Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2d039cbafdab6229…

MALICIOUS

PDF

75.8 KB Created: 2021-09-28 20:04:45 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: f32407313470ba195689274a20d35982 SHA-1: 391656efac7cd2d26d12e5998fc0b536cea943ba SHA-256: 2d039cbafdab6229bb8d037d18c7c4f572353c67f5b354b09a21f6a7e4338f63
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple URLs that are part of a link farm, indicating an attempt to redirect users to malicious sites. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The presence of embedded JS points to T1059.007, and the nature of the file as a potential attachment suggests T1566.001.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9963

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 https://crysiq.ru/uplcv?utm_term=the+essential+world+history+8th+edition+pdf
    • http://zit-tech.com/userfiles/files/zexupuwalazakine.pdf
    • http://savalis.ru/userfiles/file/xugevawikorute.pdf
    • https://trsbarriersdirect.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/46otfva23pnfj6pvebtdnjrv2m/30819597432.pdf
    • http://scenekunstskolen-efteruddannelsen.dk/ckfinder/userfiles/files/1986126832.pdf
    • https://www.numberoneporthill.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614be6584eb1b---94159580399.pdf
    • http://musclecar-taps.com/js/upload/files/fozutibox.pdf
    • http://coquicart.com/ckeditor/ckfinder/core/connector/php/uploads/files/34155006794.pdf
    • http://hotelpenza58.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/23769379369.pdf
    • http://bensonlandscape.com/editorData/file/71327448878.pdf
    • http://alpes-de-haute-provence.proximeo.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/96914177114.pdf
    • https://misbahelmudii.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/1554850730.pdf
    • https://thebillionbottom.com/business_school/uploads/file/xevujad.pdf
    • https://anglarill.net/userfiles/file/zojekow.pdf
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariomariani.it/userfiles/files/81534519593.pdf
    • http://adhdesign.de/userContent/files/20210926100139-41716578110.pdf
    • http://myphammonly.com/luutru/files/96142614840.pdf
    • http://alpinedelhi.com/userfiles/files/60334779033.pdf
    • https://gotoko.com/cmsv2/upload/files/7554442934.pdf
    • https://commonwealthsportsawards.com/userfiles/file/fopekududefok.pdf
    • https://twinscooking.nl/twins/userfiles/file/86636674018.pdf
    • http://travelshops.pl/userfiles/file/fijakotikajokavuteb.pdf
    • https://premiumvipbusiness.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/723c9f3e708d8e8f1d5a8d4478a69cc3/27017716697.pdf
    • 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_off0000bc3a.bin
a40054812243fda295d8f9794bf905f261af194b31d081848d23323563dcdfd9
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xBC3A 10964 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000d5b2.bin
55dd910703830413fbce9a4fb7349f9059e4d0b7e86651a72f3a7bff214e69c7
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD5B2 19740 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off000109ca.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x109CA 16792 bytes