Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 28846abd9054fbc1…

MALICIOUS

PDF

84.8 KB Created: 2021-07-01 13:06:26 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-14
MD5: 8b7308a2990ef1fab35759098405b584 SHA-1: 8cf0ddf00c73f001aad4ea5523343b7993bbef83 SHA-256: 28846abd9054fbc1e51929074ae36591b6965c9bf5408e5d321743c654d18953
204 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 CMS uploads or disposable hosting, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The presence of embedded JavaScript (T1059.007) suggests it may be used to facilitate the redirection or download of further payloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9951

Heuristics 8

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • LOLBin token sequence in document text high SE_LOLBIN_RUN_COMMAND
    Extracted document text contains a Windows script/execution tool name (PowerShell, mshta, cmd, rundll32, regsvr32, …) within 220 characters of a dangerous flag, command verb, or URL. This is a visible 'run this' instruction in HTML/PDF/RTF lure bodies, or — in macro-laden Office files — the macro's own string-pool entries appearing adjacent in extracted text.
  • 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://archism.ru/uplcv?utm_term=i+praise+god+for+every+remembrance+of+you PDF link annotation
    • http://jar-ted.pl/file/23863665361.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://canadiancontractorservices.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/jvb0sjf2trrf1b3ei66s48v850/41691925058.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://auto-spec.ca/fck/file/fepedolaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clasesholandes.com/userfiles/file/xubokiduzosigopisofukivu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clearlakesd.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c11ef3b5679---jazaxe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://brainbond.ro/userfiles/file/48730371511.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sahabatkeluargahomecare.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16086153299bdc---xomiwomojutijogi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vdgairconditioning.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160dc83bb19680---46188780547.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://4bx.pl/public/file/detavit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://garagehayashi.com/js/upload/files/96982960724.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hum-lucknow.org/test/fckeditor/file/fuwenoxiwukonipefeve.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wsp.pl/userfiles/file/42778489416.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.cascinasorigherio.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b700a0eea5c---37216921921.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nappsa.org/userfiles/file/padofiroxozuxofab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jumpstart.mobi/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vepolaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ednak.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c34fc01a152---49447024010.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://makesomenoise.hu/upload/file/xaxamubunezozegeluvav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://videoacceso.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16090fe69678a4---45162498093.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.advids.io/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16086300234baf---46860829040.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xo-sound.ru/userfiles/file/27965293320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tunglamgarden.com/images/fck/file/pibepelom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://irrisyst.eu/files/file/xiduxibomimagafigegi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pointcookelectrician.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608c6cb48d442---kavaweliluva.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://arizonapoolcontractor.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bf5059a4a59---50348893811.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://maekuangudomthara.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lakasiwotomigejefekef.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_off0000e6a7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE6A7 17308 bytes
SHA-256: 63adc30bfba6a1a0d2bbbedc1c34b4cee882d28115af4284819cb6ad1e63e3a1
font_01_sfnt_off00011373.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11373 11192 bytes
SHA-256: ad60991f6c60abe8de2eb64db84366677ef722ffd9615c8b69d832ba0e0bdbd6
font_02_sfnt_off00012d41.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12D41 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1