Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a38f0ff2d60ed05f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

75.0 KB Created: 2021-03-12 03:25:04 +02:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 4.8.7)
MD5: db2257e3d108cd092d87c12ec29ce129 SHA-1: b82e7cb887a01e1760e84da47988f37a2dd41cef SHA-256: a38f0ff2d60ed05f41922e81d361545cb45d934fe5ce2307a3e87549ef4dc30b
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains a large number of external links, many of which are obfuscated or use link farms, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier further support its malicious nature. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and numerous URLs suggest it's designed to redirect users to malicious content, likely leveraging embedded JavaScript for execution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.6727

Heuristics 4

  • Small PDF contains mass external PDF link farm critical PDF_SEO_LINK_FARM
    Small PDF contains many clickable external PDF links, mostly clustered on one host. This matches generated SEO/link-farm PDF carriers used to route users into malicious or unwanted-software delivery chains, rather than a normal document citation pattern.
  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
  • 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://midufefew.ru/award?keyword=oou+admission+list+2020+19+pdf
    • https://cdn.sqhk.co/jawuraxexije/Zghcthd/68769916498.pdf
    • https://kepedeko.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/5/9/135959580/3148970.pdf
    • https://ligofaxudatejot.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/0/7/130739538/7782451.pdf
    • https://cdn.sqhk.co/loxosefivipo/gidighd/tabogerisibezinuravu.pdf
    • https://static.s123-cdn-static.com/uploads/4367275/normal_5ff22ee2676f0.pdf
    • https://cdn.sqhk.co/boxepupovemu/jgB0Ap1/gagufigagipoxilujatif.pdf
    • https://kazirevuteguzug.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/2/6/132681824/lefufog-kinulezifevazam-favaxadubi-widagoluratep.pdf
    • https://cdn.sqhk.co/lebexuzo/ldicieX/space_marshals_apk_data.pdf
    • https://joluduloj.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/4/2/134266967/aba7a073f1c9564.pdf
    • https://static.s123-cdn-static.com/uploads/4451575/normal_5fca344ec0d14.pdf
    • http://itsamorem.com/power_point_sobre_reglas_de_acentuacionb0ys0.pdf
    • http://yachts-4-sale.com/should_there_be_water_in_my_water_softener_tank86v6z.pdf
    • http://salet.store/gomevulupuot0l6.pdf
    • https://cdn.sqhk.co/siboxowimu/bje4jby/desktop_dual_computer_monitor_stand.pdf
    • http://www.ascendercorp.com/
    • http://www.ascendercorp.com/typedesigners.html
    • http://runuwug.myartsonline.com/nezexefati.pdf
    • http://xolavozezimodan.onlinewebshop.net/jinezazumixagewen.pdf
    • https://c788b29d-df2d-4d46-9946-349e8cce89b7.filesusr.com/ugd/a9e086_57207b6fb798413db1f1cc2c68ca5b7a.pdf?index=true
    • http://kewevagisugimuw.onlinewebshop.net/pelicula_100_aos_de_soledad.pdf
    • https://b5c90759-dbf8-4ccd-b12d-e23c958527f9.filesusr.com/ugd/915a55_2daed75d9e034c81909475a19fd305a7.pdf?index=true
    • https://694dae7a-2033-4a59-8b06-91ff4eec0774.filesusr.com/ugd/e1d58f_95ba71f829474790b94915249ebdf106.pdf?index=true
    • https://f8071fb1-33dc-4bb9-9fe9-292e0ca0d861.filesusr.com/ugd/253000_7cd6af9504e9469e9b455d293286c4f8.pdf?index=true
    • http://danebusuji.onlinewebshop.net/apush_practice_test.pdf
    • http://scripts.sil.org/OFL

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000ed4b.bin
a1d8a60c4fc78167ab2ddcbeda32be56b8af52be1ade7d68a35443f0773ac12e
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xED4B 5364 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000ff6c.bin
8ae5bfb0e4e932294c93bd1d9e30e43ae5172bac5c9f830a9bb86f8918d8c8f3
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFF6C 10380 bytes