Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a2d2aa916b61fc03…

MALICIOUS

PDF

89.3 KB Created: 2021-09-11 12:57:15 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-18
MD5: 260c4df1cff1644a6a6f35d0ddfc1f2a SHA-1: 23f3a1f743ac3149bea5f3390d79dbac161e2b88 SHA-256: a2d2aa916b61fc0329df6fde353fd3bdcd21322ccef23e4f4d4d6141c286f1c8
174 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The sample is a PDF document containing embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. It also features numerous links to external PDFs hosted on disposable domains, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely to trick users into downloading further payloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9913

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • PDF link to algorithmically-generated URL high PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK
    PDF contains a clickable HTTP(S) link whose host looks algorithmically generated (pronounceable-random labels) and whose path/query carries a long high-entropy token. This is the randomized-redirector pattern of malspam phishing lures — the visible document is only a prompt — not a PDF parser vulnerability.
  • 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://megalightgroup.lv/uploads/files/vubaparizodorobop.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://highdesertrent.com/newsite/images/uploads/file/64019812353.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://simsvizag.com/contentimages/file/10680312744.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rais.bg/uploads/file/44555402720.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://huijingweb.com/upload_fck/file/2021-9-1/20210901152213678253.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eliteswimmingpoolsinc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/rft9irndi8mqvgrecu4e0gtjl3/kajowofokipifoboxoxetajep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gazeta-msp.pl/user_files/File/60587380025.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://demkapi.com/resimler/files/ditebozalepesadej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://catbasailing.com/upload/fck/file/99731054214.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://history.tlshaa.org.tw/ckfinder/userfiles/files/87185527967.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lotteppta.net/beta/assets/file/4903347568.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://godsownproperties.com/userfiles/file/5566694194.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jan-fotografie.nl/upload/files/nisexivumuvikojirik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tasarimak.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/namevijefudatojutiwifu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://195exim.com/datas/files/53710598486.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://goldenagegroup.vip/userfiles/file/96309388499.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.thecandystoresudbury.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/j1etueu22dndplra9mhcrr62nj/zekukidigusitomekoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fornacedelia.it/userfiles/files/dadepegufabudawuze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://seeyounow.net/userfiles/file/zulumibibimodamiraduvir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tatugigo.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/devezurezime.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariobubiniregini.eu/userfiles/files/narigoninimojujar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://clubon.top/uploads/files/73887369963.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gancza.pl/userfiles/file/74574702436.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://firsatoyun.com/calisma2/files/uploads/59364166273.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dalnoboy.org/data/filestorage/upload/files/95075454486.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.artefuoricentro.it/js/lib/ckfinder/userfiles/files/tozikifofuvisadupif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/PmAiG5ZyT-k/uplcv?utm_term=can+i+upgrade+my+android+operating+systemPDF 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_off0000f707.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF707 18368 bytes
SHA-256: ca86bba7f04b742aaa50320cd35fec0f1e56bab6f872b3f6b2f081382a52a68c
font_01_sfnt_off000125c9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x125C9 10932 bytes
SHA-256: de2b1fee9e039f8b4497ec2c8584522bbb3a2901eb48f0e23478c07d47aefa3a
font_02_sfnt_off00013ef4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13EF4 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1