Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 17504e036e70ae71…

MALICIOUS

PDF

95.9 KB Created: 2021-08-30 23:59:40 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: bc52df32466da6e8c36df231c83a2da5 SHA-1: 1c53c7f43e9cfb8f8f27f040621383b2d5f6527d SHA-256: 17504e036e70ae718c699f84bbc2c19e0bb04718133489271443b3524fa3691d
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a large number of external links, many pointing to compromised CMS upload directories. This suggests the document is designed to redirect users to malicious content or download further malware. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9989

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://laborke.ru/uplcv?utm_term=difference+between+extra+and+co+curricular+activities PDF link annotation
    • http://perfectthesale.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608c0700be399---17197443883.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kingsauto-bar.com/js/upload/files/95047699027.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://swotaweb.com/img/upload/file/neropobameja.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hf1968.com/clients/48820/File/mavirorajuda.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://theemperorsoldclothes.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/38cqfjekf51li8abgobk9q12f1/kivumijitijimaduzusoxo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alfa-pechati.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b240073d2cdaeced3bef407eb20155b9/xotixurisufirig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn--faades-mtal-n9a6a.ch/ckfinder/userfiles/files/domevelanibuzawikinitowi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dauglita.lt/components/com_mijoshop/opencart/image/data/files/regikikagakawirafiviba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.abaco-engineering.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d6b36fb6e2e---82848127693.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://oskarmak.com/userfiles/file/28851575857.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://secureyun.cn/uploadfile/file///2021073021243358.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://f1com.ge/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/806ef4655b056c9da47f5741dca21713/sujobumogudedoratosanove.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.asahinafunnels.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tde9ev0mehmre6kh6hk031odit/matevunopufidoguv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://noticky.net/akce/fotky/file/wogupom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nationalcardsolutions.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c2a20ce312a---68354704295.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://2girlstrippin.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606fe97da2cc2---8676692065.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ochoadentalcare.com/tacgestorcontenidos_ochoa/documentos/file/midutazifuribezefezonajuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://khodahoanglang.com/admin/webroot/upload/image/files/fivorukakasaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://driver-jazda.pl/upload/file/968006437.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kocay.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16073a15c488e6---61110053915.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hcibatiment.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b410db66353---56499105214.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stpetejazz.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/u4jcj5b9n9grmpt2vkb8nlbmmp/24738240361.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.next-conseil.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160da5f9c92d24---napenukuxam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zebcom.in/userfiles/file/bowubajidajigukavumutes.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_off00010d7e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10D7E 18544 bytes
SHA-256: 3ab7132ba6c6ba56dd1509a14c1c0b2b87f66a5bb2351999cd51541f5876e3d9
font_01_sfnt_off00013d8b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13D8B 10964 bytes
SHA-256: 153f6338bb76d029c9440af1f2b7038df1917c3b08ef82b8485196ad7b22147e
font_02_sfnt_off00015739.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15739 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1