Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a06f934d8e49dce0…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.0 KB Created: 2021-09-17 12:01:12 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: e426ab6d11bdf32cc89e6e21a05abddb SHA-1: a069a2e717f4f06a621009886e29e65ebfd76dd0 SHA-256: a06f934d8e49dce0f9007f00d642593902b7bae4df1897b7c75dcfa40c0137ac
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, which is often used to exploit vulnerabilities or redirect users to malicious sites. The 'SE_REMOTE_SUPPORT_LURE' heuristic indicates the document's content likely instructs the user to install remote support software, a common social engineering tactic. The presence of numerous external URIs, some pointing to compromised WordPress sites, further supports a phishing or malware distribution scheme.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9975

Heuristics 8

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
  • 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://www.pirkitpadangas.lt/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wuwufibesat.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://swaarm.de/app/webroot/upload/files/rajogejemabukitapoxukewej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://saraya-shop.ru/upload/files/46018320787.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://shatalarab-llc.net/userfiles/files/xirasazajevugokuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://quatangsongvan.com/hinhanh_fckeditor/file/kuwijixo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eclipsetheaters.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16136a2f733c8f---69870959986.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://taiwan-casters.com/userfiles/file/vudovulego.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lifecare4all.com/upload/files/1166412196.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bisleriuber.genefied.co/ckfinder/userfiles/files/setigasebaroxadojav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cableesmaltado.com/d/files/34246339356.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://occahomesearch.com/userfiles/files/wuxoxadabili.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://langmoon.jp/js/upload/files/47261701048.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fantasypartyentertainment.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16136f81e6e4dd---84522003197.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gryfarmerskie.pl/pliki_wyswig/files/xolixamalajezunofomofapuf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sandipmallick.com/fckimages/file/91262158242.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hawaiisushi.iorderfoods.com/uploads/files/12485516911.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://volareinmongolfiera.it/userfiles/files/naxitokogotemajuseropoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://localhomesales.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161321605d7cef---63330004067.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://skuplaptop.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16133ba140935f---nomidatefowudi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.urban-quartz.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ab76a8e0b4b77d199c65897b537b4a3d/63088685348.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://timnhanhonline.com/upload/files/ripazowunawu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cocochan.com.pk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5f919292b91895638b46360434650322/57062122066.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://montpellier-businessplan.com/mbp/upload/images/images/upload/ckfinder/88099628861.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ou-ravda.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lexevaremamej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://joyerialaplaza.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gajirogafowixi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/GLLx1DTH0VQ/uplcv?utm_term=apowermirror+old+versionPDF link annotation
    • 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_off0000d95a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD95A 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000f16c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF16C 17440 bytes
SHA-256: 2b07c5a2ff268bb6cd16d6c56fce270010e3e7f5388652baa7f7809420cfefaa
font_02_sfnt_off00011e9a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11E9A 10424 bytes
SHA-256: 18620ce8719e0aad9e77d10860d6aa8765763fb5e41e21afb54eeac224d99d0b