Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e6b31516623eca99…

MALICIOUS

PDF

76.3 KB Created: 2021-03-01 14:23:20 +02:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-17
MD5: 6493b00596abf16aae56d9f2681cbedb SHA-1: d46c50f1efdab46cd0c4ba40080526bedcfd5d95 SHA-256: e6b31516623eca99c760cca43bf21831aff15f935d3e77d15c3d034a1c17b336
124 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

The sample is a PDF file flagged by ML classifiers and ClamAV as malicious. It contains numerous embedded URLs pointing to disposable domains and link farms, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution scheme. The heuristic PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM indicates the PDF is part of a link farm designed for SEO manipulation, likely to obscure malicious intent. No scripts were extracted, but the presence of many external URIs suggests the PDF's primary function is to redirect the user to malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9765

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
  • 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.
  • 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://kuzutuzo.ru/award?keyword=precalculus+sum+and+difference+identities+worksheet+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://komaxinatobofe.medianewsonline.com/liminal_thinking_review.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://itdiscount.info/how_to_fill_bls_spain_visa_form4bzgk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://copyright-helps-team.com/jexokukulorezixoremed3rmns.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fafovufurivu.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/2/6/132695925/wenagugiwiz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ourfanz.com/setadajomenjq3q1.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cdn.sqhk.co/rubupidorinu/nu6zIib/xatiwapodoka.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alexsaf.ru/how_to_fix_a_hunter_fan_remotetjldy.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://badgesverified.com/pafig1j4nc.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cdn.sqhk.co/foroboreb/ughLjdM/nujijidikapebarapepimibog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jomaredavox.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/2/3/132302995/sojube_ravaxakulorilul_zomisuwiberazu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xamipofu.22web.org/icloud_unlock_tool_free_ios_12.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bokakarepexopo.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/4/7/134750167/bigagodibijawiv-xofefamikewib-wavozu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wifonofiwi.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/4/6/134636358/sutorud_mulajofivutum_xemesoki_molabutif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://itanto.space/sunasibejonejonofk4glr.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zunuruxeguxifi.mygamesonline.org/61624914623.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cdn.sqhk.co/xafeperale/cwZgeUs/poblano_cream_sauce_recipes.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ascendercorp.com/In PDF document text
    • http://www.ascendercorp.com/typedesigners.htmlIn PDF document text
    • http://meferujapepaz.epizy.com/amt_genova_app_apk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://scripts.sil.org/OFLIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off00010c8f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10C8F 5552 bytes
SHA-256: dc09d69ef1445fdb8c2c438098d85c1fe5e0c58ef7a3995c6e172df9ae3b7cd6