Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2d2404209551f6dd…

MALICIOUS

PDF

79.6 KB Created: 2021-09-06 18:01:48 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 8c04f0469cf1d692d0352c78c5fc5a4c SHA-1: cafd01c9f1d22b30646736d736a08ced8c180654 SHA-256: 2d2404209551f6ddbd5c2919ae1cca8dfaf0296eb087ab95b3b5c4bd9bd7d689
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. The PDF also hosts a link farm pointing to numerous external PDF files, many of which are hosted on compromised WordPress sites or disposable domains. This suggests the primary purpose is to redirect users to malicious content, likely for phishing or to download further malware.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9960

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://vnnc.vn/img-hdmedia/files/27748056045.pdf
    • https://camping-du-lac-dijon.com/fichiers/42800560572.pdf
    • https://www.caesarstravel.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ee4ce5bf2ea---56224928732.pdf
    • http://apcmagon.com/userfiles/misoviso.pdf
    • http://tufaghanafc.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vamikejuxafowij.pdf
    • http://bilafafafa.com/shopadmin/upload/files/50004589745.pdf
    • http://www.investing-in-women.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608ce2e3d642d---45512197276.pdf
    • https://miamivanservice.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16091e65139784---46605345598.pdf
    • https://www.charityweiss.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b9d3b1989fb---jolife.pdf
    • http://socialbomjesus.org.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607a7e0600c5b---22972630859.pdf
    • https://kassa-evotor.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/g56aioqqvs6voh61o66spl236v/xinuxalogobezakaborugip.pdf
    • https://strechybenesov.cz/content/jupakelikew.pdf
    • https://ecoinkworld.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5d5d44746504c4129948f1a74f035813/63114173871.pdf
    • http://jikaramen.com/uploads/files/60423243498.pdf
    • http://okeefesreef.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sodisabiwoz.pdf
    • http://nuraski.pl/wsg/userfiles/44831401685.pdf
    • https://jjpremiers.com/files/82531583487.pdf
    • http://krugernilssonreunion.org/clients/c/c3/c301050bdfa85653d7453904791897ac/File/77797896931.pdf
    • http://themultifold.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/o6m7otv9qlkt0m30uubn0k6qt5/46210529566.pdf
    • https://www.pfgpartners.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16099a1225680d---70851425480.pdf
    • http://slsnn.ru/content/file/97135060721.pdf
    • https://backcountryplayground.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9cdd721e4e8f292a7b069d131f376d41/19191452743.pdf
    • https://contactfm.be/userfiles/files/giwadozalebojemuf.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/cv9VXjIrmdE/uplcv?utm_term=taotronics+bluetooth+receiver%2Fcar+kit+manual
    • 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_off0000ce38.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCE38 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000e64f.bin
54d225d6ec774f0cf66d8d8811363c9c9131f81bb180938765fa1d2d4bfadef6
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE64F 10892 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off0000ff68.bin
1697bb3b2c1bd3a9848fe3160713b6d3a78a3e80c5c624e2f8f21401411a67a5
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFF68 19948 bytes