Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 02d8f9ca78822699…

MALICIOUS

PDF

73.8 KB Created: 2021-09-03 23:30:40 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: cd343d7f2b771b919f64f43b0cf99659 SHA-1: 949d315444cc4ea86707e28f7427589a63c21a86 SHA-256: 02d8f9ca7882269969ae1affe96afddf71c35d88b115afb2f43c41cae8684830
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, a common technique for executing malicious code within documents. This script likely redirects the user to external URLs, as indicated by the numerous PDF_URI and PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM heuristics. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely phishing or malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9947

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 http://hublihorse.com/uploads/userfiles/files/xufidotemebuluz.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://cardealer-space.com/js/upload/files/88407851821.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elcoengineeringco.com/userfiles/file/57249742011.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cukoyem.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/julntnc9rp5q7423kiorjmg505/93176585210.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://embeddedhr.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/19812032741.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ventana-sur.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a453b624404.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://harc-ias.vn/Images_upload/files/13711592282.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.reparaciondebomba.com.ar/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/l4988amth42rkcluk2bqcv7j64/kiromuketodilo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dijladentalcenter-qa.com/userfiles/file/90377389222.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://savitapiti.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/47894379831.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ashioke.com/images/library/File/raluzetubujagaleposuganu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://florylaw.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/52956008927.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://parvazyab.com/basefile/api203/files/35763706499.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stellarp.com/userfiles/file/wozebarunapadeporuziju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hotelindigha.com/FCKeditor/file/62976606685.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wellfoto.cz/pictures/files/2630865488.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ngoctraithaibinhduong.com/uploads/news_file/1912175311.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tasleemdubai.com/userfiles/files/76181354846.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aviatechinform.ru/sadm_files/segogolunajupap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.entornopublicitario.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/61bbb8088e6559a0e3d5c654f5e41af9/96213486926.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hamzalegalservices.com/userfiles/file/vezoje.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aedwea.com/upload/foto/50200014994.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://planet-pvc.com/upload/files/dumedobiveve.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://erisalaw-chicago.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/mavivekolobitidenorevum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://riondene.ch/img/uploads/file/tudax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/A3Ryygt5BCM/uplcv?utm_term=finding+topic+and+main+idea+worksheetsPDF 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_off0000be5e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xBE5E 16852 bytes
SHA-256: 948449ae0ad0e883bf1eb8940076b3cb79c30a4fff92f4a910b45af52e4da24f
font_01_sfnt_off0000e856.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE856 11068 bytes
SHA-256: d6bb5fa6ce14ddc077a1af563cd5c628cef14c686b33f55c80dd5b5aff216006
font_02_sfnt_off000101cb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x101CB 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1