Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8f78166f0797098f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.4 KB Created: 2020-05-13 02:17:55 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.1.4 (via Qt 4.8.6)
MD5: 66f416392c8c7e5819d6b4b0f324e790 SHA-1: ba1193713c8b30b0ce677b08ca6752517d6f9843 SHA-256: 8f78166f0797098f1547cd785d2dbd2f2cf4b55f36e95a749bf7664620f6e7a0
138 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.002 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains numerous external links, identified as a link farm, and is detected by ClamAV as Pdf.Dropper.Agent-9020639-0. The document body text, though partially corrupted, suggests a lure related to passport renewal forms, combined with visual cues like download buttons and invoice language. The primary function appears to be directing users to a network of linked websites, likely for malicious purposes such as credential harvesting or malware delivery.

Heuristics 6

  • 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.Dropper.Agent-9020639-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-9020639-0
  • Fake invoice / payment lure low SE_INVOICE_LURE
    Document contains invoice or payment language paired with an action verb — useful context when combined with link, macro, or attachment indicators
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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 http://revolveecowood.com/uploads/1/3/0/4/130483940/130483940.html#canadian+passport+renewal+form+for+adults+abroad
    • http://higherlevellifestyles.com/uploads/1/3/0/8/130874587/kidulezuvimek.pdf
    • http://aspoonfulofsugarbakeshop.com/uploads/1/3/0/8/130873949/2091434.pdf
    • http://hughvaughan.com/uploads/1/3/0/6/130640190/vuwonevetixiz.pdf
    • http://churchofstcolman.org/uploads/1/3/1/3/131381521/4556127.pdf
    • http://mibizreview.com/uploads/1/3/0/6/130639329/rafemuwidinu_dusaxakarakad_repusuru_xaxobuwusijor.pdf
    • http://boilingrivermedibles.com/uploads/1/3/1/0/131070851/fijugowusutow_zujisure_kezip.pdf
    • http://cxrutgers.com/uploads/1/3/0/2/130287923/6368434.pdf
    • http://photoboostlandescb.com/uploads/1/3/0/5/130590461/5470362.pdf
    • http://cddtestsite.com/uploads/1/3/0/6/130639983/2f8e0d24261d8.pdf
    • http://ballerevents.com/uploads/1/3/1/4/131409244/348014.pdf
    • http://mightycleanoffice.com/uploads/1/3/0/6/130603931/gesazomopezuvutos.pdf
    • http://photographybyherb.com/uploads/1/3/0/7/130776861/kelapokijejoti.pdf
    • http://yellowmonarch314.com/uploads/1/3/1/4/131437130/3526a61c40baa.pdf
    • http://sunshinecoastcounselling.com/uploads/1/3/1/0/131070688/zeminum-kelogakoxedomir-kebig-nowowagaka.pdf
    • http://kimberlilewis.com/uploads/1/3/1/6/131607943/2938710.pdf
    • http://yomanejoseguro.net/uploads/1/3/0/7/130739533/2187616.pdf
    • http://kaostraining.com/uploads/1/3/0/7/130775045/4a4d6880a4820d.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/

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off00005f48.bin
70fc5382f80aed07e0f6033fa9e239e7304eaf60e158440af3ea404e9f7f456d
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x5F48 10032 bytes