Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ab7a767d9cdc8437…

MALICIOUS

PDF

68.2 KB Created: 2021-09-27 19:17:36 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: eb4ff546752173ff991dfece18307aaa SHA-1: 4abe2060fbb3cd8a4e81c71d87cb5c17db9553f7 SHA-256: ab7a767d9cdc8437818bf741f1e029ad16f0163ac4cd0d304caa67188b2af0f0
216 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF exhibits characteristics of a phishing lure, including a small file size and a focus on external links, as indicated by multiple PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM and PDF_COMPROMISED_CMS_UPLOAD_LINK_FARM heuristics. The presence of numerous embedded URLs, many pointing to compromised websites or disposable hosting, suggests an attempt to redirect users to malicious content. ClamAV detection and ML classification further support its malicious nature, likely serving as a delivery mechanism for further compromise.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9951

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
  • LOLBin token sequence in document text high SE_LOLBIN_RUN_COMMAND
    Extracted document text contains a Windows script/execution tool name (PowerShell, mshta, cmd, rundll32, regsvr32, …) within 220 characters of a dangerous flag, command verb, or URL. This is a visible 'run this' instruction in HTML/PDF/RTF lure bodies, or — in macro-laden Office files — the macro's own string-pool entries appearing adjacent in extracted text.
  • Image-only document with action trigger (screenshot lure) medium PDF_IMAGE_LURE
    PDF has 1 image(s), only 0 text block(s), carries a click-outward action, and is only 68 KB — typical shape of a phishing lure where a full-page screenshot hides a clickable button that launches or submits to an attacker URL.
  • 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.
  • 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://crewmak.ru/uplcv?utm_term=avg+cleaner+pro+cracked+apk PDF link annotation
    • http://powercleanperu.com/cms_powerclean_2015/sgi_userfiles/userfiles/files/doreret.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://caacoding.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161413e2541540---11342312602.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://graczeonline.pl/userfiles/file/sinuvuxedigixuna.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.protectakoteasia.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/84944902994.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ciarajewellery.com/editor_upload/file/63571688844.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://apotekatia.ba/fajlovi/losotigiguwugizav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://diakmelo.hu/ckfinder/userfiles/files/3021894381.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rebates.forex/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/o1k8uceqrjccdl29g0u1qsngt3/saselijovogutobivoropew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vector-mebel.ru/uploads/files/nudamelaradaduvalomesur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amagi.la/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16133f83fa26b5---17908173963.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vijyaiprismcrm.com/userfiles/files/zevikixolipogupuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ibarugi.com/fckeditor/userfiles/file/67197001623.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elementyzlaczne.pl/media/file/41224487280.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.restorationservice.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614d111786047---tadajepura.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.teppiche-waschen-hamburg.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161356ba5bdd40---badajeseja.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bahtiyardishekimi.com/fckfiles/file/saweratoxu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://qdcmd.com/data/files/sipareforufosovo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://equalland.com/uploads/File/32555258616.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://regimhotelierbucuresti.com/images/userfiles/38949100287.pdfIn macro / runtime command snippet
    • https://www.cygnusdvlp.in/nitdurgapur/uploads/editorUploads/userfiles/files/xijiwasosiwigak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pazarziraat.com/userfiles/file/22464970687.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elard-group.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pukulumudebilulip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://shethof.ch/cgi-bin/dynamisch/file/52974351504.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lodoshosting.com/calisma2/files/uploads/tewefafefuwoxumuluxoga.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://toananhmedical.com/uploads/files/nasekovelosa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://equalland.coIn macro / runtime command snippet
    • 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_off0000afe7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xAFE7 10468 bytes
SHA-256: 330b6f8e62f602c398c0e01e69777535259160d24464f30b8d10009505d0d91d
font_01_sfnt_off0000c799.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC799 14176 bytes
SHA-256: 1b294e383be02aa9d09ac3bef59d786256314cc9c57cf8c8a599610365a36c4c
font_02_sfnt_off0000eb0c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEB0C 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1