Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0dac75899f967696…

MALICIOUS

PDF

72.1 KB Created: 2021-09-20 19:52:18 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: 1a97abd164cec2c92a46ab33759711cb SHA-1: c768a61013563fb9ffe1132d5e8066017e7de3f0 SHA-256: 0dac75899f9676963366c85044daed188624fa8a2d9a175cdee7e48fce277161
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to disposable hosting or compromised CMS uploads, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware delivery. The embedded JavaScript is a common technique for initiating malicious actions within PDF documents.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9956

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://queure.ru/uplcv?utm_term=magickal+formulary+spellbook+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://ux02.wadhost.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/12510833899.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://yourdentist.ro/app/webroot/files/userfiles/files/xebotiparulegedenusel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kunbot.com/upload/files/50946059012.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tivicom.vn/upload/files/53714063108.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dieterheich.de/images/uploads/file/vamewobewukoken.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://milcontabil.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8qabrq8qoo8rgq64qkhreqfoh1/48703787919.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://educasters.co/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gajagetuxoxaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://samnakthodrahassob.com/userfiles/file/53699406650.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://realwebguys.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161338a945ef82---lefadugegelobitaxepupa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://coastalstudio.com/images/main/file/nojunomosamosix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://electrogalicia.com/electrogalicia/recursos/archivos/solumeradedej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jackinthegymtpe.com/uploads/files/202109050445423747.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://attack.lt/images/files/rigalel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://driscollandgibson.com/images/edit_images/file/kimesirizifofuzawime.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hotel-palladium.gr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/v092smvvbcgqbc701n350gg527/ranufozag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dotcomtravelegypt.com/userfiles/files/56972259553.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://music-saikung.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/76114155140.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uzmansporzeminkaplama.com/resimler/files/75041759832.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://neboskreb-irk.ru/uploads/userfiles/files/metorafasolurefoxu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://npxbyy.com/wang3_3_10_27/Upload/Upload/file/2021941610389516.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sigmabhp.pl/userfiles/file/lafaled.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://logenamerica.com/userfiles/file/80391873909.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nezamirekhaseafoods.com/userfiles/file/55655114490.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_off0000b536.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB536 17308 bytes
SHA-256: 1bce06f51079b103905b640ef02d04c0024869233f32da9a36d7757e92426dcf
font_01_sfnt_off0000e144.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE144 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0000f95b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF95B 11200 bytes
SHA-256: 58030c999f15118753ee1b9854dea8b96d662295d7a3d3f5160160e7a73b7e6a