Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1b18e71540bc54e3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

78.2 KB Created: 2021-09-07 21:11:57 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: d8230f0c54d7f07d44d81f6ba0522500 SHA-1: 8a832a3e6d2e173dda1e8dc4f464488aa6a2d83a SHA-256: 1b18e71540bc54e377e82d1c5509145042d3367e4bd4e07b3210f990a9db32c3
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1071.001 Web Protocols

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised or disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript and external links suggest an attempt to redirect the user to malicious sites, potentially to download further payloads or steal credentials.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9917

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://medvor.ru/uplcv?utm_term=dictionary+of+economic+plants+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://www.kissdocs.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b5074961b1c---96323868162.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://octvads.site/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/46255011374.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vuadiemtayninh.com/hinhanh_fckeditor/file/4286718572.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://france-ex.com/images/blog//file/xodonedasegodanarum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://novussiteyonetimi.com/uploads/file/20989185266.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://brahmagnanam.org/fck_uploads/file/88515575093.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://otelnamore.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7399ae980bd36d6ffa06e55bafcbfb15/22858994690.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pointcookelectrician.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606e062270d2b---78281936729.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ocvirapuato.com.mx/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6f9d23cd7902afe6cf0aeeb5070581bb/89714558600.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gsemilia.it/userfiles/files/12770135231.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.moteco.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16100c704c29c3---vufutasoxekajupoxigas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gezond-trakteren.nl/kasteel-doornenburg-img/bestandenfile/11564964290.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perlawarmii.pl/userfiles/file/fusonebukaruxuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bestlifepolicy.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160986fb3a4f05---96033543288.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gesema.com/UserFiles/file/24325766981.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vmkmsz.hu/userfiles/file/38486850000.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nhaban24h.com.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ehc86gmkjhqovltdu3918sess0/leduxowino.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.publicitymailing.ie/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607cd10b9759a---71060888597.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wamsconference.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3c6686f0aeca0c83d9b39e2a62ee2f6a/35533348906.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://weiken-rc.com/upload/files/90895674848.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dossalas.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7da3894d0286632ba40225fb44dcd70b/11767099751.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://spbmworld.com/anaeter_capital/siteadmin/userfiles/files/lemebofuwudi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://equipociclistaugeraga.com/ciclistas/userfiles/file/93119091178.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pantryscan.com/123cars/imagefck/file/jajotevojipabim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://globalazeri.az/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8j6mc3g1tua4ad8qllsuls8o05/24552521918.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://markzone.az/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/lni1sq3lrr7hcmc3uk4itbrhqk/tunefovelawena.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_off0000cb8a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCB8A 10896 bytes
SHA-256: e14adb904bb7444d26a8d0b274658b27d17a4130b5a69bd8f17cbdebb98feb2e
font_01_sfnt_off0000e4c8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE4C8 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0000fcda.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFCDA 17692 bytes
SHA-256: d392950563ffbdc821306150d1bd6728cb895e63be21692d46b4e3e1403a8cfe