Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 10ef7018baba7b3a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

186.8 KB Created: 2021-09-03 21:52:31 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: ac03ba8a59c6d375f9e47344e61771dd SHA-1: ec2736d8116ba08747d68917b8ec4d4b629bb951 SHA-256: 10ef7018baba7b3a758e51fa52fb045366c78800062b943c38841a4cd0e279ec
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. The file also features a link farm pointing to compromised CMS upload storage and disposable hosting, suggesting an attempt to distribute further malicious content or phish users. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware distribution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9855

Heuristics 7

  • 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.
  • 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://bazis-expertiza.ru/ckfinder/core/connector/php/files/ragowevekurezomijog.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://notariocprietoa.com/notaria/documentos/files/70761446958.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.cuerpomenteyespiritu.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b4b44880a15---totig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tessuno.com/upload/files/610fcbf2310ef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--80aafbladvtgxneccoge3bt.xn--p1ai/pict/file/22897901352.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://andreevmag.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/66100d4a0c767c334a81f04da46de091/4596220578.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://psystat.net/candyticket/uploads/page_images/files/raworovakimiwamarelelazos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://driver-jazda.pl/upload/file/90407682201.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://themultifold.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d3fnfi52p1gjav52g4c3pk8a94/dazigerufuvozodasuraga.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://primaneighbors.com/userimages/zorosoro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://areopag.ru/sites/default/files/uploads/55069253966.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hightopeducation.com/cms_uploaded/file/zepakoso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sity-luxe.ru/userfiles/file/69188487239.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.marbelitesa.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612350393817a---48089591529.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gz-theoutfit.com/UploadFiles/FCKeditor/20210816234133.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pokorny-podlahy.cz/UserFiles/File/73064935741.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kepco-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/zenivipinomarum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://trinityautorepairs.com/uploads/files/92498187357.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.veronicaneal.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1/160a6bc16a63dd---suduj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://118highschool.am/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/83424cedaefda4c9a2ac8fb5216d31ec/barerilenokagivefebe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://reifenscho.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16108ec5c9201c---potijipadexapab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hopkins1983.com/clients/861771/File/28810733167.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://garageanything.com/js/upload/files/gefibob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tupnate.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/bezuvirisol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://freedomtampons.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/30b32172259f08426cd85bf04cba428b/pibibidibulitixulifelotez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tavio.ru/files/file/gebixiberafoder.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/fzgW7-mxBc0/uplcv?utm_term=catechesi+tradendae+english+pdfPDF 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_off00027d15.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x27D15 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0002952c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x2952C 10808 bytes
SHA-256: 3455f0b22d1fc011e743e3a805131e41c0da8a2f0d41c5df085402592f373f14
font_02_sfnt_off0002adcd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x2ADCD 18064 bytes
SHA-256: 408ddf88ba3627ce021dd234ff8244ad39bf26b5ae0b5035c4be1ccec61ddaa3