Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0cf992db51dc16dd…

MALICIOUS

PDF

90.7 KB Created: 2021-09-20 19:01:26 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 7235f08c293697ef56cfd70ffb4e6eed SHA-1: c834c2834b2e2a891e90f6260b7db1d960229f82 SHA-256: 0cf992db51dc16dda6c79dd1bf0e217fb7852fc5dd517c472ced5b044f3f9967
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 hosted on disposable or compromised domains, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The presence of embedded JavaScript (T1059.007) suggests the document is attempting to execute malicious code.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9913

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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://synerhu.ru/uplcv?utm_term=left+lower+part+of+abdomen+pain
    • http://aptwash.com/userData/ebizro_board/file/80367212580.pdf
    • http://recepti.plovdivweek.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/kimozuxusifazigugujage.pdf
    • https://sunridgecorp.com/uploads/files/202109041346596091.pdf
    • http://autoachtercamper.nl/userfiles/file/jijediva.pdf
    • http://nedvizhimost-v-sharm-el-sheikhe.ru/uploads/files/53340912541.pdf
    • http://openendrep.com/userfiles/files/13982933163.pdf
    • http://onroerendgoedindex.nl/images/uploads/butazogidetarefekavetari.pdf
    • http://onmamtour.com/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210905_88351FBC71800FBA.pdf
    • http://morethancars.eu/uploads/edytor/file/delokisesa.pdf
    • http://alexdisinfestazioni.com/userfiles/files/18835265749.pdf
    • http://asiancfea.org/userfiles/file/15435068446.pdf
    • http://vangphutai.com/images/uploads/files/24055862650.pdf
    • http://liily.jp/upload/file/20210913161640.pdf
    • https://psychotherapie-dr-albrecht.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613011ffc7b61---xewapadazulubezinobenugez.pdf
    • https://kantankacreative.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/66f2a77f98216fd004563b2c92713977/lomisolamozoteketuxa.pdf
    • http://cyc.cz/pictures/clanky/files/dasizidaxiv.pdf
    • http://red-persimmons.com/upfiles/editor/files/kefedixuzozipafakabilo.pdf
    • https://yapluka-services.fr/userfiles/file/16463431368.pdf
    • http://test.uebersetzungen-nesselberger.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16130fa9925904---mejusajovanefikelu.pdf
    • https://ladangmimpi2.com/contents/files/wazepoxixazepujufora.pdf
    • http://ctcinsulator.com/uploads/file/29541837665.pdf
    • http://minhledtran.com/luutru/files/nipimem.pdf
    • http://diamantina-joaillerie.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/52019072113.pdf
    • http://prochem.vn/images/uploads/files/64951412001.pdf
    • https://gccpay.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a41f6979a6cffb332620cb0ad9e52d17/27292941407.pdf
    • https://infiniteprospects.com/FCKeditor/file/42797274145.pdf
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000ff3f.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFF3F 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00011751.bin
db5dcb498452ad26b1bb227e78389cc84ad5d61f21249d95def986939d058b05
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11751 17464 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off0001446b.bin
13789e2514d5fb38d999337371ca49d6ecddfae86f7189585120166069ae1923
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1446B 10672 bytes