Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0f1d0c47b2796b98…

MALICIOUS

PDF

80.4 KB Created: 2021-09-08 21:46:38 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: e8bd94aca64dddfb094c7c30f44a74fc SHA-1: 4a4f977a241f3ceba274096362d0afc68ca53b5a SHA-256: 0f1d0c47b2796b98db80d1bb2c5028fe2b483e32b886cb11c666dd376b1fd439
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains an embedded JavaScript stream and multiple external URIs, including a link farm hosted on compromised WordPress sites and disposable domains. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to trick users into downloading further malware or engaging in phishing. The embedded JavaScript is a common method for initiating malicious actions within PDFs.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9960

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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 http://av72-reklama.ru/userfiles/file/16304551977feac573fdaafa6dcede.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://witnesstherealist.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d04f52c2da290035e60927cffd04d789/9597870130.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://evocative.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161365748ac9a5---72278508056.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://albertoangel.sinecsas.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/37677117071.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://erodiertechnik-wenzel.de/userfiles/file/sojasudonemubesazixekiz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://investincarpathians.eu/app/webroot/media/files/dafaviwiwitimixutejo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-hematologica.com/users/file/lakudab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://producedepot.us/userfiles/files/tawixuxiru.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vertex-decor.com/userfiles/file/82439651652.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://degrossier.nl/uploads/file/65145794186.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mebelhotel.ru/images/news/file/lepawepivubirazenegigutun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://48bulls.com/js/upload/files/21846291757.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nfc-lampang.com/user_img/files/47753236525.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://architectureanddesign.it/userfiles/files/50161234261.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chronocertif.com/userfiles/file/mapukemobubutogegos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bndweb.nl/upload/files/17214337306.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rajakeempat.com/contents/files/54660141222.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.maoles.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613616bf0a58f---45343639157.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lapawan15.com/shop/fck_file/file/1086517767.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chaodontuonglai.vn/uploads/ck_upload/files/buvoxidorujavoga.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://yoimart.com/upload/file/20210907110625.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://usssecuritate.ro/userfiles/file/58928752228.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lica-mpt.it/userfiles/files/xavozigazediroforediru.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/LPIa9PGmDLg/uplcv?utm_term=pokemon+x+and+y+game+download+gbaPDF 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_off0000d463.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD463 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000ec75.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEC75 17988 bytes
SHA-256: 7111793b74723a1d62bdfe658c17baa221556f372cc15200f195da0d0c3d78c0
font_02_sfnt_off00011b81.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11B81 10668 bytes
SHA-256: d3e2ad11e59cfd4216b80584fb55773365ad36d59dc04fb3b453e7b8e2985306