Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 29588011e9117098…

MALICIOUS

PDF

80.1 KB Created: 2021-09-22 17:33:14 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 9f2f6443fdb1d94c2fefb63a8f01e897 SHA-1: c38814cd5c55190806aa9d7049dadd22b28817fa SHA-256: 29588011e91170985c478028c63dc455dfcc0f9f61ba9bc97eb0f59c03df0475
104 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a large number of external URIs, many of which point to compromised CMS uploads or disposable hosting, suggesting a link farm designed to redirect users to malicious content. The ML classifier strongly indicates malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate the redirection or exploit vulnerabilities.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9953

Heuristics 6

  • 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=putlocker+digital+tv
    • http://quangphong.vn/uploads/image/files/jopivurofuzagona.pdf
    • https://unitedfightalliance.jordanadams.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/tovilopuwavigidepuxudu.pdf
    • http://hotelbelleepoque.bg/userfiles/file/19677439037.pdf
    • http://guerrazzi.info/userfiles/files/85894419205.pdf
    • https://clubberia.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/80438853324.pdf
    • http://stylekd.ru/files/60166827472.pdf
    • https://archcosmeticstudio.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2a182e9ba3a1a4e2b9d0cb42c7bf581c/zugisuzatojosopazazem.pdf
    • https://nusantarabet4d2.com/contents/files/dixidanebebazegidozufati.pdf
    • http://amblesidewindermere.ca/fckuploads/images/file/gojikuvikilixaxi.pdf
    • http://asustainable.com/global/file/76093142026.pdf
    • http://ark-mr.com/data/home/qxu2063190031/htdocs/uploadfile/files/94302778365.pdf
    • https://ln80.cn/filespath/files/20210902120552.pdf
    • http://capitolmetrophysicaltherapy.com/files/files/xekebobanap.pdf
    • http://socialbomjesus.org.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612fdcb1d8289---vufomasapexewivejibarelel.pdf
    • https://mygamedaysports.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/98fe081f735134dbcaa382f583fd6106/poviwedub.pdf
    • http://ccswcd.com/userfiles/file/momozowobeletaneriguze.pdf
    • https://rintrans.com/files/1280840645.pdf
    • http://www.virtualaid.eu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161478b5429960---11271035035.pdf
    • http://cokhihoangvinh.com/uploads/userfiles/file/68004539697.pdf
    • http://imhkayseri.com/resimler/files/xutugenakikunisal.pdf
    • http://sinoscaform.com/upload/ckimg/files/202109060530518204.pdf
    • https://www.a2zmedical.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613548f37c51d---lagim.pdf
    • http://jandenzobv.com/image_uploads/file/94935292570.pdf
    • http://harlit.com/upfiles/file/72724399922
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000d5eb.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD5EB 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000ee02.bin
555eefa10e2d1c963d71805664d5153ba66ac2e1d9ba044e5dce14160644fd74
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEE02 10532 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off000105f7.bin
8b2e9d69cf027e8d88c390cc7d70418ddef9a32b7a4bbb27ccf75a3831c04155
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x105F7 17712 bytes