Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9cc972c3e0a9e221…

MALICIOUS

PDF

213.3 KB Created: 2021-06-29 21:32:07 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-15
MD5: 27518c5923068511f04d7ebc796fd016 SHA-1: 3154a6fc7e6f777543ac52d9cf41119841ecec0a SHA-256: 9cc972c3e0a9e2217bffa6ed31965bfe65920df902b9200dcb9cf5ba19109287
206 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF document employs a remote support lure, instructing the user to install or connect with remote-support tools. It also contains links to an SEO redirector, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution campaign. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely involving the exploitation of PDF vulnerabilities to execute further payloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9868

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
  • Image lure linking to an SEO redirector (free-download phishing) high PDF_SEO_UTM_REDIRECTOR_LINK
    PDF embeds an image with little or no body text and a clickable link to a multi-word utm_term / FeedBurner-proxied SEO redirector — the 'free ebook / solution-manual / document download' phishing family that ranks for natural-language search queries and routes the user into a payload/redirect chain. The PDF carries no exploit; the risk is the linked destination. Flagged structurally (image lure + SEO redirector) so it does not depend on a ClamAV/ML signature, and regardless of how many filler text pages the lure carries.
  • 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.
  • 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://coretry.ru/uplcv?utm_term=list+of+port+numbers+and+protocols PDF link annotation
    • https://alfa-clining.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/37a15b399509f1918f1d621293297dbd/moxodufuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://saraelv.no/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160853f629c1f4---69309445671.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zawayakw.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a6f4778de80---bikofanukevagimapukemubu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mtpartnersfl.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cfbdb22c326---72125359775.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://christianboudreau.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609be9ec5b19f---27327613678.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://redwoodpwr.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/pseo6uqogfs1r3cirbadsd1p82/nurusod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uniondeautoescuelas.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609c5711c9ccb---zasenesegulumoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lcd96.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d4b5efc21e6488a0c897e0cd9f15ca55/neniwiwazusitejixigiworan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rubin2000-distribuitorshop.ro/userfiles/file/26243746076.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.brunosistemi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160770b697bd16---gezuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nic-irq.com/userfiles/files/vabamala.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ontime-taxi.kg/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/59e44b0cad690f92b113bc2acbaabdd4/telopi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ecobox.eng.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0f27ka3n8c2vh8rk8v07078p99/kidoja.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cuacuontoanthang.com/media/file/84814158066.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://claphamjunction.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a648fbbb238ff11bad65461a1c64581b/46118067337.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://winston-woodward.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e92a63e1100ab8ba0c05f8792295510f/lidoxebanofitonililope.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hotechike.com/files/files/munuwapi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.grupohk.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609475e5a24d7---69882561562.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://arch-teh.com/pic/userfile/49638101469.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://motionslam.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4485154140e3136ed2aa79f9581f582e/58935583544.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://structurecreative.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609de1f04ca91---bigomosutod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://przedszkolenisko.pl/userfiles/file/dafolalivigitodijawerafe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.analfissur.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607e3805457b3---jaduvozulatijitijalomubaj.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_off0002e2e4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x2E2E4 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0002fafb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x2FAFB 10976 bytes
SHA-256: 35b0ba0b69001b00a7a08f4f3c66746168289a1309cc6a24fa2e74c66ffb496f
font_02_sfnt_off00031439.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x31439 19240 bytes
SHA-256: c9fab25e8d53de60167cac0211406dc845f0f2c5abb83cd96e566eea501e9223