Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9f3c2247d8311941…

MALICIOUS

PDF

70.8 KB Created: 2021-09-03 10:31:40 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: 20d853f7277d898180b6fafc86fd6ace SHA-1: 47b2967fd66ab58389989b4b55bf550be5e1c005 SHA-256: 9f3c2247d83119414e369c4c730da32ffb01bad470f9313c14de914005d851e1
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple external URIs, some pointing to compromised CMS uploads and disposable hosting, indicating a link farm for malware distribution. The 'Remote-support tool lure' heuristic strongly suggests the document's intent is to trick the user into installing malicious software disguised as a remote support tool. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection further confirm its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9965

Heuristics 8

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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://crewmak.ru/uplcv?utm_term=international+treaties+and+conventions+on+ipr+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://hutbephottaihaiphong24h.com/upload/files/82130082633.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://shengnabei.com/uploadfile/file///2021070411362097.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://leicht-spb.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/abab774fe61f0c9a860c92186374599a/jivan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://regenerativetherapyforpain.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1d86a318e2d30d378c96d1462f376872/73563271539.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dh-cell.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/tomebujoguxazuxoso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://earthideasawnings.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606ca4b2f17f3---78055308156.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunargrup.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/h0d0a5rit3i8n1bngdilmlrl44/31098027902.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn----8sbaavnccwq4am.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/402b110ecfcc6e28f80d9c84ca0e81dd/sofikuwadaxu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://themodernla.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bd9217072355698154d680cd44b16719/zefebiwigusugumifakejipor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ncfouting.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1610a1ccf82461---79956752895.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://unioncentralreunion.com/clients/3/3a/3acd25563584ef55397927d4124196c4/File/lotadazejoli.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://seigyobannkaigaikikaku.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/49037186694.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sparkprototypes.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608228cf7ec0f---sumaxuzulaxur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stiff.pl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/11405908651.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://autonoleggioassereto.com/file/62369148225.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fantasypartyentertainment.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16075c240d2334---12397544625.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vicotelecom.vn/static/source/images/file/memewal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://actionelectric.pt/www/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e087ad303a1---lujasubexudawegariguxok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://teen.plovdivweek.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/39711064334.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.segurosfacility.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16083bb8932363---2828403780.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amatnieks.com/pictures/image/rurepi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lovewhereyoulv.wpengine.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/511083db9fdc2a0f20ab77d9e6e0e5b7/3852267343.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_off0000b5cf.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB5CF 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000cde1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCDE1 15316 bytes
SHA-256: b2f202e2fa2ab7e5696bd0c812f4ca8fe4a07efa6b676012a8b7740995c96bb7
font_02_sfnt_off0000f4ea.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF4EA 10628 bytes
SHA-256: 8fac1f985c12b7647525a46bb25229d926b528c983fb17b48ead8f6a82e70c71