Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2a4be227c307f6b7…

MALICIOUS

PDF

70.6 KB Created: 2021-09-19 07:06:11 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: f9dcfe74efdb786e3610e14cb2c66565 SHA-1: 282f9e7be080fd40ec2219f5cd064b06e2f8c31a SHA-256: 2a4be227c307f6b7999ac91628838171f60165452b29b709d4d889cf33870a1d
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many pointing to compromised CMS upload storage or disposable hosting, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9893

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 http://npas.ru/pic/file/palorevusujawutokituwiki.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://conexkarvan.com/cache/fck_files/file/10852342732.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cpk.by/ckfinder/userfiles/files/58002383740.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://highspiritsmusic.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/kevepoxixo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fullgame.hu/uploads/files/51831092469.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://marwaservicecenter.com/nbloom/fckuploads/file/nowadavumogigabobigoxi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ewdel.cz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sobabewigenuvakes.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://angem.fr/userfiles/file/jumeg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://klingende-zeder.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161465d6ee06af---pavomowuxusopugenalozidol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://redactron.com/userfiles/file/80817843164.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://satakantaresort.com/user_img/files/63835264276.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alusol-kw.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zejixogenezofusamer.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elmundodelapiscina.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sawagu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sdyh.gr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/o0fb8v1j3pes850dc4gv2i1tm5/90298031652.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://suliaok.com/v15/Upload/file/2021919643375323.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://auditorescr.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/48407760646.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://regalmotors-jp.com/js/upload/files/97253897269.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gainerwindows.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8gs9ia6fvnh0n9no8rtn202vs3/61421246582.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://avistravel.ro/userfiles/file/jodap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lso-msm.com/userfiles/file/labawisalumok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.catedralirodahaz.hu/data/editorfile/70906826300.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://humanitool.ru/userfiles/file/duxidokiwizubedatobiworo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tasivn.com/upload/ck/files/semofag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://drishtinetcom.in/FCKeditor/file/2608723961.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amartzon.store/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b53beedc1724352d390507dd8e6defe3/firopeliledafufujepenala.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://travelspace.pl/userfiles/file/84901831651.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/BvfzZFkJO3s/uplcv?utm_term=the+giver+audiobook+free+mp3+downloadPDF link annotation
    • 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_off0000b48a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB48A 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000cca1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCCA1 11300 bytes
SHA-256: 737a277d672b339a024ae75bef15af0d5fe3740e198505c80303b3e133763bef
font_02_sfnt_off0000e697.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE697 14984 bytes
SHA-256: bb57694cead46569230e09d08a8e044d309f67928ba0fb9e36f0f3ca4653d805