Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 229d40b8552d22d4…

MALICIOUS

PDF

82.4 KB Created: 2021-09-04 04:24:20 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: 76be64ef181120c0be4d358de6917ff8 SHA-1: 6f34fda0591a0bea7e9f476a83c4ed917bfbdab4 SHA-256: 229d40b8552d22d4ace81c16932a0ba711fcfd7c43500819b6f5743078ac9f35
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities or redirecting users. The numerous URLs extracted, many pointing to compromised CMS upload directories, indicate a link farm designed to obscure the ultimate destination, likely a phishing or malware distribution site. ClamAV detection and ML classification strongly support its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9955

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 https://synerhu.ru/uplcv?utm_term=gingival+abscess+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://yatros.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c6036fd75cd---kesesimugukidejile.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akbmodel.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607c241474bd9---54068128842.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xperion.hu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f4b14ed292d11b9dafed0cd8c8e82a5b/wodikilasawogovufenuva.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hellnocancershow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608ee6232aef6---34558531073.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gleb777.com/fck_upload/file/39761976490.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://brandweeramsterdamamstellanden.nl/userfiles/file/dokobakun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.reliancecareuk.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3b7fe40e7e918d3fc185fc02e7f7f05b/miwagubame.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.alongsideasia.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3fe76219a3b6a1d10ef9879e9e433807/lifafiraxarabedufej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://promobryansk.ru/userfiles/files/tunugoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mundori.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/74937125548.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hgbs.de/userfiles/file/wugobepasiginut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mesotects.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607880b822160---70003106346.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sushi-belovo.ru/files/gakisekelowavan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.cargeacrew.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606cc962af5ab---gesugizelodit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hauptsache.cc/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161116b58c0dd7---35389215407.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bobecoingatlan.com/uploads/editor/file/berupawulajusagev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.fliesen-brill.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16080adad25462---48952899400.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gml.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16132c8b0af9db---38360213782.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://iscyber.com/userfiles/files/wedav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://phucatgarment.com.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/57987778656.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://palaciodelosnavas.com/userfiles/file/dixofavozusesuwijamovak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nyirfa.hu/uploads/files/89611769984.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.loscam.com/lib_common/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/58845194657.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.landalastadservice.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606ccafc4fa72---nifuzuji.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_off0000deab.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDEAB 17468 bytes
SHA-256: d4d66c016632a7f464c8be89e28ba15782dcb724f7a2fa9ea925bd6138f73226
font_01_sfnt_off00010c15.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10C15 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0001242c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1242C 10724 bytes
SHA-256: 58b5edf39d655906ca6566cebfdc0677a5c80bc97a02f55cb610c20135449ed2