Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 138b70a435018d84…

MALICIOUS

PDF

73.0 KB Created: 2021-10-03 03:00:57 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-31
MD5: 237e86049e1dd3e6ba506d0319633464 SHA-1: ad747597fb12329e41d560a408cc5ffaad7b26b2 SHA-256: 138b70a435018d840d03b51c1ef25c11f1026bd4c82a736be30735324e5e2166
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised websites or disposable hosting, indicating a malicious intent to redirect users. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious content. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection or further payload delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9827

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://catamma.ru/uplcv?utm_term=thirty+two+thousand PDF link annotation
    • http://psn-monolit.ru/img_file/files/18936069955.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://toyotacri.com/userfiles/files/dotevamodijererodo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://findusafranchise.com/files/files/jujativulilupuxixo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://schouteninterieurwerk.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1615008d975d7b---jakizetevibixopu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elitsatodorova.com/uploadfiles/file/dagolamitovosaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://s-serviss.lv/userfiles/file/80369344982.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://watertorens.nl/userfiles/file/37741142159.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lrsinc.co/userfiles/file/83619033913.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://shirbandifelt.com/userfiles/file/3957997152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.consorcio.edu.pe/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161557f0db3cd8---kisuwupobomam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fewo-spreewald-schoetzigk.de/brandenburgtag/img/editor/file/zotasubonen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dhins.com/testingsites/advantage_aviation/assets/media/file/44351720207.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://galerie45.com/userfiles/file/netapav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studioriggio.it/userfiles/files/wiginuzapajematoweledadow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://labmansour.com/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/41429289502.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dbmotorbrokers.com/userfiles/file/pepusagoforudefumeb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://globalbizkorea.com/userData/board/file/lizewubuweveku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gaytonfa.com/upload/files/20458631586.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.acptechnologies.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612eb1db26757---11843550685.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pieseautocomenzi.ro/userfiles/file/13878454654.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laptopserwis.com/app/webroot/media/files/gejix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://debschoen.com/userfiles/file/68747540652.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.veslovani-vsb.cz/soubory/file/wapanuzonipukuxajagef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://enilubricantvn.hoakhanh.vn/uploads/image/files/18699878990.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://trickapotisk.cz/webpagebuilder/ckfinder/userfiles/files/363921581.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://helloslow.com/data/userfiles/files/39995399224.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://akproauto.com/nbloom/fckuploads/file/jixutodokurat.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_off0000b5ce.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB5CE 19244 bytes
SHA-256: 24cf5242ab6eac333ea9883a6c4b5105d911f15442a910a4f930e21099e1d1a5
font_01_sfnt_off0000e6d9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE6D9 10428 bytes
SHA-256: 923601844ee9a860abb268ac885c339773edfe14cca7c6b52d4393dd0a7d8f42
font_02_sfnt_off0000fe85.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFE85 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1