Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 15b2b842f959c84b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

88.6 KB Created: 2021-09-02 10:35:23 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: f02dcddf389e7ddef798e457720321a2 SHA-1: 355f4d5f6f6da8fbb206aaddf520d7357885c2f3 SHA-256: 15b2b842f959c84b4664c05d5ca3f63d6c9cd9714269c5c80ace590c2f9de658
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The file is identified as malicious by ML classifiers and ClamAV, with heuristics indicating it contains embedded JavaScript and a link farm. The link farm points to multiple distinct hosts, some of which appear to be compromised CMS uploads, suggesting an attempt to lure users to malicious sites. The presence of embedded JavaScript further supports the malicious intent, likely for exploitation or further payload delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9994

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • Urgency / deadline lure low SE_URGENCY_LURE
    Document contains urgency or deadline language ('account will be terminated', 'action required within 24 hours', etc.) — useful context, but low-signal without other findings
  • 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=starbucks+case+study+questions+answers PDF link annotation
    • http://matras-devison.com/upload/file/89621523772.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ufnk.fr/app/webroot/files/file/57320273855.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sikanderajam.com/Robinson/ckfinder/userfiles/files/88766747011.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pankalconstructora.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d728fa62b0b---veborokitibupife.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grandchainfamilyfoundation.com/clients/85333/File/nufogufudoxageze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://malerbetrieb-malanders.de/Webseite/pics/fotos/1/file/82012714213.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://epoch-making.jp/js/upload/files/17414368954.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://anhuizpyy.com/upload_fck/file/2021-5-3/20210503200043227708.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://parklanehotel.asia/userfiles/file/xudasodabeneda.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kottayammedicalcollege.org/CMS/ckfinder/userfiles/files/koxedefodamobavuzaluga.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://samavetpharm.com/userfiles/files/kodefejugowezuzikazelo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.espymetcalf.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612ec63f389a2---rubanape.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://devveb.net/userfiles/file/918773687.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://shukokai-voves.fr/userfiles/file/70599247603.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://megalabsrl.it/userfiles/files/sexokanasobovojalaloj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://delaneyllc.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vadomujofoxetogizogi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nd-58.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/201ca403415a43766f5bd1108e699812/wegenazevesovitov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://4998horo.gmmwireless.com/contents/files/robaxeruforawesuzugut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://safetypadlocks.eu/eurostyl/photos/file/mugaluj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://konferencii.ru/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fasivunuzale.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ufolep-69.com/contenus/files/polemovipujezovuxule.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uyaviation.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c9f5d227ad4---44804544351.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_off0000f28a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF28A 11068 bytes
SHA-256: b8a2073e3ec6675430ba35d3d47f7d8683ab4dc8e6596146a955655fce4dbc45
font_01_sfnt_off00010c54.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10C54 18420 bytes
SHA-256: 3b6734d936b75f898dd68490480f5c0c694dc8efdb1c876ffabba94f45572609
font_02_sfnt_off00013c3b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13C3B 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1