What is creator-ie-helper.dll?

creator-ie-helper.dll is part of Soda PDF and developed by LULU Software according to the creator-ie-helper.dll version information.

creator-ie-helper.dll's description is "Soda PDF"

creator-ie-helper.dll is digitally signed by LULU Software.

creator-ie-helper.dll is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Soda PDF Desktop\creator\plugins\IEAddin\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected creator-ie-helper.dll.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on creator-ie-helper.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameSoda PDF
Company nameLULU Software
File descriptionSoda PDF
Internal namecreator-ie-helper.dll
Original filenamecreator-ie-helper.dll
CommentsThis add-in help you to read PDF documents from Internet Explorer browser.
Legal copyright© 2010-2017 LULU Software. All rights reserved.
Product version9.2.16.35111
File version9.2.16.35111

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

Product nameSoda PDF
Company nameLULU Software
File descriptionSoda PDF
Internal namecreator-ie-helper.dll
Original filenamecreator-ie-helper.dll
CommentsThis add-in help you to read PDF doc..
Legal copyright© 2010-2017 LULU Software. All righ..
Product version9.2.16.35111
File version9.2.16.35111

Digital signatures [?]

creator-ie-helper.dll has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameLULU Software
Certificate issuer nameSymantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA
Certificate serial number0990fb6fd413035816e48759daee71f2

VirusTotal report

2 of the 68 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the creator-ie-helper.dll file. That's a 3% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
AVG FileRepMetagen [PUP]
DrWeb Program.Unwanted.2284
2 of the 68 anti-virus programs detected the creator-ie-helper.dll file.

Sandbox Report

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

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

Summary

{
    "file_opened": [
        "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\en-US\\KERNELBASE.dll.mui"
    ],
    "file_exists": [
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\e7b31a760949647b16729632e168879edd04de724db0d7263ece9d7a87007e14.bin.dll",
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\e7b31a760949647b16729632e168879edd04de724db0d7263ece9d7a87007e14.bin.dll.manifest"
    ],
    "regkey_read": [
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Windows Error Reporting\\WMR\\Disable",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles"
    ],
    "dll_loaded": [
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\e7b31a760949647b16729632e168879edd04de724db0d7263ece9d7a87007e14.bin.dll"
    ]
}

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\rundll32.exe",
        "process_name": "rundll32.exe",
        "pid": 2968,
        "summary": {
            "file_opened": [
                "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\en-US\\KERNELBASE.dll.mui"
            ],
            "file_exists": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\e7b31a760949647b16729632e168879edd04de724db0d7263ece9d7a87007e14.bin.dll",
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\e7b31a760949647b16729632e168879edd04de724db0d7263ece9d7a87007e14.bin.dll.manifest"
            ],
            "regkey_read": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Windows Error Reporting\\WMR\\Disable",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles"
            ],
            "dll_loaded": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\e7b31a760949647b16729632e168879edd04de724db0d7263ece9d7a87007e14.bin.dll"
            ]
        },
        "first_seen": 1598352786.625,
        "ppid": 1608
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1598352786.3281,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "This executable has a PDB path",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "pdb_path",
                "ioc": "D:\\TemporaryBuilds\\4\\324\\Sources\\Creator\\_bin\\soda\\Win32\\Release\\creator-ie-helper.pdb",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "has_pdb"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The executable contains unknown PE section names indicative of a packer (could be a false positive)",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "section",
                "ioc": ".gfids",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "pe_features"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 2,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The file contains an unknown PE resource name possibly indicative of a packer",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "resource name",
                "ioc": "REGISTRY",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            },
            {
                "category": "resource name",
                "ioc": "TYPELIB",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "pe_unknown_resource_name"
    }
]

Yara

The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.

Network

{
    "tls": [],
    "udp": [
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "192.168.56.255",
            "offset": 662,
            "time": 6.2088069915771,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 5190,
            "time": 6.1696560382843,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 5518,
            "time": 4.1646740436554,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 5846,
            "time": 6.1817700862885,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53848
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 6174,
            "time": 4.6637320518494,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 54255
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 6502,
            "time": 3.0570909976959,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 6830,
            "time": 4.2334640026093,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 18678,
            "time": 4.183121919632,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 22870,
            "time": 6.2241909503937,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "033423e5a8add907d143a2f219130a78a4eceaebf9fa43c27abe74f46234278d",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "a5136c4bc25755cd8770bcc07dbb4af5e36aadb11c21e18e90ef7cab9ec44873",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

Screenshot from the sandboxScreenshot from the sandbox

creator-ie-helper.dll removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove creator-ie-helper.dll with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the creator-ie-helper.dll file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that creator-ie-helper.dll has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

  1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
  2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate creator-ie-helper.dll in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the creator-ie-helper.dll file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate creator-ie-helper.dll in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Soda PD..op\creator\plugins\IEAddin\creator-ie-helper.dll
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the creator-ie-helper.dll file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If creator-ie-helper.dll still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If creator-ie-helper.dll is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If creator-ie-helper.dll still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that creator-ie-helper.dll no longer appear in the scan result.
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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD541e08bd20b99190b01ecdfbddd7e44c2
SHA256e7b31a760949647b16729632e168879edd04de724db0d7263ece9d7a87007e14

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