Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 aec074de1b8300e3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

72.9 KB Created: 2021-09-30 10:48:39 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: 637dd31ff3791fcf017314baa970ce0d SHA-1: 530e3f7dd1a8eec22c317e9bc6edbb61b18af7ee SHA-256: aec074de1b8300e3852d7ef5f1c1bbd273ef46baefa8d529fc35b934416ce18c
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which are hosted on disposable domains or compromised CMS uploads, suggesting a link farm or phishing lure. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to redirect users to malicious sites or download further payloads. The presence of embedded JavaScript points to T1059.007, and the overall delivery mechanism is consistent with T1566.001.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9840

Heuristics 8

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
  • 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.
  • 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://pixomot.ru/uplcv?utm_term=free+real+instagram+followers+no+verification PDF link annotation
    • http://baoveantam.org/upload/files/vugelezajal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tobn56.com/UpFiles/file/83874188822.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://austarpharma.austarchina.com/upload/files/18104099778.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kuhomania.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/88914408481.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://2016.letnifestiwal.pl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zimigagunilaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sportservistocik.cz/UserFiles/File/rupepudelapijibejawevewis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://czpohledavky.cz/userfiles/files/xibawax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nsstore.mx/ckeditor/ckfinder/archivossubidos/files/34188569650.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://arniuniversity.in/ci/userfiles/files/tojuratekasipakuzuwe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fine-cottage.ru/userfiles/files/wasonefi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://makesrealsense.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pijufore.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kraljicabih.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613760d38e5cd---17647743592.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.nstoplana.rs/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fizefuvi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kamber.dk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0875f1988b9c8e6355187a19ca024715/36253598663.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.rosabrockenhaus.ch/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sugifezulejipeveterubetut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://finalstage.biz/js/upload/files/sekadazabek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://havilahbuilders.com/userfiles/file/bebovelapoxoruj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alarouba.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gunapejinowifojanot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://charmingcurls.se/upload/file/poxuxaxefisagupu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://foulardfotografando.it/file/62619892375.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dienlanhhonganh.com/images/pic/file/85298237893.pdfIn macro / runtime command snippet
    • https://divetechmarine.com/contents/files/34962731553.pdfIn macro / runtime command snippet
    • https://veritiesinstitute.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c83d465b0a76fa6bace7d3f8160a109a/7268208121.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.adom.biz.pl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/dimokaterulemavifimi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://valenciamaids.com/userfiles/files/godak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://adanateknikservis.web.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612fc490842ba---jenuxedizebenamesemez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://foulardfotIn 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_off0000b889.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB889 17224 bytes
SHA-256: 9afd33d0b6367198eed071a8345e5d88d4e5743f2375dde908d138e703382fe3
font_01_sfnt_off0000e4dd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE4DD 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0000fcf4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFCF4 10808 bytes
SHA-256: dd55c04f8e09ada661e7c3c755aa7ba981816f9fd56dc037512893cbe3d95b26