Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 64aeb9908f3737a6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

84.8 KB Created: 2021-08-31 04:15:38 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-14
MD5: f2a4395cce75fb104b433fe23c8dfbf6 SHA-1: 9fd1491b7f687189dd96a457c5e1ba2789fc8e06 SHA-256: 64aeb9908f3737a6b573ad03e49daf11057dcf60f7c446d2fa47354b42a275d9
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF document exhibits characteristics of a phishing lure, specifically a remote-support tool pretext. It contains numerous links to compromised CMS upload storage, suggesting an attempt to host and distribute malicious files. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely involving the download and execution of a secondary payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
  • Remote-support tool lure high SE_REMOTE_SUPPORT_LURE
    Document instructs the user to install, open, or connect with a remote-support tool such as AnyDesk, TeamViewer, Quick Assist, or ScreenConnect — high-risk in an unsolicited document
  • PDF link farm points to compromised-WordPress upload storage medium PDF_COMPROMISED_CMS_UPLOAD_LINK_FARM
    PDF contains multiple clickable links, across many distinct hosts, whose targets are random-slug files parked in the upload directories of vulnerable WordPress form plugins (FormCraft, Super Forms). This is the hallmark of the 'free document/template' SEO phishing PDF family, which ranks for search queries and routes users into payload/redirect chains hosted on compromised sites. The PDF itself carries no exploit — the risk is the linked destinations.
  • 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.
  • 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 http://nek.ua/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16076f858407a7---tegizinutu.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://astoriareiki.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1e0ae99c9956d4a992f090b4ff5fdd60/30917980858.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dennismaloney.ca/upload/editor/file/2253981889.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stagerightstaging.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a59948784539876a3e72d25c96a90460/sagepetabo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://topinsolventa.ro/userfiles/file/92858243055.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cfacgroupe.com/uploads/FCK_files/file/daruzapuxaridometiv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lookupagency.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c5899946dc4---xipixipobufidukovujofo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eduomania.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16070f211efa42---55181691365.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://shining4u.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/96cd5ed7d0dd71ce1cd5daef4f398c30/31570894535.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://reniuved.it/file/ruzaterapusow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eminenceinc.com/userfiles/file/75866428285.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nemochem.cn/upload/files/dunemukakizimuberupow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://akdenizokullari.k12.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2jsde3svkliitevrt4eei7r8eu/jogufe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mintedimages.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fewezezajojuguwofuwak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://notarbrazda.cz/userfiles/file/towemelipojusazekavol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vaytieudungtragop.com.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/o0do1rnrdbqieap4i0h1of84b9/renafufojorapalefupo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://0a3exp.com/upfiles/editor/files/xarowamanaviz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://glosunspa.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160acf1f3cbb2f---15136455004.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://orkhaconstruction.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/et8pdppgfnhgcrnbvd7sqskgsj/83385666682.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jinshi66.com/uploadfiles/files/bafotuxogutud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ventana-sur.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607cb6d56f4b3.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://petrovsky14.ru/docs/files/16075371178.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cukoyem.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/mrebhkrt59cs2l2mq3tiav7j00/93125785682.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://akita-inu.lv/www/files/files/gemazugugijiki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://amfmeg.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606ce94852fff---jiwasunipagew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/1KS0DP0cxss/uplcv?utm_term=like+operator+in+sql+for+multiple+valuesPDF link annotation
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#In PDF document text
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/In PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.netIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000e395.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE395 18384 bytes
SHA-256: 3f797b4c3b5c502ff9ce7ad735c9d1b876761dc734ef30e599ad59b9cbb116a3
font_01_sfnt_off00011436.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11436 10880 bytes
SHA-256: 7ca935728a8e05c0aa08b6e7aaa67f620bb005e704c3de8b6473c33f43c136c4
font_02_sfnt_off00012d5c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12D5C 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1