Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0f4c13907c199b4f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

82.8 KB Created: 2021-09-19 22:54:47 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: f675ee38293bea3a965475985ea46b9d SHA-1: a65b4575928bbf48139d8a26ba5776b9e8ce160f SHA-256: 0f4c13907c199b4f5fcfc6847cbc507cc952aa87ace31d6280e25d6c8eec73a3
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a large number of external links, many pointing to compromised or disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The embedded JavaScript is a common technique for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities or redirecting users to malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9951

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://allytemp.ru/uplcv?utm_term=magic+video+editor+app+download PDF link annotation
    • http://smartdeal.pl/files/upload/files/kilagexilalofudinizudeg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://insightonafrica.in/userfiles/file/73226593216.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://yensaovinastar.com/media/files/48002795407.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ises.smithpressautomation.com/phpsites/vertical_living/uploads/file/relidar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zuche0551.com/upload/file/35993032567.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.glasswindowequipment.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/59f80b90a3efd0e6df0c052eeb06afff/17050595125.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://andreagarciam.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16140b8f903a49---nefode.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://peter-crooks.com/userfiles/file/63524527452.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://faptvmedia.com/userfiles/file/99875350350.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://balajitutorial.com/admin/userfiles/file/9462723763.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sirikulsteel.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613d7c480096e---fimijinigotuzafek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://casaledellasignora.it/userfiles/files/bisekufebarobidupaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://biographiewerkstatt-singer.de/userfiles/file/wibunukalibomumakeg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rintrans.com/files/fegisimukujafipama.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://firewheels.pe/userfiles/file/82790417914.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://barrospizzadb.com/uploads/files/10475402503.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zoop-tech.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fomibubuperavuxologesuwo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kortennis.co.kr/B/ck/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vobipakeveduxuwomigijid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://les-dvorik.ru/userfiles/file/76525138191.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://writtenmail.com/upload_images/file/60837028302.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sensormaticltd.com/app/templates/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sukatejasawefudawipus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://flexa.cz/docs/file/50225788101.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://misterholidaysanprisco.it/userfiles/files/lupomenukizuzapufekadamef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kunmobile.vn/files/uploaded/20210902/file/33099799754.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sevenhillsgroup.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rokigudixenuvotabu.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_off0000e178.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE178 16864 bytes
SHA-256: ef64bc2c4abd9aadce6473d98572a0cb633aae4a7538fc95aef3e3e055e65422
font_01_sfnt_off00010d21.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10D21 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00012538.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12538 10664 bytes
SHA-256: 4fc33b548740caeafcf350cf652b67eb0984f8696ada2b1459a149392d3c41b2