Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 20d90b14d74eeb54…

MALICIOUS

PDF

70.8 KB Created: 2021-09-28 06:48:04 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-25
MD5: 2186c461d704475517b5508ad4d52d42 SHA-1: 490bdc397d283c836ef37208f0ff808359caed8b SHA-256: 20d90b14d74eeb5444d5ba6d19650b9cd757a7e506d01bbb16ec9fe5239b943d
184 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many pointing to compromised CMS uploads and disposable hosting. The heuristic 'PDF_IMAGE_LURE' suggests it's designed as a screenshot to trick users into clicking, likely to download a second-stage payload or phish for credentials. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9909

Heuristics 8

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
  • Image-only document with action trigger (screenshot lure) medium PDF_IMAGE_LURE
    PDF has 1 image(s), only 0 text block(s), carries a click-outward action, and is only 70 KB — typical shape of a phishing lure where a full-page screenshot hides a clickable button that launches or submits to an attacker URL.
  • 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://chcial.ru/uplcv?utm_term=schaum%27s+outline+of+probability+and+statistics+5th+edition+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://mexxeopaint.com/upload/files/5295821499.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://heilpraxis-pankow.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613926207e6e8---35851801100.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://evaemlak.com/userfiles/file///38162456178.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://belovosushi.ru/files/botobexixifotiv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn--bankkrtya-41a.hu/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/9482000037.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bckvalumni.org/userfiles/file/73462782672.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://yaqeen-eg.com/userfiles/file/48027488256.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarpazarlama.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5qa3uivh8jcihhp628nk230uf2/92814869413.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zge-led.com/luodan/images/userfiles/file/38640814812.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://annassteen.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/49791513677.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cultureresortpokhara.com/assets/userfiles/files/mawogudati.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://de.ruben.pl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/parokexiza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.orarestauratorisaf.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613c8fd731521---vofedojuroleresuxigobos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rajakeempat.com/contents/files/fadabinasepifo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thessalonikiflights.com/files/files/vujezorexovux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://quocteanviet.com/img-chamthi/files/4900904689.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nuestratierrapremios.com/campannas/file/46848462635.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://suruburi.net/mm/file/bofewafadisefituj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.d-table.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3195d8e7403bd50521c81d302b22336e/68467819791.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sukaunited4d.vip/contents/files/74299036031.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lmalaw.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/48332344473.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://goldendazzle.com/upload/quangtri/files/nadodelasufujagerusikulex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cowmoo.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/36928775198.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thm-holding.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/64efe8b50e6088fe12bffd95ea642d41/bilesudijozelefunej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://carrozzeriardue.it/userfiles/files/kunozijezopijusuwevumudaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eduinfinite.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d64a5e4bc3080d8c32a1434e7f49b0e6/tesurakosozujexiwimib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://patoman.ro/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pukabinaxegaxibigamu.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_off0000b66b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB66B 14112 bytes
SHA-256: a79844df930826c8bf1a38d22afaff680b82a9ac8ebc1c4a0f6a708a70702389
font_01_sfnt_off0000d997.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD997 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0000f1ae.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF1AE 11480 bytes
SHA-256: 070f7e2df5d679a8ecd4e3051b5813043d8bc2efdb76ffa92bad35502e28bdc6