Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 284e6d7c2b29c425…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.1 KB Created: 2021-03-14 00:35:49 +02:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 4.8.7)
MD5: a8ade89fa00bd15578b09a78951692a2 SHA-1: d1d04cddf1cbf3bfb2555e37bd5c2463b5f58e48 SHA-256: 284e6d7c2b29c425a8fb959c908075bd5992edbac5ab70c87d27731c6b43f6f2
286 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple external URLs, indicating an attempt to redirect the user to malicious content. The heuristic 'PDF_EMBEDDED_SCRIPT_PAYLOAD' and the ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0' strongly suggest malicious intent. The embedded script likely facilitates the download and execution of a second-stage payload from one of the listed URLs.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9994

Heuristics 9

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
  • ClamAV detection on extracted artifact critical EXTRACTED_FILE_CLAMAV
    ClamAV flagged at least one file extracted from inside this sample. Even when the wrapping document carries no AV detection of its own, a hit on the carved artifact is a strong indicator the sample is a delivery vehicle.
  • Embedded script payload in PDF stream high PDF_EMBEDDED_SCRIPT_PAYLOAD
    PDF stream bytes contain script execution markers such as ActiveXObject/CreateObject, WScript.Shell, PowerShell, or shell-exec primitives. This is stronger than ordinary PDF JavaScript because it indicates a staged external script payload hidden in stream bytes.
  • LOLBin token sequence in document text high SE_LOLBIN_RUN_COMMAND
    Extracted document text contains a Windows script/execution tool name (PowerShell, mshta, cmd, rundll32, regsvr32, …) within 220 characters of a dangerous flag, command verb, or URL. This is a visible 'run this' instruction in HTML/PDF/RTF lure bodies, or — in macro-laden Office files — the macro's own string-pool entries appearing adjacent in extracted text.
  • Small PDF is a non-clustered link farm on disposable hosting medium PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM
    Small PDF contains many clickable external PDF links spread thin across many distinct hosts (no single dominant host), corroborated by a utm_term SEO-redirector link and/or links parked on free/disposable content hosts. This is the 'free document/template' SEO phishing PDF family, which ranks for search queries and routes users into payload/redirect chains, rather than a normal document citation pattern. The PDF itself carries no exploit — the risk is the linked destinations.
  • Suspicious extracted artifact medium EXTRACTED_FILE_STATIC_TRIAGE
    One or more files extracted from inside this sample matched static suspicious-content checks such as script obfuscation, encoded payload blobs, packed data, or execution/download terms.
  • External URI info PDF_URI
    PDF contains an external URL action
  • Object number defined twice with different bodies info PDF_DUPLICATE_OBJ_BODY_INCREMENTAL
    The same indirect object (N G) is defined more than once with different body bytes. First-wins and last-wins readers will resolve different content, which is a parser-confusion shape used by targeted PDFs. Body-only differences are common in benign incremental updates, so severity is raised only when the duplicate carries active content.
  • Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL
    One or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.
    URL https://nipisod.ru/strik?utm_term=accu+chek+aviva+nano+error+code+111
    • https://cdn.sqhk.co/ladowomorik/H7pPwhh/baby_couple_love_wallpaper.pdf
    • http://kadanijojabuf.mywebcommunity.org/what_is_studied_in_macroeconomics.pdf
    • http://sapelijamot.22web.org/jilomuxopubopudategowovan.pdf
    • http://janorewaxeno.mygamesonline.org/shark_rotator_lift_away.pdf
    • http://veselutut.mywebcommunity.org/32560939937.pdf
    • http://vasizazesunof.medianewsonline.com/49718795385.pdf
    • https://xugowumilivave.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/4/8/134846580/nofabujokabipabafevu.pdf
    • https://fudanologakobur.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/5/3/135394175/81aa20b7cfd.pdf
    • https://pekonupag.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/2/7/132741447/5530737.pdf
    • https://cdn.sqhk.co/bilejufikone/ie5jfhe/85762744458.pdf
    • https://cdn.sqhk.co/zixajofazadi/hjjhJL4/18502674225.pdf
    • https://kimimidinom.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/1/4/131453749/77fe84.pdf
    • https://cdn.sqhk.co/muzedikerum/hOigZjd/ice_cream_sandwich_youtube_merch.pdf
    • https://cdn.sqhk.co/xudapurofoz/igxghge/march_madness_predictions_bleacher_report.pdf
    • http://www.ascendercorp.com/
    • http://www.ascendercorp.com/typedesigners.html
    • http://surufutikexa.epizy.com/kabixemeni.pdf
    • http://jumepenitujox.atwebpages.com/18795229627.pdf
    • http://baxamudixilado.rf.gd/free_bootstrap_templates_themeforest.pdf
    • http://vewawisu.onlinewebshop.net/standard_kitchen_cabinet_sizes_in_mm.pdf
    • http://tazodeb.epizy.com/vatasotizofefigilakajop.pdf
    • http://jofikuv.atwebpages.com/automating_active_directory_administration_with_windows_powershell.pdf
    • http://nizowozutagele.atwebpages.com/the_end_of_the_f_world_comic.pdf
    • http://zalinejogimi.rf.gd/pawn_of_prophecy_hardcover.pdf
    • http://godimodasixor.rf.gd/best_workout_plan_for_beginners_to_build_muscle.pdf
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://nizowozutagele.atwebpages.com/the_end_
    • http://scripts.sil.org/OFL

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
embedded_pdf_script_00009752.bin
127a5a6405509dd417df0e0597b8eaaa9a1fd061ff3fe569d2d39493dd999ee2
pdf-embedded-script PDF decompressed stream script payload at offset 0x9752 83037 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 shell/COM execution token(s).
font_00_sfnt_off0000ff3c.bin
73bda47b16858436cff3c7ebe1ce8ed54992cb2763c5e5365d3a10b0ef8ff34c
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFF3C 4984 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00011034.bin
8ec345866df7133f9c8eb908723417fee607cd55fdb00f18ded443319a629f2d
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11034 10928 bytes