Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 176f857ef6c69b8e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

87.6 KB Created: 2021-07-04 06:17:11 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 6e45561b8ea84321e0c82a6f2584c43d SHA-1: 734ef9e2bbf95f0586b2a1558ebccefee7db380d SHA-256: 176f857ef6c69b8e03e5cf27e36a6abfd97a3107515b661e72ea37d0d9521ccf
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised CMS uploads or are part of a link farm on disposable hosting. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware distribution via these links. The embedded JavaScript is a common technique for initiating malicious actions within PDF documents.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9835

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 http://anapharmata.hu/ckfinder/core/connector/php/files/konibes.pdf
    • http://andreagarciam.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a1eef06aa9a---getefafiwoxivugawufowe.pdf
    • https://clubsportedinburgh.org/userfiles/files/58292454911.pdf
    • https://ateneoarbonaida.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607846c6d1319---jadisamoto.pdf
    • http://ghalemdi.com/userfiles/file/56797165553.pdf
    • http://lacasedescaraibes.fr/file/61724875165.pdf
    • https://spherule.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5e0c68839af2dc2367aa9cf2b878853e/buvelomuguxitaxazaxef.pdf
    • https://adreshosting.com/calisma2/files/uploads/bepemori.pdf
    • http://thsport.dk/ckfinder/userfiles/files/58030963160.pdf
    • http://www.patricktennis.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bb781a756cb---diginapul.pdf
    • https://envomask.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1159e73156e0c68b0479306184ff7984/76661796651.pdf
    • https://stagerightstaging.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d32f3655171710f2f79add793f7866b0/kefoxobefabup.pdf
    • http://ibiforstarlight.org/clients/3/3c/3cfcca4e360ca8807b7dd7d6e7cbeae0/File/gigisij.pdf
    • http://everbeenmagnet.com/js/upfiles/files/tadalixitexilokeze.pdf
    • https://www.taxikladis.gr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16080d08cc9fd8---31454950137.pdf
    • https://www.heainc.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608c447f52bd4---nevonakusa.pdf
    • https://aartipalette.com/userfiles/file/22630995476.pdf
    • http://scissortailfarms.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b09909928b1---94313357591.pdf
    • https://www.cpro.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606cf9a2872b4---jatutilenamoge.pdf
    • http://artetendasud.it/userfiles/files/45375070346.pdf
    • https://www.baptistenhardenberg.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a7f18a5d525---bawadokurutoremewululan.pdf
    • http://inspirationallabels.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609e9b1acaaaf---29732725771.pdf
    • https://carea2plus.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/90b94f49d9d3b996a9db8ad00e95c3ad/74357542219.pdf
    • https://coevent.ru/upload/files/sepatow.pdf
    • https://drsubhashawale.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/53112625239.pdf
    • https://www.growxponential.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8dsltmdi7ea851ujp0id94hsn6/6582148849.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/3vuEKuznOb8/uplcv?utm_term=beau+sejour+meaning
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000eea1.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEEA1 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off000106b3.bin
6a744902d1e004d5a41da259f35cab8ffdb0583660163ec291825d42c35c9e0b
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x106B3 19036 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off0001378b.bin
fdb7d39c527741733b0170ff42611b66c501f06ea6dbbb1e6f20f265396b9910
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1378B 10592 bytes