Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2216c031563c0667…

MALICIOUS

PDF

89.7 KB Created: 2021-09-10 11:36:46 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 361b1abd7948e34195a5ca0ee4914be6 SHA-1: c9e843f0dfc94451a916ae2a5bdba93cbab851d0 SHA-256: 2216c031563c0667f5c7cbdd5e1ef05da015e159876ca7a6ce3639a45388ce4a
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised websites or disposable hosting, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to these malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9910

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://philabc.ru/uplcv?utm_term=where+can+i+watch+justice+league+unlimited
    • https://glasschneider.koeln/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/jk7sqomg4mah17v38vspg1ptkp/97621454425.pdf
    • http://antonellascarpittadesigner.it/userfiles/files/34681022329.pdf
    • http://konferencii.org/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/valebilepax.pdf
    • http://stagegator.scorchmark.com/stagegator/ckfinder/userfiles/files/dexukakasoj.pdf
    • http://sxhk365.com/uploads/file///39779465424.pdf
    • https://polenhosting.com/calisma2/files/uploads/37359721812.pdf
    • http://scherzerpc.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/98935166401.pdf
    • http://www.unidacardoso.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16133c8ac6e6c1---tibolenedagunaboxedoru.pdf
    • http://markjfox.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/damuko.pdf
    • https://bcbc3399.com/upload/files/71487141795.pdf
    • http://www.verneteco.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/1119336304.pdf
    • http://eko-inwest.eu/upload/file/mogom.pdf
    • http://gma.ge/admin/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/temazexujokexiji.pdf
    • http://graphicyazd.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/37349239308.pdf
    • http://akiyastyle.com/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/32929036885.pdf
    • http://kxxbs.com/uploadfiles/file/a/26333607257.pdf
    • http://danangsculpture.com/uploads/image/files/71994483006.pdf
    • https://evpersoneli.net/ev-personeli/file/tizexasutu.pdf
    • http://jmyhship.com/uploadfile/files/1362151081.pdf
    • http://exteractif.fr/pictures/2/givulize.pdf
    • http://thietbikhachsanvinhhung1.com/upload/files/kuruwuza.pdf
    • http://arci-mp.fr/admin/File/zojusonamunovoxibokedo.pdf
    • https://www.hospedeagora.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/hphfpoif4avktoj206dt2u9hqb/94501723540.pdf
    • https://melz-feu.ru/upload/40679210533.pdf
    • https://saigonservices.vn/images/uploads/files/bukotibaxawasixubejalar.pdf
    • 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 5

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000d1ef.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD1EF 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000ea01.bin
71549ea0efe71ae2f7296dd155138ae7e22d607c7bd0b8b33e1d48a96c616bd0
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEA01 21308 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off0001204c.bin
70f7c7597ba20d20d3407e2de992f1eb227d6d4746721c74f9886f43f7f2d8fc
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1204C 16264 bytes
font_03_sfnt_off0001365c.bin
3417d8397cb948649a20049659cc39f2556dc429eafba9fd6246492a5efbb29a
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1365C 11004 bytes
font_04_sfnt_off00014f86.bin
6c08887b596ecb472c5a0482df8c2f828d83fc5b5d16111ed0caa1fced1b35dc
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14F86 1680 bytes