Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2c5adc6a57300531…

MALICIOUS

PDF

63.9 KB Created: 2021-09-19 02:11:29 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 8d0014e695192805de46de667fa1890b SHA-1: f84972284a1b496a79fc5c0f61e8a736b7034499 SHA-256: 2c5adc6a57300531982178f921a57853e3034a213e704b1c827d14edd040e733
102 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF document contains embedded JavaScript, which is often used to exploit vulnerabilities or redirect users to malicious sites. The document also features a link farm, with numerous URLs pointing to compromised CMS uploads and disposable hosting, suggesting an attempt to obscure the true malicious destination. The primary lure appears to be related to downloading a handbook, likely a social engineering tactic to entice users to click the malicious links.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.5179

Heuristics 5

  • 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
  • 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://smidgel.ru/uplcv?utm_term=oxford+handbook+of+medicine+free+download
    • https://www.restaurant-latableedevercel.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/59008182267.pdf
    • http://josephfellerlaw.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/40585442461.pdf
    • https://www.mybizwebsites.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16139b2624d3dc---jedisawevivibuxujubip.pdf
    • https://zhbiotech.com/CKEdit/upload/files/ketulixiwilobalurepem.pdf
    • http://sobateracota.ro/mm/file/82473946401.pdf
    • http://chukysovin.com/img-svc/files/vejotiwojeke.pdf
    • http://www.cheapmotorcycleinsurancepa.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/04afa148efefce63a0e7485522d9a70a/zoxomejep.pdf
    • https://ocvirapuato.com.mx/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/75233f55b5a613d319bcb0b4e31e2251/porefunepuzositodevotawul.pdf
    • http://liebherr-tr.com/userfiles/file/tidotowo.pdf
    • https://arhstroi.by/uploads/files/71120050384.pdf
    • https://vietnamairlinescorp.org/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/64819944974.pdf
    • http://wienbildarchiv.com/upload_files/files/11547559783.pdf
    • http://condosworld.com/abisol1/userfiles/files/gidolitawononel.pdf
    • https://ganganagardentist.com/userfiles/file/32015333668.pdf
    • http://bloemenwinkelindex.nl/images/uploads/33657267653.pdf
    • https://www.cdsale.org.au/application/third_party/ckfinder/userfiles/files/dozodolupodigaxilid.pdf
    • http://maduraicaterers.com/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/guvuxafezikuwew.pdf
    • http://intechsol.kz/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613c8d172b1a9---mokaj.pdf
    • https://afmiletisim.com/resimler/files/75513365428.pdf
    • http://portalpr-b2b.es/img/user//file/_0143317001631422314.pdf
    • http://officegate.biz/admin/fck_upload/file/99758225575.pdf
    • http://www.klimavill.com/data/editorfile/16706874473.pdf
    • https://pointswestliving.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/buwodifivol.pdf
    • http://sattosushi.com/uploads/files/jugewedipiv.pdf
    • http://shacklefordlawoffice.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/jenef.pdf
    • http://hla.vn/upload/files/32156039593.pdf
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000ceb7.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCEB7 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000e6ce.bin
07f3abc37b2623f084fdb869cc48e9d7076a72713e5638fbae00cfb19d768a7e
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE6CE 10920 bytes