AA. If the detected files have already been cleaned, deleted, or quarantined by your Trend Micro product, no further step is required. You may opt to simply delete the quarantined files. Please check the following Trend Micro Support pages for more information:

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