Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 13c074ea2f4c3e5e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

68.9 KB Created: 2021-10-03 10:09:22 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: 63cbc1104b6da1676566603a5589c6a1 SHA-1: eb3230b85e7d39f462c53fbb8a4a16784f34c6bf SHA-256: 13c074ea2f4c3e5e21430b2eb4cbf822ad8240b80932616db3a044767a9707d1
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised websites or disposable hosting, indicative of a link farm. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate redirection to these malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9956

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://vico-real-estate.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lasuxuxekororufakekel.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://magdrywall.com/project-new/christianbook/upload_images/file/domoralafubuwunapuboz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gitedu.in/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fitekerabexarugimurorep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://franchisevisions.com/broker-site/files/files/loniworuge.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://condominiobrisasdelnorte.com/userfiles/file/15116167867.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cremyco.com/app/webroot/docs/file/ganupo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.recetasyconsejos.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16156fcf4824fd---7433577187.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://envigest.cz/upload/file/jalotewopafetebuwap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bioident.pl/photos_fck/file/waziv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hflchw.com/upload/file/zikufupexafewil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.jacenter.org/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/miganukodorefa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://itagqatar.zajeltel.com/itag/file/files/biguxaruf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://henskeschildersbedrijf.nl/upload/biwopojemuvalarixekuguke.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zzhqhi.com/d/files/23629733543.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://plumcourse.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b6775755d441d9c30d96a5a3d79a3cf9/34463975746.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://menifee.hanasushichoice.com/uploads/files/vamekuwobubupalibelaziduv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://slkuang.com/v15/Upload/file/20219201311537897.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://furniture83.com/upload/files/60034596763.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sensiblemachines.com/ckfinder/core/connector/php/files/92445640680.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dellalontra.it/userfiles/files/zunox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://horgaszvelem.hu/ckfinder/userfiles/files/94505366733.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.quatainvestimentos.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161476d679dc9c---80263037876.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://test.uebersetzungen-nesselberger.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16137fc4cafcc0---jefaluduvafenukof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/DOqCt-cVA4I/uplcv?utm_term=s+snapchat+meaningPDF 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_off0000aed5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xAED5 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000c6e7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC6E7 15812 bytes
SHA-256: d92bb7efefd9b531ddb3737ac20a86cea32d976849bbcd61cac49b8f4215fd5a
font_02_sfnt_off0000ee92.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEE92 10632 bytes
SHA-256: 481038f7ec411925e030dce41fc7b676ffc9e372705ef4abad5f8c4de01bc2b1