Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1ef8ef01d469b986…

MALICIOUS

PDF

74.1 KB Created: 2021-09-20 13:44:42 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-25
MD5: a9bce13563b58bcbae13025ac8babe90 SHA-1: 756552da75ab5ab1139947b7741a2028529df3c2 SHA-256: 1ef8ef01d469b9869dfda5ed1fef674a1401db1e272f2da600ba91bde23d29fe
132 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The file contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised CMS uploads or disposable hosting, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ClamAV detection as 'Pdf.Phishing.Trojan' further supports this assessment. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier suspicious score 0.4113

Heuristics 6

  • 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
  • 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://inwebjor.ru/uplcv?utm_term=download+line+apk PDF link annotation
    • https://sindicav.com.br/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/numowixofut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aitrans.org/UploadFile/file/F1202109041819306303.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elistaprezentow.pl/userfiles/file/mesijasakadagufapumiken.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stopasbestos.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613438afbe11b---kijexan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hauptlawoffice.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/24391154616.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://2ruoteexpo.it/ckfinder/userfiles/files/filaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://parfumzone.ro/files/file/nilol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hyosungulf.com/uploads/file/3595505181.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eiak.org/upload/editor/files/mokopupotojovezipikig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://chung-pei.com/userfiles/file/suviledepolirowojipe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ukonlinedirect.com/userfiles/files/40302032482.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gpmpoolandspa.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/83846237174.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dominant.name/userfiles/file/jolaxijo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://yangpupark.com/uploadfile/files/3980789746.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://deforma.it/userfiles/files/fosigajekujumunewe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://skiflogistics.ru/userfiles/file/8999291218.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://yennenga.org/business_school/uploads/file/67212115272.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.alitec.es/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/saxoverobatewa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://klinok-saintp.ru/files/pudokusixefapomekogogobu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://massagetheory.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/860d3d9eef09f23d84da29766b00f2c6/91051314376.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gartenmessebau.de/uploads/files/barepawewufusux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://macabrey-luthier.fr/data/Files/bunenela.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://topopentertainment.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161384ddb8ac27---palajesazutipulevizun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digitalqwerty.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/25263047104.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.netIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000d840.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD840 17716 bytes
SHA-256: 19562e081d07e9e3cef8c884bd2f41ef625e2daf10abb46d23697093ba127426
font_01_sfnt_off0001060e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1060E 10196 bytes
SHA-256: 3d90e2f2bb03e8a1630567b1634c16b5adf1ef7d899ae0e7db63bb56b695d6f1