Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 bc2e342b1d48e5a4…

MALICIOUS

PDF

70.9 KB Created: 2021-03-10 19:27:05 +02:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 4.8.7)
MD5: 9cbece25b7acd099dbdcf734da30aa6f SHA-1: d6b65b457dd54278dd0bbf476f6262d2387ac2dd SHA-256: bc2e342b1d48e5a4552cd26135df2d4ea88fcbbecde35f05eedbfebf44af5f59
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 point to other PDF files, suggesting a link farm or SEO manipulation tactic. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier indicate malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware distribution. Although no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and numerous external links are indicative of malicious activity.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.8215

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://zajinet.ru/award?keyword=ncert+beehive+class+9+book+pdf
    • http://mefamonode.iblogger.org/amleto_testo.pdf
    • https://vetakowiv.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/4/7/134733886/c00a7e5c.pdf
    • https://silukirajewulo.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/2/6/132695932/dexabo.pdf
    • https://cdn.sqhk.co/fowoleleda/if8ggig/winner_soccer_evo_elite_2020.pdf
    • https://cdn.sqhk.co/zegofurop/bKLwhjI/50690983750.pdf
    • https://tamidotojo.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/1/8/131858916/5dc33b6e.pdf
    • https://rikejofexid.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/1/3/131381414/jamitile.pdf
    • https://bodovusinorone.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/5/3/135347185/kufuwilikopejekoke.pdf
    • https://nudomituge.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/4/6/134677479/serunezumit_vusukifome_pobakimilebol_nonopebajivepi.pdf
    • http://numoxubur.iblogger.org/10699831347.pdf
    • https://wafulezejo.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/4/7/134748518/gixovevut-wejokazavekolo-turonob-zomemuda.pdf
    • https://mupasifuv.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/2/6/132680827/4099bfd9169.pdf
    • http://www.ascendercorp.com/
    • http://www.ascendercorp.com/typedesigners.html
    • https://77da94c0-0f0a-445b-87af-e489a0b5ef66.filesusr.com/ugd/db1da1_49b5a76f981540b9bd53fbcb69aa2d58.pdf?index=true
    • https://uploads.strikinglycdn.com/files/10f0eb9e-2f98-4f93-bdab-f16be5da52b6/xuxodaso.pdf
    • https://uploads.strikinglycdn.com/files/9c4b14cc-2fc7-4e07-8972-85928cb5bec4/ms_angela_drivers_test.pdf
    • https://746420f6-3007-491b-ba72-fd43be5094e5.filesusr.com/ugd/277b62_47026b7bb32248fba5f70308a421bebe.pdf?index=true
    • https://uploads.strikinglycdn.com/files/7d6b0258-3235-4744-812c-faa9400ffff4/bagunaterifeziximasivanaj.pdf
    • https://uploads.strikinglycdn.com/files/89e98bc5-f8b8-4e76-85cc-cac5ed63663b/pokemon_platinum_walkthrough_lake_acuity.pdf
    • https://67bb8873-ca08-4da4-87c0-60a8072ebff6.filesusr.com/ugd/a838c0_4ae2130a9d69436b9fec473a49448f1a.pdf?index=true
    • http://scripts.sil.org/OFL

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000f589.bin
b5b6c7ea6abd9b03982765c30e0945ded379da230c6bcb885ca932345c117baa
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF589 5632 bytes