Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1371f659090c69c7…

MALICIOUS

PDF

82.6 KB Created: 2021-09-02 09:15:05 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: d48095c57038c678fc6acd23b2eff982 SHA-1: 93c903a8be491a2d04704e06715a187c9f6e9c2e SHA-256: 1371f659090c69c7d0e90cdba43a42a83c8abe9cb2158051a5d44771da3e43b2
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities. The heuristics indicate the PDF acts as a link farm, directing users to multiple compromised websites. This suggests an attempt to distribute malicious content or conduct phishing operations.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9977

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://cnex.cc/images/blog//file/34490255163.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://recamonde.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b263bf2167e---83871152222.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://apexforestservices.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607851adb7236---65448179380.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://i-chat.tw/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/20765304386.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dispomydeal.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/52f03df78f27d5b4deda21350a24b960/bisafaxowotajepivemibakap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bluecars.pl/userfiles/file/josedowikudigisaxofuwi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://muguet.fr/sites/default/files/file/47278663567.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alexhoffordphotography.com/temp/files/file/73497661942.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mastersequipments.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gixubabilom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://leicht-spb.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/edcedc0f0dbfa63d8c54e7cfcbe62688/72775573225.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://beulahcooleycollection.com/clients/870349/File/92975585840.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://physio-praxismitte.de/userfiles/livawogavom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bizdrive.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1/16105c0b4a43cf---juwawiwinesovimu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nagsa.es/ckfinder/userfiles/files/munogosor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lamuccacompany.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d22e89ae592836d71197d624bc416c1e/44988746315.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://klcmekatronik.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/63127181065.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ipvoicenj.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160fb898d8d958---wotawutilize.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hakanhurdacilik.com/userfiles/file/kedikulokupezegax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://balajitutorial.com/admin/userfiles/file/kikinutepon.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.icodar.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16075694620589---zuwoxoji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.onekaddy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160dae6084ed00---poxok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.modianodesign.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b66b6724c25---25152892552.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://provia-events.de/pics/fotos/1/file/11949606647.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/S30rS-6n6vg/uplcv?utm_term=effects+of+inactivityPDF 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_off0000e0a6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE0A6 17272 bytes
SHA-256: 438852e19221bc84c2c73ea61c7b751752f957c380d377b31507f21733ef9aa7
font_01_sfnt_off00010d5c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10D5C 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00012573.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12573 10348 bytes
SHA-256: 759a4b2e021961edf0009cc637d4ae22425c588db495664787eae5ed2c66f141