Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 181c3041e2479a90…

MALICIOUS

PDF

70.2 KB Created: 2021-09-29 09:27:28 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 5ac2beab06523c29e2ae3c10570020eb SHA-1: fd3716b78645cf8d3651e3b8ed89baf0788cdbb7 SHA-256: 181c3041e2479a90ef97f82678867843608fb4df07b8218797dadad21bd471d6
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript and a large number of external URIs, many of which point to compromised CMS uploads or disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely phishing or malware distribution via the link farm. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate the redirection or obfuscate the malicious links.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9947

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 https://synerhu.ru/uplcv?utm_term=nic+osi+layer
    • http://blossomtour.net/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210909_6022AE871C44A350.pdf
    • https://rizecanreklam.com/images/file/mirosenowufidezo.pdf
    • http://scarpatti.com/files/xarodev.pdf
    • http://katour.ru/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/25983024093.pdf
    • https://bibliotheque-des-arts.ch/ckfinder/userfiles/files/bulekubofixevup.pdf
    • http://gaudi.tw/upload/file/zumobonutamuzufe.pdf
    • https://quimicasorocolor.com.ve/ckfinder/userfiles/files/85491197011.pdf
    • https://autotrilogy.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9e28456034c904b1439b96e43dd1a6d0/xikebowevojinibijosinex.pdf
    • http://samurairamenbar.com/uploads/files/34987041771.pdf
    • http://technoauto.jp/js/upload/files/95112209764.pdf
    • http://coumert.com/images/file/64916368537.pdf
    • http://abwessex.com/uploads/files/polagajudate.pdf
    • http://crmrealty360degree.in/ci/userfiles/files/91583161636.pdf
    • https://www.kiteschule-kiel.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161348e065640d---3841871719.pdf
    • https://ags-car.com/upload/files/74229786478.pdf
    • http://aven.su/userfiles/file/fujesike.pdf
    • https://muzeumkonstancina.pl/attachments/file/58272117452.pdf
    • http://sangjeom.com/userfiles/file///71337599709.pdf
    • http://galettedesrois.hu/userfiles/file/talakogoxaf.pdf
    • http://parejalecaros.com/adjunto/upload/fck/files/77908925333.pdf
    • https://amkboiler.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fs4ls1amdjdusoo6ulsbhlhnj6/favas.pdf
    • http://transportdiverse.com/uploads/files/jopuwemajojopitaturunuk.pdf
    • https://vicareyou.com/userfiles/file/51494110750.pdf
    • http://alsace.annuaire-regional.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/60563857653.pdf
    • https://aquariumfargo.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c912987a4bbc960289f4b06c45dc4fe2/17831309902.pdf
    • 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_off0000b11e.bin
c3250df5d7b7fee8c6e4423228090fd372a661644882adcb28439825478b4588
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB11E 16972 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000dcfd.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDCFD 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off0000f514.bin
da4cac1b7a7d5c796df34b9849e0eefd7abfd0cc35aa44eda0518b6f7e1061b4
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF514 10112 bytes