Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 22d4ee95f47854ff…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.0 KB Created: 2021-08-26 14:01:11 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-20
MD5: 4a27c9d0a760831dd9baf633066b40ac SHA-1: 36daf2d71145fbc28236216f018f20dfb5cb2af0 SHA-256: 22d4ee95f47854ff7f22c1e416c990921a165bc533f96b0cad3ce34291fa555c
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. The file also functions as a link farm, directing users to multiple external URLs hosted on potentially compromised websites. The combination of these elements strongly suggests an intent to phish for information or distribute further malware.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9975

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://pistant.ru/uplcv?utm_term=cookie+clicker+hack+mobile PDF link annotation
    • http://www.drop-lok.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cae2c08ffca---tewedizifojetojinud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.jemelectric.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160841c9973ded---guguloxolusogusuvuvuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pikewallis.no/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c4aa3ca807d---latas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://yer-krasnodar.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/8603099866.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.barefoothoa.com/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/34100188227.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.spreefahrten-berlin.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/os24hgj2b1bvt48dfva3qeibi9/69132061250.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ols.lighting/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/981ec7c6a0ca6be1b133dadf61e88d22/jaxipisil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sfasg.jp/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vinigoresidoxoru.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://organicfertilizerproduction.com/d/files/jamilazajisubegumaxuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rotarylaspalmas.orgdocumentos/file/bewusanekoxeladajalefuzu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://massimomoroni.it/userfiles/files/kaloratudedugomuzorarofe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thesecurityguardunion.ca/userfiles/files/palejovef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digiconelectronics.com/media/9599460732.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pass-eco-energies.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/355525489.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ranaghatpchsschool.org/userfiles/file/6833599598.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vencedor.coop/images/admin/file/lujusafobiguwozen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://audreyheselmans.com/_files/file/dozado.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://evohome.pl/userfiles/file/95174263682.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vom-ragnaroek.de/uploads/file/33091629807.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://abwrva.com/uploads/files/4157738967.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.chatanakonci.cz/userfiles/file/40610725355.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://calhi1977.com/clients/879053/File/60650277065.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://happysmilecard.com/uploads/files/watiforisimesusum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ventana-sur.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608b4bdb69cf3.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://realimpacto.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607984d335f7a---18745484873.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_off0000d5b2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD5B2 18072 bytes
SHA-256: 22165acd27db501232b91a854b6e723384fc41c1f1226f29a0a5b2362048aba7
font_01_sfnt_off00010504.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10504 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00011d1b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11D1B 10388 bytes
SHA-256: 87b2e263afc0355fd910e6aca5f4e721f13acc62b1724e5fb2a3e9cd111a1a5d