Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 163af50c2122ecfb…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.7 KB Created: 2021-09-16 04:25:54 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: afbd96f9a3c9ac125da179358bfbcb5f SHA-1: 6eb805c2d94b870c651ebebc635adb6a7e707f0e SHA-256: 163af50c2122ecfbdc25a392a35bd864ddd4f5af946ddf3b962dd2c4dc7948e6
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple external links, some pointing to compromised CMS uploads and disposable hosting, indicating a malicious workflow. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier further support its malicious nature. The presence of a download button lure suggests a phishing or malware distribution attempt.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.6243

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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://ketchas.ru/uplcv?utm_term=gta+5+mod+obb+file+download+for+android PDF link annotation
    • http://www.cpiequipos.com/assets/images/user_files/files/tafaduvijuviwa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://humidorio.de/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wixuwix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://coebmsf.com/userfiles/file/28917372166.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bubb.cn/up_file/file/mabajaleredebepezotalakog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://novastal.pl/userfiles/file/lufopejunaba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://unicorn.mn/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/90763181205.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rafaelstore.ru/upload/files/titixe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mdknoodles.co/uploads/files/38281672598.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://simonkuehner.de/gfx/userfiles/files/91570187220.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://arc-en-cielproduce.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/botovumemot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lawcab.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16139fd5eee0b2---2338501300.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stepasidemedical.ie/images/uploads/file/5030928519.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zit-tech.com/userfiles/files/8449809213.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bindazzled.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/13de8aa708fe6f37855f43b5753e0d48/21357005535.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sweetburden.com/upload/users/files/89636018882.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://moscow-vernisage.com/files/files/99828805052.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://antoinepanau.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c897a1ffdb15621281a3476f45299d9a/71252940797.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lookupagency.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161336798ea7b0---fomezow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://slide-bearing.com/d/files/fipukawuwez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://marisqueandopremios.com/campannas/file/giradileranobatujubarilif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://yds-wcv.jp/free_images/files/depabeko.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cyuansheng.com/userfiles/file/dabisejunuwuxu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.adler-leitishofen.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16141d8eda4cc1---zewalevepokinadunojas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alituncer.net/userfiles/file/67900764166.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://olboihorgaszto.hu/editor_up2/76368151866.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://idrogastermoclima.it/Utentifile/FCKPage/file/pudozapadazosulikuwobiv.pdfIn 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_off0000dd31.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDD31 10744 bytes
SHA-256: 2e68acdb5c48c82772a4e2a3d485699502408919d1f48cbeb9fac4332f360006
font_01_sfnt_off0000f5fc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF5FC 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00010e0e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10E0E 19368 bytes
SHA-256: b0d8085f52325fba1c0eaed076095946423b401789bc051a6dad829d5430b26c