Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9f4eb5b2c3c83883…

MALICIOUS

PDF

61.1 KB Created: 2021-04-02 17:23:34 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 4.8.7)
MD5: a01b5e11db204266581db28e38b16b83 SHA-1: 3e7b5bea7610cafc0b60f87af3102be7e5298152 SHA-256: 9f4eb5b2c3c838838ee257e93005d6e9cbe1a64a4e7aa3e5ce50198c7390f265
124 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains numerous embedded URLs pointing to disposable domains, indicating a link farm or phishing lure. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded URIs are consistent with techniques used to redirect users to malicious sites, likely as part of a phishing campaign.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9722

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
  • 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.
  • 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://seumenha.ru/aws?utm_term=semicolon+exercises+for+grade+5
    • http://tafakiduwav.scienceontheweb.net/96099297598.pdf
    • https://static.s123-cdn-static.com/uploads/4444630/normal_5fecf4b8075b4.pdf
    • http://vibolofisef.mywebcommunity.org/firdous_physiology_book_free_download.pdf
    • http://gubixazolela.sportsontheweb.net/60904823451.pdf
    • http://nitesufi.sportsontheweb.net/boston_celtics_schedule_2020_20.pdf
    • http://zarabatyivat.ru/7438214627eaze4.pdf
    • https://static.s123-cdn-static.com/uploads/4426822/normal_5fe195d6f10f6.pdf
    • https://cdn-cms.f-static.net/uploads/4417814/normal_60327db238694.pdf
    • http://gadetebes.sportsontheweb.net/new_moon_jan_2021_pst.pdf
    • http://portkamesto.site/74348107571w3qov.pdf
    • https://cdn-cms.f-static.net/uploads/4421036/normal_600d6839c5bc6.pdf
    • http://www.ascendercorp.com/
    • http://www.ascendercorp.com/typedesigners.html
    • http://wuvasof.epizy.com/autograph_kannada_film_song.pdf
    • https://cc0b58a5-7bf4-4b41-9cd7-d9bc0cd2cc6f.filesusr.com/ugd/6dc98b_e62ccca6684f4a83a67b117730b1361f.pdf?index=true
    • https://5d3a3edc-1384-4eb0-a354-174dd54c13aa.filesusr.com/ugd/7f5dc5_c9ca04683fb84ef48191c8cfcd9ca640.pdf?index=true
    • http://paxomutu.rf.gd/alternator_diagram_wiring.pdf
    • https://c064424b-11a8-4e39-a524-24a74bcd733d.filesusr.com/ugd/54e393_d2cc138905db4894828abedfce488b7f.pdf?index=true
    • https://469ee322-798e-4c1d-9571-af6764901f97.filesusr.com/ugd/57169b_00cd3fd001544c7ca14b7318dc497d29.pdf?index=true
    • http://gowepuxajotezo.onlinewebshop.net/ms_excel_advanced_formulas_with_examples.pdf
    • https://203e60c5-e32a-4587-ab6d-31d66de6d5b9.filesusr.com/ugd/014c36_19050bf6847343e8b3f86a59264f9014.pdf?index=true
    • http://scripts.sil.org/OFL

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000d1b7.bin
af71d2406461bca8ef5d71883e5e61926e56be54d38e3f504246653d64cfddef
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD1B7 5636 bytes