Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1007a22444bac8b3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

68.6 KB Created: 2021-09-29 00:44:09 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 19b73ebb9da2242eaf57ae692180e46e SHA-1: 45b17e401416fe222c90754088b053533c0bee54 SHA-256: 1007a22444bac8b3a1877d38cbe568d47e85d92f42fc6c6fdb62da3e76926492
184 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and is structured as an image-only lure, typical of phishing campaigns. It redirects users to a farm of external URLs, many hosted on compromised CMS uploads, suggesting an attempt to download a second-stage payload or phish for credentials. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9959

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
  • Image-only document with action trigger (screenshot lure) medium PDF_IMAGE_LURE
    PDF has 1 image(s), only 1 text block(s), carries a click-outward action, and is only 68 KB — typical shape of a phishing lure where a full-page screenshot hides a clickable button that launches or submits to an attacker URL.
  • 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://searchkar.com/ci/userfiles/files/60445459215.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://ventadeterrenosurbanos.com/userfiles/file/soriza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://algarestofos.pnh.pt/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jabodemevovanetezabarut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rffsev.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fb8d4d84b8ffb561d4c6121a41345de0/24485517734.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.telsercom.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614963f5be22c---jitekezememusivakuvexe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.yevres.fr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/5712992794.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://paulabenveniste.com/UserFiles/file/97691154849.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://1sis.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614f8fe7c66ed---91661409344.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fine-cottage.ru/userfiles/file/nikagebesoxu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://samngaimarble.com/html_upload/file/siwozejefujelikixeromi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pusancard.com/userData/board/file/24985159731.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dreamsurgeryen.net/ckupload/files/96578229080.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pelicanfinancialnetwork.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/62917071711.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://x-mobio.com/upload/files/40008193113.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bugaboo-buffalo.eu/UserFiles/File/jiduluzuzunotik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://caramelitos.sk/files/32923863568.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://livres-arts.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zidovutanikob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hattoco.vn/images/ckeditor/files/geguxa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://3duct.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16141a6583299d---zatugugewusurobikeromol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://babetravelling.com/ckfinder/userfiles2/files/34217564825.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chemtron-vostok.ru/media/file/79285871606.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://prime42.ru/userfiles/files/zozotiseluf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kimwendelldesign.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/6378105839.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/6naE_Nh8_CY/uplcv?utm_term=asphalt+4+apk+free+download+for+androidPDF 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_off0000ae65.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xAE65 10832 bytes
SHA-256: ffd01412c84685512af6e7fc1ed562cab5443405bb6ae954e65c44bb0271e08c
font_01_sfnt_off0000c779.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC779 14256 bytes
SHA-256: 09a9b36e1135ef55570ebc3bd89bb510ac96a167e1ec249129b37a14798e7615
font_02_sfnt_off0000eb0d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEB0D 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1