Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8ccf9b7ee9739a0e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

62.7 KB Created: 2021-03-20 14:18:05 +02:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 4.8.7)
MD5: 96fca92d7223b71c3ac5578b4bd2e523 SHA-1: 63500a0f4484630c49a791fd7fa3c020d087de4a SHA-256: 8ccf9b7ee9739a0e45cc958f30ddcaf1f838549c9be7fcf86f25f4b7d720497a
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF file contains a large number of external links, many of which are to other PDF files, suggesting a link farm or SEO manipulation tactic. One of the primary URLs points to a suspicious domain ('kuzutuzo.ru') which is flagged as external. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware distribution. No scripts were extracted, but the PDF structure itself is indicative of a malicious lure.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9958

Heuristics 4

  • Small PDF contains mass external PDF link farm critical PDF_SEO_LINK_FARM
    Small PDF contains many clickable external PDF links, mostly clustered on one host. This matches generated SEO/link-farm PDF carriers used to route users into malicious or unwanted-software delivery chains, rather than a normal document citation pattern.
  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
  • External URI info PDF_URI
    PDF contains an external URL action
  • 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://kuzutuzo.ru/award?keyword=definicion+de+aptitud+segun+autores+pdf
    • http://www.ascendercorp.com/
    • http://www.ascendercorp.com/typedesigners.html
    • https://uploads.strikinglycdn.com/files/e4a62723-92ae-4313-b301-101e9df7c878/star_trek_discovery_season_2_dvd_for_sale.pdf
    • https://50aad03f-9d2a-47e6-be13-abd12f321b17.filesusr.com/ugd/3fd638_46c4463401b848ac8f17554d2b99ef2b.pdf?index=true
    • https://uploads.strikinglycdn.com/files/850183e1-05e9-4fb7-91e3-f0a0067755d2/elementary_korean_rutgers.pdf
    • https://s3.amazonaws.com/sixenogafopoj/windows_7_ultimate_64_bit_torrent_download_full_version.pdf
    • https://s3.amazonaws.com/kugelilizibuwum/29415051957.pdf
    • https://uploads.strikinglycdn.com/files/4a0740b8-a6cc-45c9-96fc-7f495b99b541/stealth_camera_app_iphone.pdf
    • https://3b0fe5ff-7f86-489c-8138-fc984e51136c.filesusr.com/ugd/bfd78a_4652339c08e2465b9462ff8331e22c00.pdf?index=true
    • https://d23eb412-52e1-45ef-a32a-0c032022daee.filesusr.com/ugd/03485a_22386c59fa1143d2a1ee1d9dce17fb8f.pdf?index=true
    • https://s3.amazonaws.com/jotizifime/state_capitals_practice_sheets.pdf
    • https://s3.amazonaws.com/xukonakefules/how_to_improve_critical_thinking_skills_nursing.pdf
    • https://uploads.strikinglycdn.com/files/5572de67-68f6-493f-977e-a8f23ceea430/how_to_use_directv_genie_remote_control.pdf
    • https://e437b920-fa79-41d5-b67c-0ca059f4e77a.filesusr.com/ugd/d97c10_a8a0982f528d4c31bf7c0b9e06ade02e.pdf?index=true
    • https://s3.amazonaws.com/rurovikejigibu/casio_forester_ft-600w_manual.pdf
    • https://uploads.strikinglycdn.com/files/a2c322e0-fe59-403f-b2db-a8063d4c3dc3/taurus_g2c_9mm_aftermarket_parts.pdf
    • https://uploads.strikinglycdn.com/files/ac2f5907-a740-48b1-b97b-61bfcef4d653/28690421250.pdf
    • https://uploads.strikinglycdn.com/files/2c98efe2-6649-4279-b888-5a801a87f53e/xewalugidupumisizati.pdf
    • https://s3.amazonaws.com/defujo/fibugibekitifovemek.pdf
    • https://s3.amazonaws.com/jazofi/league_of_legends_patch_dates_2021.pdf
    • https://uploads.strikinglycdn.com/files/b9313fd8-d3ac-470a-8ffc-bde3e221ef22/sig_p226rx_review.pdf
    • https://e064a861-6c7b-46af-b67a-66be1f32d776.filesusr.com/ugd/ec3e4b_21ca1dedd3a5489c9f61b505a9b1694b.pdf?index=true
    • http://scripts.sil.org/OFL

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000ec74.bin
04135fa98d54703d626d26f9028fade6ceaba6318363f1abd7cc5df4a3d850a0
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEC74 5292 bytes