Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1d975a339bfdd661…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.8 KB Created: 2021-10-05 17:09:05 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-23
MD5: ed21f77562699178aa9aeb8a7947cbc4 SHA-1: d185f1b9248dae97d3a4849f0a3cd9fcde2f54cd SHA-256: 1d975a339bfdd6610384f41fdd9e83948c09b9ca572a40d391f0cc91a32e6df5
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. It also contains numerous links pointing to compromised websites, indicating a distribution or phishing campaign. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely to download and execute further payloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9912

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 http://www.ponderosafestival.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161369b5359197---jegulagitawanaroxorijem.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://sushixusa.com/userfiles/files/90008163425.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lyzebrno.cz/userfiles/file/42139818710.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://esprimagroup.com/userfiles/file/puvudeled.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://scuolascifondocortinadolomiti.it/userfiles/files/xutujazefurenopojojub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hatdesechia.com/storage/ckfinder/files/22610112348.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.allterra.group/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6b236583cc15a2afc226975c37d470ed/gedeturet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cardealer-space.com/js/upload/files/baviru.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://arrayamed.com/userfiles/file/sogukofodoboror.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://basse-normandie.annuaire-regional.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/69557806301.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://illinoisfiscalpolicycouncil.org/app/webroot/userfiles/file/5534004961.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.histoiresdegroupes.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614b95dd72dd1---zeganirizixijuxefofebe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.expo-hotel.com/english/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16140719d99069---69962547709.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://printsolutions.printsolutions.bg/uploads/wysiwyg/files/81761159014.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://leebyenghun.com/new/upload/board/files/mezuzatakowowodalasilejip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://luyenthidhcanhsat.com/Images_upload/files/24206183796.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kubermatkaplay.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/46752232712.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sabiamente.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614755abc1d14---11634893047.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kahasat.cz/data/file/68882232806.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tasfor.com/files/galeria/files/12238551634.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://karinbentum.nl/uploads/file/74699985293.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gryf-wet.pl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nozedidumisomipugilowu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://topopentertainment.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613dcd236cea1---78330775682.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://boldogelet.hu/media/20703229851.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.grifin.sk/files/69142555503.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://angel-juicer.com/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210904_C9B51343CFFC52D0.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/S30rS-6n6vg/uplcv?utm_term=deprotection+of+methyl+esterPDF 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_off0000e860.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE860 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off00010077.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10077 10696 bytes
SHA-256: 90b144d9a4b7c6946c0d040528e59ed7cb167aefd43091cebad2e61db39c7260
font_02_sfnt_off000118d1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x118D1 20152 bytes
SHA-256: e8d2e488828cc7ad0f8102a8987d1426b0bafabe945b320c696b67771d058190