Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a3209d196dc76b91…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.1 KB Created: 2021-09-18 03:14:47 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-24
MD5: 046c8af005c0ffa6c6172e489d2550a5 SHA-1: 23d785d7a1dcec02aa8bdfc437202fe627a1198e SHA-256: a3209d196dc76b918d4ce20480edb42ae046ce1f3564fe9476b1dcc9e290aa37
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and multiple external links, many of which point to potentially compromised websites or link farms. The heuristic 'SE_REMOTE_SUPPORT_LURE' indicates the document likely instructs users to install remote support tools, a common tactic for social engineering. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely to deliver a secondary payload or facilitate unauthorized access.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

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://chcial.ru/uplcv?utm_term=download+gta+vice+city+for+android+mobile PDF link annotation
    • https://pass-eco-energies.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/55607419840.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://copingconversations.com/userfiles/file/43449514756.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://for-rent-aalst.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16130dc359e77f---38839860355.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mariabeckmann.com/fotos/uploads/files/19140709344.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lsphc.com/userfiles/file///42864783085.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cullinanconstruction.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b65jbsqdb4f3lei5sf9ukk1ofq/xevalu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fzclicks.com/demo/files/editor/file/80874288982.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ceccarmaramures.ro/userfiles/file/zisavanosulekipu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://niszczeniewaw.pl/userfiles/file/mopudoniwifozirin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://glycocalyx.nl/userfiles/image/file/mekilopevat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kingalbertltd.com/uploadedfiles/file/62797198364.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.huaikrachaohospital.go.th/assets/global/lib/ckfinder/userfiles/files/65119505810.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://prokoncept.hu/admin/blogfck/image/file/53063565238.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://unitedpetexpress.unitedreloth.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/72425753701.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kbautotech.com/board/datafiles/imagefile/nivevalejusodin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://qamarapps.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614324c1549f7---terifadibaranifasosa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://etepi.pt/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vabizelutaramuruku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aspirecambodia-edu.org/userfiles/file/54981220714.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hb-hospital.com/file_upload/fck_upfile/file/jusalibiwimalopamoros.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ateliergermain.net/sites/default/files/file/wakikofoze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://caribsplash.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161381c726ff64---32787806249.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fpempresa.cen.es/userfiles/files/zuvitizukozowako.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://yam-token.com/business_school/uploads/file/muxonakagakifekunibop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vlaamspatientenplatform.be/_plugin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/luruziguxub.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_off0000df75.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDF75 17500 bytes
SHA-256: 91789063bc52f332571028c85c46df86d8405f0dea36e494f7e5e1db424a32a4
font_01_sfnt_off00010cab.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10CAB 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000124c2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x124C2 11060 bytes
SHA-256: 728de836cf7aba628207766d554402ea8bf42e437b01305c106e536de358b514