Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 cfab51117af41b1d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

105.4 KB Created: 2021-08-18 17:33:18 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 98414b21cdc07350115fbec8d12bfb8c SHA-1: db2de4664fab4b4dd7d9d241f7ab709c2e5d3c51 SHA-256: cfab51117af41b1daf8586b9e85cad265fb8d5d8a34527d5701980ae9a56dea0
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious File T1059.007 JavaScript

This PDF document contains embedded JavaScript and multiple links to external PDF files hosted on compromised or disposable domains, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The 'Remote Support Lure' heuristic strongly suggests the document's intent is to trick the user into installing remote access software. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection further support its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9986

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
  • Remote-support tool lure high SE_REMOTE_SUPPORT_LURE
    Document instructs the user to install, open, or connect with a remote-support tool such as AnyDesk, TeamViewer, Quick Assist, or ScreenConnect — high-risk in an unsolicited document
  • 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 http://nawaress.com/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/19287458972.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://paymentsbusiness.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a523971ce77---judizilunorisar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://velvetskin.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/29df3c0fcc5a360b4f40302fb537b8fb/85257525154.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ajivikafinance.com/userfiles/file/dumabewumaragoga.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://j1medical.com/uploaded/file/sakegaxilijilir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://guilfordvikingsclassof81.com/clients/4/47/479b0a304b4cdce99dfe3eda73a59016/File/59102969238.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://slenderclub.cz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/23536730955.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.findvoters.com/userfiles/file/52402607821.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.beachesbrewing.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/63ed1391ff15c11ae66f390d5cd5bb9a/dekakagenefofesularaza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://esterkins.de/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nupuzovibifijujizud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tims.ro/ckfinder/userfiles/files/moriwezimed.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://doellefjelde-mussemarked.dk/images/newsmail/file/59427557185.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jucal.es/images/file/83133964823.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cichanski.com/Upload/file/mejemijanep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cainghienbinhduong.com/uploads/userfiles/file/faxolujidoxogaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.rebranded.tv/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16092e525a9fe8---kevegikabi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dehaventransportation.com/home/de/public_html/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sekerolozigotol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mishelik.ru/userfiles/file/56262332810.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://adabaskimerkezi.com/upload/file/68833019855.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://enville.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a5252c3727b---4200341607.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://o-dance.com/upload/files/67145858686.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://atlantichomeportugal.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16070f9d88dff2---48869158352.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mclandpin.com/calisma2/files/uploads/92191241169.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/fzgW7-mxBc0/uplcv?utm_term=can+i+control+my+tv+with+my+phone+without+wifiPDF link annotation
    • 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_off00013807.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13807 10976 bytes
SHA-256: 01cd214f2dd45d8e2bd559c1cb1bba124c6e7d20e3879eedd4ec1f709c66297d
font_01_sfnt_off00015161.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15161 17592 bytes
SHA-256: eb55e41ebd973a4e380319f88bcea91a5bad83084980a0db054b9e920b44ca91
font_02_sfnt_off00017f4d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x17F4D 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1