Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0e3461c97140c87c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

80.8 KB Created: 2021-09-10 08:07:10 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-20
MD5: c05de7e96bc6680a9b432704bb79c82f SHA-1: d6fdbb5ae67d03e55221cf7566cfcc0474c914c8 SHA-256: 0e3461c97140c87c04e48b45ee8ac9b9991ac95eb0ea241b7ecd944a17d66e4c
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 within documents. The file also features a link farm pointing to numerous external URLs, many hosted on compromised CMS platforms or disposable domains, suggesting an attempt to redirect users to phishing sites or download further malware. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9846

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://medvor.ru/uplcv?utm_term=friv+main+2 PDF link annotation
    • http://cutyoursupport.com/userfiles/file/75201197799.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lp-tracking.com/userfiles/file/zosidumukedazegezolofep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://exam10.menapoint.com/app/webroot/upload/files/76753023216.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://baobiachau.com/luutru/files/24810044555.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://oteaexpert.fr/cite_imgs/file/rokonosaberepifololoxijar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.blackandwhite-salon.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tmp/9456346288.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.keystonecare.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d75484a7a9cf37f0d3dffeee59c3ba73/sopuxadowokasavosegejuzo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://qunjl.com/userfiles/files/fitenomopovamas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.magicapro.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16137b3ef56668---keferifo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gamylai.vn/uploads/files/ginito.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://realfootball.gr/userfiles/file/93480927263.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ikra-ekb.ru/files/fckeditor/file/35652544373.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://frankslawfirm.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/nozawifepiwigo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://oklogistic.lv/upload/file/jifekegufe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://moniimpex.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613ae50217c42---sinogo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bjaimama.com/data/upload/2021/09/file/202109041736356345.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ihdbd.org/upload/files/17259988878.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jotelek.hu/files/file/79289970557.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://demetraproject.eu/ckfinder/userfiles/files/febezetaribotulu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://everbeenmagnet.com/js/upfiles/files/33750976681.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://historico.uts.edu.co/portal/app/ckfinder/userfiles/files/4537369150.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://crosswaysrecruitment.com/userfiles/file/65281021458.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://azizavacanze.com/userfiles/files/28248914390.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jhdljz.com/userfiles/file/1630548374.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://langeline.com/ckeditor/upload/files/kepuretokiguremejip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://geteffective.biz/uploadfiles/file/30929978108.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_off0000db93.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDB93 17220 bytes
SHA-256: 4213153ab4c578db3348ace57005076cbaa02be4e01708e93f45c5a882c58cf7
font_01_sfnt_off00010867.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10867 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0001207d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1207D 9868 bytes
SHA-256: ec3110841f50c0444bf80769968ce107f6d66bd3018d02803222217e6666998c