Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 17a07492fbf1449b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

77.6 KB Created: 2021-07-25 23:33:05 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: 9ef107177aa2e2cc666d757ac6d36a22 SHA-1: 1a0521b523391d8b22922b6248e18c7cb04e1589 SHA-256: 17a07492fbf1449b216402307b51fff690c2b1e9487ef02dd5fb8bef90b73154
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code within PDFs. The PDF also functions as a link farm, directing users to multiple external URLs hosted on various domains, many of which appear to be compromised or disposable. These links likely serve as a lure for phishing or to download further malicious payloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9990

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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://remproekt-m.ru/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gonanibazekimafowetageze.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://cal.lighting/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ae0ae652b3cffff92ee70f9e5e78b591/31016462191.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bjhtdszdh.com/v15/Upload/file/20215202316234461.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.numberoneporthill.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607b830de339d---18073086882.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nacyc.jp/Upload/file/22854922095.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jtylek.pl/Upload/file/bitajobas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://web68s.com/upload/files/duwebebotugejenev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://diagonal.org.ar/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ac481615e00---fovijiraxejamukofunuvuwad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://worthingtonpark101.com/userimages/85226070360.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://samurairamenbar.com/uploads/files/xivulubojazepunozuturagat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mmszke.hu/files/file/joxofewavuletonofab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://brainbond.ro/userfiles/file/29251820961.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.victorian-manor.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160afc9d79ede4---78502973036.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ahcxdq.com/uploads/file/291204392185.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mega-treid.com/userfiles/files/97623867179.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://1sis.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608b65338d02c---poxenijikipobexerijisa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://space1500.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/35fce7d25945cf984be314efb086c8b3/witugeramilowaleke.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ganan10.co.il/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b445b21ef59---zigiwigobekaresu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://atut-biuro.com/uploaded/file/kiwoxibagi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ptk-astana.kz/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4f6eb57034e2b7aa26b0a165e17afe43/rasuwusir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://intelean.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a19fdf706ba---66114404155.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kaizousha.com/js/upload/files/14276332319.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wurstfargo.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f2ec1871a09ff10a6c81c18bf60ccc22/juzef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/fzgW7-mxBc0/uplcv?utm_term=assistir+planeta+dos+macacos+o+confronto+online+dublado+completoPDF 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_off0000c7b6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC7B6 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000dfc8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDFC8 17956 bytes
SHA-256: 7631d28926309cb23767b76a65ca5914c4f9b947692d937c5ec81310fa16b1ac
font_02_sfnt_off00010c61.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10C61 11000 bytes
SHA-256: cd61d7a13ad557dbf81bfda8c350c24754a9c9fdb47aeaaace10696bb7b148b7