Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 05dc79c1ab087862…

MALICIOUS

PDF

144.4 KB Created: 2021-08-22 04:11:59 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: 0defc7e4ce0a026f159f50c9a488c4d0 SHA-1: d2adf8a927d1678d6de61f0d89dc1df21650d5eb SHA-256: 05dc79c1ab08786219fb9f56958803df3803b1dfd6e436f9daa0ac0c33facc6c
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains an embedded JavaScript stream and numerous external URIs, many of which are identified as a link farm on disposable hosting. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate the redirection or exploit vulnerabilities.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9966

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://altonika.pro/files/fck/file/monaveluki.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://elturo.ru/img/upload/files/66726808380.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiotravenzolo.it/userfiles/files/44603377127.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://auchli-appenzeller.ch/userfiles/files/basagakopojatavajawopuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lashmakerpro.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/67d6d97bf6cof9e76s87rdnmu1/46297812033.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sevgiliyevideo.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a0c29ca2dca---renibiju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.energetisch-therapeut-estie.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609ccb7f0b3d9---satavax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://demkapi.com/resimler/files/mewetefozixusidosabimazuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://usssecuritate.ro/userfiles/file/72460376415.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clarkstownhs64.com/clients/2/25/255c49a504cbad61718694d8b78dfcdd/File/jizesufixebenekigizetan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://goodwill.as/userfiles/file/97582744612.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://klingende-zeder.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160fe7af2dd0b5---saxuvedoroxow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hobbes-group.com/upload/files/43095832006.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cashmeredreams.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9934c81ac76db59206e0181f1060abc6/berudewavi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elmaga.lt/components/com_mijoshop/opencart/image/data/files/17393817976.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://westtech1963.com/clients/d/d4/d4250bc21dcbbf02d7f9bc68df143add/File/71542496043.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nasroglobal.com/userfiles/file/1290654126.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sziazsauto.com/uploads/files/sijedogelanisoratutu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stakeoutllc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9e2c8f423385f197fbd80c241d9e4255/64149231504.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.psoevalledeabdalajis.es/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fufidal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alcc.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9nu6h0mav9j07ol3o4d3eapa5v/tusakiboberafejidinu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://svaz-podnikani.cz/files/file/zuvalunuf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://childconcern.in/trila/userfiles/file/69717697718.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://agrocare.ro/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nedulokiramisobafe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kappp.ru/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/taredis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/1xuhb7AK25c/uplcv?utm_term=culture+design+graphique+et+typographique+corrig%C3%A9+2018PDF 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_off0001cbe3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1CBE3 11840 bytes
SHA-256: ef472df854a43ebb3effbadecff08b1557965b96d89129902855ae63ae824290
font_01_sfnt_off0001e779.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1E779 19480 bytes
SHA-256: a177f816cca9cf11a6a6d95bc4bd181b6d59294a6ca75d99e490f8bbf4b26da4
font_02_sfnt_off00021862.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x21862 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1