What is PrintCtrl.exe?

PrintCtrl.exe is part of PrintCtrl and developed by ActMask Co.,Ltd - HTTP://WWW.ALL2PDF.COM according to the PrintCtrl.exe version information.

PrintCtrl.exe's description is "PrintCtrl 64bit"

PrintCtrl.exe is digitally signed by ActMask Group Co., Ltd.

PrintCtrl.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Windows\System32\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about PrintCtrl.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on PrintCtrl.exe:

PropertyValue
Product name PrintCtrl
Company nameActMask Co.,Ltd - HTTP://WWW.ALL2PDF.COM
File descriptionPrintCtrl 64bit
Internal namePrintCtrl
Original filenamePrintCtrl.exe
CommentsActMask Co.,Ltd - HTTP://WWW.ALL2PDF.COM
Legal copyrightCopyright ? 1998-2016 ActMask Co.,Ltd - HTTP://WWW.ALL2PDF.COM
Product version1, 0, 5, 3
File version1, 0, 5, 3

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product name PrintCtrl
Company nameActMask Co.,Ltd - HTTP://WWW.ALL2PDF..
File descriptionPrintCtrl 64bit
Internal namePrintCtrl
Original filenamePrintCtrl.exe
CommentsActMask Co.,Ltd - HTTP://WWW.ALL2PDF..
Legal copyrightCopyright ? 1998-2016 ActMask Co.,Lt..
Product version1, 0, 5, 3
File version1, 0, 5, 3

Digital signatures [?]

PrintCtrl.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameActMask Group Co., Ltd
Certificate issuer nameCOMODO RSA Code Signing CA
Certificate serial number00fcf6e52f3be0faac3b45fae6e8b7cee0

VirusTotal report

None of the 73 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the PrintCtrl.exe file.

None of the 73 anti-virus programs detected the PrintCtrl.exe file.

Sandbox Report

The following information was gathered by executing the file inside Cuckoo Sandbox.

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1585781585.328125,
        "ppid": 376
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\918ff89269c40d3406fd9578892ba64ad634b8c5a4c18bc4d3e57dd25d26c955.bin",
        "process_name": "918ff89269c40d3406fd9578892ba64ad634b8c5a4c18bc4d3e57dd25d26c955.bin",
        "pid": 2924,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1585781585.546875,
        "ppid": 2892
    }
]

Signatures

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Yara

The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.

Network

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    "tls": [],
    "udp": [
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "192.168.56.255",
            "offset": 662,
            "time": 6.222836971282959,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "192.168.56.255",
            "offset": 5342,
            "time": 12.268723964691162,
            "dport": 138,
            "sport": 138
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 7186,
            "time": 6.130067825317383,
            "dport": 5355,
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        },
        {
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        },
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            "offset": 7842,
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            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53848
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 8170,
            "time": 4.661592960357666,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 54255
        },
        {
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        },
        {
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            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 8826,
            "time": 4.21052098274231,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 28236,
            "time": 4.173732042312622,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 36620,
            "time": 6.224573850631714,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "89d09dcc75e3935bdf035f123cd2015d1466eddd4dd9b3bb3e46147c33dd84f8",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "2dedf42a73180ebd082e72246b76ec5f6795c1e35d956360d8da7c67f94f0a94",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5022523eef24983f1c9b86cfd8ca7ba20
SHA256918ff89269c40d3406fd9578892ba64ad634b8c5a4c18bc4d3e57dd25d26c955

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to printctrl.exe:

printctrl.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

printctrl.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

PrintCtrl 64bit has stopped working.

End Program - printctrl.exe. This program is not responding.

printctrl.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

printctrl.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with PrintCtrl.exe. 100% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 1 user.

Votes
Keep0 %
0
Remove100 %
1

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