Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 18d600d71de136f4…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.2 KB Created: 2021-09-20 03:51:42 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: 4e1fdb8fa4a4dc5c0d564df8956679ca SHA-1: d67cffcb0accae0776cedca9b7a93e37c1513000 SHA-256: 18d600d71de136f41a9cd7c369cbce15702b21dd9a1660c30088bd8a89b2adb2
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many pointing to compromised WordPress upload storage and disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The presence of embedded JavaScript suggests it may be used to download or execute further payloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9972

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://philabc.ru/uplcv?utm_term=sandbox+games+on+android PDF link annotation
    • https://www.hinkler.com.au/application/third_party/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zesemufegipadule.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ibadirect.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16143c97048e9e---fikarafikitubuwiboset.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eliteswimmingpoolsinc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fkb2trb82un172dp96g8ncgls2/tuderofekeji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://balbu.eu/uploads/news/file/refubi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mama-light.net/business_school/uploads/file/lafefatobuxozujejosuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mk-sito.it/uploads/file/38536583562.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://holcom-wd.com/webroot/img/files/44881849511.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://diversifiedhumansolutions.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/38cbd152ea3c8a34ea3ac2da996093f5/bukusiligirubafawafalin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asesoriagarpe.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16146da7b21bd0---gepadudaworamajes.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alnahamgroup.com/userfiles/file/nijebagobozajuza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vandervalk.reviews/app/webroot/files/userfiles/files/96625272561.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://saigonford3s.com/uploads/2021-09-08/images/files/98288416771.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nstoplana.rs/ckfinder/userfiles/files/34506568116.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://snpwachq.com/files/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zepikuvipemotixisovefiji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://holmeslawfirm-iowa.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/42575813034.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kasintorn.com/images/upload/files/xefisizelusov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kindervakantieweekdeurne.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161447384b6d06---nagerifipoberitor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://galerie45.com/userfiles/file/99036269208.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://printific.com/images/contentimages/files/41115811704.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://energywork.pl/userfiles/file/99089266769.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://drticket.ir/basefile/drtiketcom/files/vesidinotet.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_off0000db88.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDB88 19328 bytes
SHA-256: 62c7fa81fd77869eb6c3c91a0757440d5932a37f1072b11fb7096d1db00a04a0
font_01_sfnt_off00010efb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10EFB 10764 bytes
SHA-256: 133501efcdff968139b809d8741237a49269693aaeed2239398fdd5b8a613968
font_02_sfnt_off0001277c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1277C 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1