Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 14e503be216b70a3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

70.8 KB Created: 2021-09-22 11:48:17 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: 0e4175a91579b0a73c52a7a15067aaaf SHA-1: da43db4469400b9702c61b42179116ac6b4d3ebb SHA-256: 14e503be216b70a3db0dc3709d1508b2b9c7bc96b754fce8217e84842f203cab
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample contains embedded JavaScript, which is often used to initiate malicious actions or redirect users. It also features a link farm pointing to numerous disposable domains, many of which are hosted on compromised CMS upload storage, suggesting an attempt to obscure the final malicious destination. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely phishing or a scam.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9909

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://queure.ru/uplcv?utm_term=model+qs5509a+factory+reset PDF link annotation
    • http://eyela.kr/uploadfile/fckeditor/file/bedufagesarep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://matricula.netlandschool.cl/files/19080472100.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://modelkyujin.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16134cd9e9c46f---68216759751.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cms.blauraum.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3877b6e8057022d0b6e540005fd8f16c/tilagunu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.annaleehuber.com/content_files/file/ziteka.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stadion-zarya.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/90898173176.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://taevlingar.se/images/pages/file/felivolisalaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://divapharma.com/uploaded/file/vedikeganaxefujari.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://anthonyvienna.com/sites/default/files/file/64392155033.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://librojuridico.com/aym_images/files/28786547995.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jsdarvin.com/files/79066677886.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.findvoters.com/userfiles/file/goledej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bright-inter.com/file_media/file_image/file/16293404906.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://apvn.info/userfiles/file/lenosipujubaxowuvad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kakvkusno26.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fb23d62ce75d4861f878f18dcbb8150e/5891704219.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.enjoyvaltellina.it/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/4244420013.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://law885995.com/upload/fckimages/file/64702570491.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kiapelhrimov.cz/UserFiles/File/46219570114.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fortlauderdalelimorental.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161400ac00bb10---jegifomef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://beruanglucu.com/contents/files/45279221823.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://suacuacuontoanphat.com/upload/files/91632413366.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://serextion2006.com/js/upload/files/52985586345.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://treasurehunterdetectors.solar-ovens.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/mubawitufigibedusin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://viettrungson.com/media/Files/90370217170.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://camara.acessoainformacao.org/uploads/ckfinder/files/92959453170.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jeevandeepspecialcare.com/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/kagutifixilamafinuvozu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://benevolo.it/userfiles/files/xirojaxopu.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_off0000b85c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB85C 14232 bytes
SHA-256: 6de63f97b768654809ef689423d3ae82d72b4ea03a79f149308cc8c9679b42bf
font_01_sfnt_off0000dbd9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDBD9 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0000f3f0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF3F0 10952 bytes
SHA-256: 34fdcf4da096e3194fbda49c5126685663f85adec29c2d5e32ba2e87ebd4ab1b