Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0cef2e2714189448…

MALICIOUS

PDF

73.2 KB Created: 2021-08-22 06:22:04 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: a7d1d16e69ed8aaad095c916fcbe10a7 SHA-1: 0244c8af2576596fd57282733d6ed3be4ed65aa1 SHA-256: 0cef2e2714189448b3609513dd4715d7e33405ec0bc97c87f5826943cb546175
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. Additionally, it features a link farm with numerous URLs pointing to other PDF files hosted on various domains, some of which are identified as compromised CMS uploads. This suggests a multi-stage attack where the initial PDF acts as a lure or downloader for further malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9993

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://tenfci.org/userfiles/file/jometijijozexafolon.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://agermag.ro/mm/file/tetazubiwopovugigeju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://susutour.com/userfile/file/73845505314.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bannails.com/fckeditor_userfiles/file/98014393929.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://triptoboloyfoundation.org/editorsfiles/files/54146646122.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://qiuyutv.com/userfiles/files/20210529044303.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dienlanhhonganh.com/images/pic/file/36565384117.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cieplej.pl/imgturysta/file/firozizex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://signaturetowerpune.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0jcjbt33dqrr7ee3ntcg5pcul0/25074496038.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://agenciaboom.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8399b8e788ttbv10hmlgg40qo4/96196533480.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://weeb.nu/userfiles/file/nuzojabikuwosenodu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://netshopnepal.com/userfiles/file/vakopavafejekiwinikiki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://micast.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9nr3todf0182mqiommeg51a26b/nakubigamatudax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bountyvacation.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b990f905bf3---dixaxolimoxodesukewilan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://optimus.org.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c948c1431da---giwovixasujutafupu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--o79av69abka850ab6c.com/upload/file/202108112057295647.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mgmkt.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f1155da09b9---muxulegemaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.digitalsofts.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16080250647566---badesuke.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xatrbio.com/userfiles/file/sogupopefu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vietnamairlinescorp.org/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sujanapagudepuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stayinbranson.com/ckfinder/triplebuserfiles/file/90983681616.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.spoton.pet/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4ilokj0f49tp51mcap7mgpto8q/wilafekefuvug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pattyn360.com/upload/forum/files/54250467336.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/3CAf4wW3hvY/uplcv?utm_term=the+cell+cycle+worksheet+answer+key+pdfPDF 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_off0000bedd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xBEDD 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000d6f4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD6F4 10880 bytes
SHA-256: 5c0d0bb4dad725664ab7860d3b0619f96ff5e1030e3897e058752b7c37953413
font_02_sfnt_off0000f035.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF035 15196 bytes
SHA-256: 6ce50836cfe700624a827139ceda69b3ad64a82ee804e60e851d5df11b8f34a9