Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 00ad8491dd7a65c8…

MALICIOUS

PDF

74.1 KB Created: 2021-09-10 14:44:18 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 617948bb02e31f89815aede367db3622 SHA-1: 682305f693147ec5fe7513f2909d3eed6fafbab9 SHA-256: 00ad8491dd7a65c8f4d24c4108c482de8a0aa4fd73a35fcc566770730dbf1814
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URLs, many of which are hosted on compromised or disposable domains. The heuristic 'PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM' indicates a non-clustered link farm on disposable hosting, suggesting an attempt to distribute malicious content or phish users. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to these malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9971

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 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://cructi.ru/uplcv?utm_term=mathematics+for+machine+learning+pdf
    • http://syntrend.critical.tw/upload/files/bifilawiwibus.pdf
    • https://phase1acoustics.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161372807c6c74---54020752117.pdf
    • http://aluminial.pnh.pt/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/37969384312.pdf
    • http://rs-entp.com/upload/file/56508723263.pdf
    • http://www.advokat.com/app/webroot/img/fck/file/jatib.pdf
    • https://solarconsulting.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b9f369d0105f3dd29925a0a444b45186/pefovebokigaxurer.pdf
    • http://hichipper.com/hichipper/uploadfile/file/2021090712510373499.pdf
    • http://masan315.net/board/imagefile/file/xezosefumijevipifuvelaw.pdf
    • http://myxroad.net/upload/userfiles/file///jajukunatunumal.pdf
    • https://cuatudongsaigon.vn/uploads/files/15821164036.pdf
    • https://www.travelknowhowscotland.co.uk/assets/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/93768949088.pdf
    • https://greengenome.in/admin/userfiles/file/tukizoxetovopitevan.pdf
    • http://werkkledingverkoop.nl/images/docman/files/gozolilitosozavari.pdf
    • https://inprovitperu.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gedigamuzunis.pdf
    • http://felixefontesadvogados.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/74466378742.pdf
    • http://cameronhaddock.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613520be7d31f---zutal.pdf
    • http://schodylux.pl/userfiles/file/61803725725.pdf
    • http://studiopetrilli.it/userfiles/files/wifoledetetexawuxima.pdf
    • http://stauarchitetti.eu/userfiles/files/66318690820.pdf
    • https://noble-worldwide.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/836e590f9acc68b6d4a824c443dc7f0f/xolobiveremelopolivuvu.pdf
    • http://nhabe.com.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vexibevakif.pdf
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000bf03.bin
ec856bbcd7fe5b9a92ab890269bee2ca07c60a685dc087c39ebfc27954fbe282
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xBF03 11060 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000d85c.bin
323eea29dddadad7b44862e56aaa35b3c4d43a413fff485328b89f1a36c0041d
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD85C 16624 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00010326.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10326 16792 bytes