Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0c4f012df8447644…

MALICIOUS

PDF

76.2 KB Created: 2021-08-22 02:06:29 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: 0b8d9c458bda75e349ba7e310e5aadfa SHA-1: 2695337ac46f58545a2e2a4ce8fe4adad87f947b SHA-256: 0c4f012df844764471aa9cdf6bd3c16a77e38655e7e318f48a708868f26618a6
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many pointing to compromised websites or disposable hosting, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to these malicious URLs.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

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://nomylo.ru/uplcv?utm_term=biozone+unit+3+and+4+answers+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://xn--80aafkqcanfpgnhbng3b5i9a.xn--p1ai/pict/file/puxijutaluwi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://musclecar-taps.com/js/upload/files/pexukezelapunamemijivuva.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.straightmyteeth.eu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/73d5055729a84b1c292159d07d0208f3/poxidiveg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://spbmedaks.ru/sites/default/files/uploads/rokud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ivanda-commerce.hr/userfiles/file/soxufuxiluxokusanap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ifacemount.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/u4phg8cp7iim6lgqta9jj23c9s/gafefadedimojaxowulatota.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://brucemsmithlaw.com/clients/e/e2/e252bfde01ef004f685a9648d307a4b9/File/gisusafawedatepixuzafofi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stattus.com/assets/file/mowinilefubogedufewago.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ifa-astrologie.de/userfiles/file/pezabida.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://glotecgh.com/upload/editor/file/vizibepebekodafik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://heyumpnd.com/userfiles/file///nenuwasubatik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.a2zmedical.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b4e2b30563b---busegab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.colegiodomus.com.br/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jumelebilen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://paroissedementon.fr/upload/files/biverorubef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vdgairconditioning.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16093af5039fdd---jidum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://webmodeli.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160dbca3fb5406---10373934854.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nyitotthaz.hu/userfiles/files/70172669154.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://szallas-karpatalja.com/upload/37736026109.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jmestateplanning.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/sukewarozup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.onestopnaturalstore.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ig3d8ejclqbmjkmnn8p1lu1b94/fukiko.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ccsup.co.th/uploads/ckfinder/files/14353182777.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thefutureofgolf.eu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16089e8adb90c5---25145614797.pdfIn PDF document text
    • 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_off0000c61a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC61A 10992 bytes
SHA-256: 3794118a34340e3d7bd405451e904006cbb15c95454cbbc92995aedc45f8442d
font_01_sfnt_off0000dff2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDFF2 16628 bytes
SHA-256: 901177be2fa94f995c3389d889aa0e91b71a45dcc0f9cc057a5b88188343317f
font_02_sfnt_off00010ae3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10AE3 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1