Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 261f23c9a9bc0692…

MALICIOUS

PDF

102.2 KB Created: 2021-08-27 14:18:43 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: dcebcca3028b72570262ad56241b5c99 SHA-1: d7f7f54d3791d46363fc44266d2ca0bd5e9a2afa SHA-256: 261f23c9a9bc06928aa2a278c59e51be020e105301e47aa27fe5311f7a74587b
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs pointing to compromised websites and disposable hosting, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users to malicious content. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate the redirection or exploit vulnerabilities.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9877

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://coretry.ru/uplcv?utm_term=astrological+birth+charts PDF link annotation
    • http://dom-nenilovo.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/233778125bf317a2dd0a87be7b1d1471/6706726588.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bluebeakbranding.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2f33feb61ab6e1c10d4390cdfdc47f0c/29911872566.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sensormaticltd.com/app/templates/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jadigarigolese.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://palletgoanloi.com/img-dn/files/2603618835.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://esrafisek.com/images_upload/files/1826018271.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://daotaoyduoc.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/jf38q56plu6ejn1ho54s809hbi/raged.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://123podkrovie.sk/editor_uploads/files/xiwuwasujufo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vilocom.net/webroot/img/files/37143195208.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tipkeo.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rudajinirototusabalet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://daphongthuyhueminh.com/uploads/image/files/9988919709.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ceadersvalet.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ac776d02bf7---31558087233.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kcntanduc.vn/img_duhoc/files/87221340841.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://intechsol.kz/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bc56f527f67---totefonelulupibo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cintabogor.com/Uploads/userfiles/files/selusepumif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://modelkyujin.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a9492e27b75---jipewiparero.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://memorybg.net/app/templates/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/89556773298.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ivanda-commerce.hr/userfiles/file/nuvalobun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bsinteriordesigner.com/userfiles/files/43658277762.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://floridaholidayplanner.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8eb4dcb1d370fbbb9e82b0ce3e6dd805/lufonowaka.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gcsystem.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16095b17dc8e59---75419043204.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://furkansigorta.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160855ab410fce---tivivozixilejokijidaxojig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://blsfamilyreunion.com/clients/1/11/11e20eb1c47c3498ff3e66fc1941d138/File/57272699409.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tasteofruraleurope.eu/upload/File/fuxujex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.expo-hotel.com/english/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160907305974e9---sigoranidepamizixabel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.neslihanonur.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f1a453c8cdf53d4d53878d1a27a7fb25/vexanunimasosuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.adler-leitishofen.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c0f445dbef3---88083929781.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_off00012474.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12474 20964 bytes
SHA-256: 344ebe22d7199aa5a0d7c3b7866bcaa8d3bbdcb28db5c0e3011a3a7a1e56f0eb
font_01_sfnt_off00015b4f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15B4F 10396 bytes
SHA-256: 0c43bda57196722e22ebf2fd5e5f36d9acff0a48fa7c0bbb7b0e9a8a3c3eb6d0
font_02_sfnt_off00017303.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x17303 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1