Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9564dac9c9c5e1ef…

MALICIOUS

PDF

80.8 KB Created: 2021-09-18 03:45:55 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: f166d490ca18c01c5fc304688fbd6d8c SHA-1: 1042e54be97dd8b41d57785f0553fa5020a7695d SHA-256: 9564dac9c9c5e1efe0164cde615f7c0ada7ed19b2ae3ba8c7627a2d83452e266
212 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple links to compromised websites, suggesting an attempt to trick the user into downloading a malicious payload. The presence of a 'download button' heuristic further supports this phishing lure. ClamAV detection as 'Pdf.Phishing.Trojan' confirms the malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9955

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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Embedded JS stream low PDF_JS
    PDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
  • 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
  • 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://huntic.ru/uplcv?utm_term=catchers+apk+mod PDF link annotation
    • https://g-mtcc.com/motakamel/Ups/files/25864922769.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://travellightnepal.com/userfiles/file/59322759944.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://brothersaluminium.com.np/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161413ac6587cb---96521754374.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kinoimaging.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161413f11c2e67---78375720451.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://baaningdoi.com/file_media/file_image/file/kaposadap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xutricolor.com/uploadfile/files/pitamu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bouwbedrijfansing.nl/userfiles/file/wepudujamasilidano.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://newbiesites.com/userfiles/file/sofobot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://unicorn.mn/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fowubobobor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mobisteelegypt.net/userfiles/file/veguxek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tylincms.com/userfiles/files/sibula.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://charmingcurls.se/upload/file/zirepogigokazafutugerak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://littleedupark.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/todelabesonoxaxa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://newegys.egyseg.eu/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sutetiwalofixenidesobelu.pdfIn macro / runtime command snippet
    • http://santiagoporter.com/js/ckfinder/core/connector/php/files/bikajirazesalojapovex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tayles.com/uploaded/kapagofimotaturesupisoko.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://matricula.arendic.cl/files/44051831661.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tutorsbureau.net/userfiles/file/37111133832.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bloomlight.pl/_bloom/file/xarur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gelateriacool.it/userfiles/files/30110518543.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rbtyutj01.com/userfiles/files/sesifajesabepopunuwi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://expungemyrecordnj.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161450719c3923---61357809042.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://guides2alpes.fr/uploads/file/wajizenijujonufib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rrbrentacars.com/files/others/89764173275.pdfIn PDF document text
    • 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_off0000d8eb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD8EB 10660 bytes
SHA-256: 35437fb73fe9124b4c1bfe2f4d938a5d34bfb3f0b95a6990c7c4094dfa7782b2
font_01_sfnt_off0000f16f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF16F 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00010981.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10981 17108 bytes
SHA-256: 4498768007409e0b373bb6a11da6a2a091c09cd3a64a0f412a15412933ccf871