Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 23a82e7800ce564f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

91.5 KB Created: 2021-09-20 00:26:22 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: 89f57a21bb146f50f4ce699fa5440f6a SHA-1: 3b65a948e61ef75808287e50a29d094f0f9a2bd9 SHA-256: 23a82e7800ce564f76e61d8eef5ba4d32ea53f2e6db79c8a2d41f0352685279e
212 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier. It contains embedded JavaScript and multiple external links, some pointing to compromised CMS uploads and disposable hosting. The 'SE_CLICKFIX' heuristic indicates the document likely instructs the user to run a command, a common tactic for executing further malicious code.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9973

Heuristics 9

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
  • ClickFix social engineering attack high SE_CLICKFIX
    Document instructs the user to press Win+R or paste a command into a terminal — consistent with ClickFix attacks that bypass macro restrictions by tricking users into running malicious commands directly
  • 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://nomylo.ru/uplcv?utm_term=outlook+mail+not+syncing+with+iphone PDF link annotation
    • https://aramlasmerok.hu/uploads/file/30175989198.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fixmyhelicopter.com/project-new/christianbook/upload_images/file/vakuteguzumetedul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ohmamakitchen.com/uploads/files/kodokadasotivojoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://3handseg.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16145ac008f07d---xukedafexafidudimanezuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://thehouseconcert.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/relazopiwakujanite.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kor-ra.ru/UserFiles/file/noxaxen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wsp.pl/userfiles/file/4489159707.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://secureyun.cn/uploadfile/file///2021091908000213.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bloomx.com/sites/all/sites/bloomx.com/files/38577070341.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://worldpigment.com/image/upload/File/71823408013.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://novehorizonty.sk/userfiles/file/pozemotipamedenusuru.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://trichynext.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c96c7ca398fa349ccc247738217590a0/49950990685.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://laser-piskovani.cz/democms/userfiles/file/suvamozodunolaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://veritiesinstitute.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c991edb0365c05fcdf46fd7a35c631ef/86434411664.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://israelonthehouse.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613998cf3738d---xigiru.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kolorubursztynu.kolorubursztynu.pl/web/uploads/files/17678259620.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ksnjl.com/userfiles/files/figemejivikasodumisoj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akiyastyle.com/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/32929036885.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bestpokeya.com/uploads/files/20455324307.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://binarbaidfabrication.com/public_html/userfiles/file/lumirel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bunexim.dascalita.ro/app/webroot/files/userfiles/files/49091545379.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mission4recruitment.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16145afbaba4c9---neserizuwop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ehblending.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f6a188fa5610770e97f2c51765b6b9e0/99444661035.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fuyu.010bi.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/61637902236.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lingchuanfloor.com/app/webroot/userfiles/files/43750772078.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_off0000ff99.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFF99 11140 bytes
SHA-256: 66b37c14301359b2cde38e9fb8d1bcb44ca21bd1156bb8fb7824e77d2bfa1da6
font_01_sfnt_off00011995.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11995 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000131a7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x131A7 17944 bytes
SHA-256: 90121dcd45f8d541313d479b4c791fe8b25bbdab1ca7cc8d501dd6b9d100697b