Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0440f9ca1019cb00…

MALICIOUS

PDF

98.7 KB Created: 2021-09-10 14:17:05 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: fd60e082a2910b114a85129f1146bc7c SHA-1: c8bb69192e55a718e6fe94e965dec83fe1201fcc SHA-256: 0440f9ca1019cb00219615cf18e9a1d2d28428c0d73d396067a3c58afcbb35a9
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple external URIs, some of which point to compromised WordPress sites and disposable hosting, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The 'SE_CLIPBOARD_COMMAND_LURE' heuristic indicates the document instructs the user to execute commands, a common tactic for downloading and running second-stage payloads. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly support the malicious verdict.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9965

Heuristics 8

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
  • Clipboard command execution lure high SE_CLIPBOARD_COMMAND_LURE
    Document tells the user to copy or paste clipboard content into Run, PowerShell, cmd, or another shell-like execution context
  • 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://suamanhinhlcd.net/userfiles/file/86057102119.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://nuovojob.com/userfiles/files/96352196738.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pasarant0g3l-turbo-h1t.com/contents/files/kamufena.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://laxycoffee.com/upload/files/vaxufawozizeveni.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pelicanfinancialnetwork.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/mawenigi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://heatingboiler.ca/fck_upload/file/kagadarewepuzusa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.iqubz.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612ea7fca0a09---kanezagonedufewu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://taketty.xyz/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/kiwopolubuleguvamixag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jungleflightchiangmai.jungle-flight.com/Uploads/files/bodofodivawimixezotarewol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gyermekhaz.hu/Content/site_images/files/54123166053.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://duocmyphamcongty.com/app/webroot/uploads/files/borarefojanikobemorebewek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://thehouseproduction.net/file/midirapebovidalezurataz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mouaumfb.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613b1ac157039---jujekerikomogapomajajelub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rc-modeller.se/images/file///savomiruvije.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.anglometais.com.br/adm/Editor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/25279414784.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.garriagricola.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161353c9f62178---nemudejare.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rcot.org/userfiles/file/30747496674.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nationalshield-uae.com/userfiles/files/xixozaku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://palaciodelosnavas.com/userfiles/file/xebetim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.darvidproperty.com/news/file/14468204326.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rosewoodcity.org/nbloom/fckuploads/file/papaxusap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://olech-rzeszow.pl/userfiles/file/41206323596.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jyjwqj.com/uploadfile/file///2021090406173520.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/6naE_Nh8_CY/uplcv?utm_term=windows+7+cd+dvd+toolPDF 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_off0001166b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1166B 21012 bytes
SHA-256: 95b7499ae375696f2ab4c5574f80cdbf20bcad0c4a1f97d74076354e8c0bae15
font_01_sfnt_off00014e28.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14E28 10164 bytes
SHA-256: 00e259ce2f5a776fd070834c25dda75d18bfaa5bb44f3f8c2b41c699b06875b1
font_02_sfnt_off00016518.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x16518 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1