Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ef3a21100e8061ee…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.7 KB Created: 2021-09-13 05:18:47 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: 685ae6ef7713772c8e90c74769ac48b9 SHA-1: e9b0f06a12b096c9819a29fec613a98c62b038b0 SHA-256: ef3a21100e8061ee4b501fd4846255d217b6a504ac09c4746de0704fb4fb0a3e
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple links to external PDF files, many hosted on compromised or disposable domains, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The 'Remote-support tool lure' heuristic indicates the document's content likely instructs the user to install such software, a common tactic for gaining unauthorized access. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly support the malicious nature of this file.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

Heuristics 8

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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 https://alatheir.com/atheirwsfiles/file/lerumoboxogenimolas.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://chiaranannini.com/userfiles/files/16595142778.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://prawobrzeze.info/userfiles/file/4993156261.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://metall-press.ru/files/8425704875.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://creativetechno.in/userfiles/file/vabiki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://devcons.org/uploads/userfiles/files/4133357713.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://seanbittinger.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/22799013240.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dailymaydemtien.com/userfiles/files/posurekefixadoxupuwizogik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiolegalezullo.eu/userfiles/files/duzuvikabodajijonov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://culbertsonlawyer.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/56676386152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://coachtourbusrental.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161318fd44e78f---61473554401.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bangdinhphucat.com/quangbasanpham/app/webroot/upload/image/files/bijefonusol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.johnrealestate.in/ckeditor-ckfinder-integration/uploads/files/64670322635.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sadiqandsons.com/userfiles/files/8756582793.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://comtraining.cl/userfiles/files/barisiwuposuwunedapuli.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://global-gypsum.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613da8beddd1a---71749630063.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://terlickodds.cz/www/www/fckphotos/file/lijaxuzanawoguvolob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://genesisbehaviorcenter.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/54543850dc7e31a7dcdebf4f6f987c84/94216362041.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://carneiro-sa.pnh.pt/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vesuzazi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://luxurytravel-show.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d6b283aba23a563b39b5482908eba8fb/vafizovurabetevidinotakut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://natanashoes.com/kingkong/userfiles/files/24488869042.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://houstontca.org/Content/uploads/files/80232844566.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://prunay-en-yvelines.fr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/74264013591.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nodka.eu/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/40222920040.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://issaproject.com/app/views/panel/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pasokilab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/DOqCt-cVA4I/uplcv?utm_term=which+is+the+best+game+on+androidPDF 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_off0000ea8a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEA8A 17632 bytes
SHA-256: 05fcd37bad74b0b4015fe2da86fb9d0673d68ae9248f0e4808cae451b689b46c
font_01_sfnt_off00011811.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11811 10904 bytes
SHA-256: 4ab91d5333d25ef4bfb15aa92e15d38bdf37b008b3e7b2ea95b12f420b5eed7e
font_02_sfnt_off000130f6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x130F6 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1