Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1c5b8c6be4b701cc…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.2 KB Created: 2021-06-30 03:54:44 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: d3e95c96e183c6fc6d32cedf4ac9d69b SHA-1: 70f7baf9a31113398bc1c6d6211e62f4f98e04b7 SHA-256: 1c5b8c6be4b701cc9473ad50ca7e444669b1ff3b10ba3907997a07548bf3aede
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, a common technique for executing malicious code within documents. It also features a link farm pointing to multiple distinct hosts, many of which appear to be compromised WordPress sites used for hosting the PDF itself. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9951

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://htfcompact.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c572ba507fa6e6df3e5a8e9bdf155773/48914169854.pdf
    • http://vietsaovang.com/uploads/userfiles/file/85235439933.pdf
    • http://barbusci.it/maisUserFile/file/vulubuzixuno.pdf
    • http://sushi-belovo.ru/files/77892677062.pdf
    • https://claphamjunction.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f9190074a2426288014f104c0e2495bd/93577134042.pdf
    • http://jamoncup.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c51d7f76d2a---23121883940.pdf
    • http://bephoangdung.vn/uploads/ckfinder/files/gabodatejike.pdf
    • https://clubforeducation.com/FCKeditor/userfiles/file/vebelakugavekik.pdf
    • https://alfa-pechati.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/13eb7fa4b7d4daa84fea4b4ae99dbbd6/maxos.pdf
    • http://thestarbusan.net/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210609_D521F97C7688AE5C.pdf
    • https://htfcompact.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fb65d78985e8ae924ab13d6a853f4367/vevimifa.pdf
    • http://eldmsh1.ru/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/27969925655.pdf
    • http://www.molinoag.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c7beff001d1---lemegepugabipizuduwutogi.pdf
    • http://alfavit.tv/userfiles/file/vijapoxatex.pdf
    • http://lamachine.nl/userfiles/file/fowif.pdf
    • https://micro-churches.net/uploads/file/gemabinagaburi.pdf
    • https://yuss.it/file/42414688605.pdf
    • https://qamarapps.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c9a46f50d5c---85765153438.pdf
    • http://jkphotocon.org/data/userfiles/files/fukezoturajokubebi.pdf
    • https://arhometutor.com/userfiles/file/lexopebifibo.pdf
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609b9d25847ed---51060651437.pdf
    • http://ebiocell.com/uploadfile/file///2021063001002061.pdf
    • http://bfr-bialapodlaska.pl/userfiles/file/ferurofamo.pdf
    • http://www.itbaloch.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16085c39684a53---jupepusobepox.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/3vuEKuznOb8/uplcv?utm_term=localized+scleroderma+morphea
    • 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_off0000ec0a.bin
43c4ec466fff9ce4083c9487349f973b14d207dfa18ca89255c82bf8f6c72c53
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEC0A 10596 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00010433.bin
8c284f37a29acb145c885c7226534d4d563187b782853040fc5966c674b7c7d2
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10433 16980 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00012fac.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12FAC 16792 bytes