Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0c5ef41209c4e287…

MALICIOUS

PDF

78.4 KB Created: 2021-09-12 09:12:43 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: fe79d28b118a3964adfcfa5f6f57aad7 SHA-1: bbaa305f388afdee23deaacc72b9d2e5ebe330e5 SHA-256: 0c5ef41209c4e28761db833839294f00bd1296e73f67570a92f4a84973eb1352
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains an embedded JavaScript stream and numerous external URIs, many of which are part of a link farm hosted on potentially disposable domains. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for redirecting users to these malicious URLs.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9953

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://coretry.ru/uplcv?utm_term=the+secret+book+in+marathi+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://sambelteri.com/contents/files/dazilot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kimhoatra.com/upload/fckimagesfile/15734866863.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://orkhaconstruction.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/vc3gigeddhfo4k95uv9d3ivdrv/xugeripixaxasazamam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://domuran.pl/files/file/68985500874.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://firmykominkowe.pl/Obrazki/edytor/file/pukakizizige.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.elektrobetrieb-scholz.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613411361d59e---61455354999.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://divorcefinance.nl/uploads/file/10259039038.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cocoon-source-harmonie.fr/public/file/47278882673.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://b40555.handyfriendship.com/upload/files/36131960394.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lncxjzxxw.com/upload_fck/file/2021-9-7/20210907080629345619.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bisleri.genefied.co/ckfinder/userfiles/files/basugoduzedi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://qualitycountscleaning.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9734258e69f5272b5f696917d720a833/fidopadinilegudiboduza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dighakanchaninternational.com/FCKeditor/file/gizukunagumowotage.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fsoa.cn/userfiles/file/21301192766.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://esoftland.com/userfiles/file/muzamagopezipuzupujita.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.santaterezinha.com.br/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/5743652691.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hometextiles-consultant.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/figubosojaze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cowichanmusicfestival.com/userfiles/file/jalitozakemuwagenib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dacoma.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613d1b0e19abb---10904373692.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://meghdoothsuzuki.com/uploads/80081307547.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mvmdigital.gr/files/files/5578627750.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://santechnikosdarbai.lt/images/files/12481836855.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.champcaregivers.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16138363407488---73288155418.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://anhbanglaw.com/userfiles/file/10838613159.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_off0000cb25.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCB25 18400 bytes
SHA-256: dcec3bc55778339b3c237c18a5fa4182050869742bc3d6461448bf23e17c51a5
font_01_sfnt_off0000faf1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFAF1 11032 bytes
SHA-256: 82db388a2beef35dd37100dfd0bb0df465594a99b4284adc8bc1f74d50c44c20
font_02_sfnt_off0001143b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1143B 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1