Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 156f96b0c7aac5e3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

72.7 KB Created: 2021-09-13 17:16:54 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 678a08d0017c1c62b15a7c8ddb1912fc SHA-1: 45b8bc8270406c95e7c73eda3b41973c380710e8 SHA-256: 156f96b0c7aac5e39f1d6a581763a628b967104ca16cc795bd87046cd9fd63d5
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a large number of external URIs, many of which point to compromised websites or disposable hosting. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for redirecting the user to these malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9947

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://keiba-like.biz/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/64372898141.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://otevrel.eu/ckfinder/userfiles/files/diwuzoterugakulavowo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aquariumfargo.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/60b645620a56d4285566c0f7d232ac13/kejitofiwovonivojigus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jamoncup.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16138b46040a41---47434339325.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://codecs.ro/images/file/sukosozanoza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://school15-tyumen.ru/f/58296088233.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://adamslakeband.org/userfiles/file/19381732517.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://shaplaconsulting.com/app/webroot/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gepafok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sv-fin.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/89eeffbd8e2dd90de33af812a9847cc5/79585957130.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://snap-drone.com/userfiles/file/fexoxaxuge.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jrpst.pl/userfiles/file/noxaxalowinedip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://matonaklawfirm.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/devafuferuzinupu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://papienbanana.com/user_file/file/57604904888.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alcc.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/j01rdandtmq94o97p3ab220sk4/20793911730.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uhy-th.com/image/upload/files/33191763312.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://secureyun.cn/uploadfile/file///2021090723534375.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://szabobuszrendeles.hu/files/files/kefijozatozakuxaxewuwoni.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.thebetterinsurance.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161305fe250a9e---vilezexeduxijexenazufelu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://managhantasala.net/mailuserfiles/file/rawadogabafosibizisala.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wroclawmodelshow.pl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/58129564888.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nokianhakkablue.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/kutidelolutuvorolabik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://greenlandpark.com/uploads/files/51554960846.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ck-kutnahora.cz/gais/image/file/50024779622.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stroisvias.ru/userfiles/file/50220693396.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://matricula.netlandschool.cl/files/wazetumad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/6naE_Nh8_CY/uplcv?utm_term=tap+color+apkPDF 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_off0000bae0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xBAE0 9828 bytes
SHA-256: e1f2f9f2bfc916a928ed15053d86731838f070e91f0f9e239654ec7ab2a9b02b
font_01_sfnt_off0000d091.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD091 17304 bytes
SHA-256: fe717d30b613c2be9f1107b88b6e7ccf7ac18caf8ebfa8655752f63d5c8e2074
font_02_sfnt_off0000fd72.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFD72 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1