Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e2569a0a82b343ab…

MALICIOUS

PDF

71.0 KB Created: 2021-09-24 10:24:32 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: e48ce27543b898bb092955db533eaaf1 SHA-1: 7d8373538764c87a4b3c3a1b4ec12b2410ac1e09 SHA-256: e2569a0a82b343abffacd27aab8500c8179357083955b90cabd60e3373d91703
174 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF file was flagged as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. It contains embedded JavaScript and multiple URLs, some of which are algorithmically generated and hosted on disposable domains, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution scheme. The presence of embedded JavaScript points to the use of T1059.007, and the overall nature of the file suggests T1566.001 as the likely initial access vector, with T1203 for client execution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9956

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
  • PDF link to algorithmically-generated URL high PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK
    PDF contains a clickable HTTP(S) link whose host looks algorithmically generated (pronounceable-random labels) and whose path/query carries a long high-entropy token. This is the randomized-redirector pattern of malspam phishing lures — the visible document is only a prompt — not a PDF parser vulnerability.
  • 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://allytemp.ru/uplcv?utm_term=ball+sort+puzzle+download PDF link annotation
    • http://flemingdecal.com/uploads/assets/file/tugugisidetaropamu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stagticket.com/fck_upload/file/75511545150.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cutyoursupport.com/userfiles/file/39649440951.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://uleshuzataruhaz.hu/files/file/61979683550.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://saopauloairporttransfers.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fazokaviwitibatumoxup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aelma.com/sites/default/userfiles/file/32556986312.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stiglic.sk/userfiles/file/zapuzaxijagaroga.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gavinlawoffice.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/46902722194.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://leeharringtonhomes.com/userfiles/file/deralarowazonazapomulax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://moderncarrent.com/user_img/files/gubinovekozi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.belladermeestetica.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614d54c47a39b---74771768566.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://warungmimpishio.com/contents/files/wozipebuxipetimo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://parcroyale.hk/userfiles/27376154057.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ishvani.com/www/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/27829409752.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hzyixiangchem.com/upload/files/torasugosipaxevatebu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sourceandsecure.com/uploads/userfiles/file/98648179138.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hiddencliff.kr/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210907_9EACCC44EA4A0EB7.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.park-seversk.ru/other/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/70419017091.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiomedicoveterinariobellucci.eu/userfiles/files/26744905433.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://splogservice.ru/content/file/76758880146.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hotelpenza58.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zilajox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jump360.co/upload/files/20210918122558.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://planningpvedh.nl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vosawekigomodoxawakide.pdfIn PDF document text
    • 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_off0000b3cf.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB3CF 10592 bytes
SHA-256: 37c52b2ce2894b5f10756892277621028ed5868648b63012ada10179f9a96c90
font_01_sfnt_off0000cc49.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCC49 16392 bytes
SHA-256: e4cd9770f566889b9cdac70b7eef1295818d067b5d8a04fc62679e6178011cd4
font_02_sfnt_off0000f66b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF66B 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1