Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1d9ca87d65290b6a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

84.8 KB Created: 2021-08-24 18:51:45 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: cc7ee4e03463c50f562ffa44792a49ef SHA-1: 4cdb35b0a6dc9dd8234b6d518b8c261ac5d2b54a SHA-256: 1d9ca87d65290b6ac5b6e3766d2ff572577417fc5c7ec1086846dadb7c91b966
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links, many pointing to compromised CMS uploads or disposable hosting, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware delivery. The embedded JavaScript is a common technique for initiating malicious actions within PDFs.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

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://kapalishakti.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/temikuwowepajojibof.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://asirius.su/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/017aac4547205be317a92ed74f8dba87/xipoxedevunokekobozibopes.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://peak-experience-japan.com/19031398396.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tantos.jp/js/upload/files/wuzus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sygimportaciones.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/q7cd64ughrursl2lft2sguoiaa/pasolaboseneniwakaku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dolphinegypt.net/userfiles/file/41003336873.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://3duct.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160716049005b2---miwiralokufejotafi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lerong.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/886181b4569b6cca7eaa023dd7016879/59796008151.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://drhuanghair.com/uploads/files/202108161201442711.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://angkoronetour.com/userfiles/file/fumukim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bringem.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3a59591fb4a6ff211c45775c9a4c47a5/89535523080.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aznamaste.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/mixuzitu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.fishandcosolicitors.com/uploads/files/kasowivewolive.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://waltwhitmanclassof1965.com/clients/c/cc/ccbfa8a87e297cd67510599b8aebcb74/File/54760530033.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://highlandcougars83.com/clients/2/26/268573c5102cd00412bac87cee9346ec/File/tobivizogat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://softwarefactory.nl/images/file/nipinebubimover.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://srp-galabau-rostock.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tn11ukfhidhvemo6puorv5lhko/63428102425.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dzbnf.com/upload/file///zulubonuvakure.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tinavaron.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/79082240303.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://amadpich.com/userfiles/file/16434752061.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://travelinnsuites.com/nbloom/fckuploads/file/73353498411.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.rlktechniek.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607c5e86eb0d1---96324349450.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://agiusfuneraldirectors.com/files/file/68197778084.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://delannahotel.com/user_img/file/tovipodenakokenakanot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/BkSY9tpko7c/uplcv?utm_term=if+your+dog+eats+grass+do+thisPDF 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_off0000ea17.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEA17 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0001022e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1022E 10648 bytes
SHA-256: 55c6a64fbccfe5ca918cd5cefa8a90fcffa56ef2109a760c0e22ec2d5cdc2cbc
font_02_sfnt_off00011a7f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11A7F 16620 bytes
SHA-256: c658c8b181c3e7661a8b0027bc68731eefc94ca65238a9964a68a6a22c602c8b