Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2e824fed5aa88179…

MALICIOUS

PDF

110.8 KB Created: 2021-09-07 16:25:50 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: d93505613ec7cb4360629ddaf8092737 SHA-1: 7dc9d0bcd416f925aa4222b782d8d520e32c1726 SHA-256: 2e824fed5aa881790e53d1f196020ee1df933207db89b36b39710e372beb1870
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious Link

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, which is often used to download and execute malicious payloads. It also features a visual download button and numerous external links, many hosted on compromised or disposable domains, indicating a phishing or malware distribution scheme. ClamAV detection and ML classification strongly support its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9960

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://huntic.ru/uplcv?utm_term=oxford+discover+1+pdf+vk PDF link annotation
    • https://coffotea.com/uploads/files/202108300544281323.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://evabody.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607e83afd18fc---puzetipojivugod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://x-software.cz/data/file/nexarudafewololag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://popa.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/83d8f2d474747746fb37853cfa5bfe4e/3190244934.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nepalipublisher.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/kisapozakefijinarex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gmonlinestore.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16078a2be7e4fe---tefoginuxajolamunum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ontheedgeofnow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160dd9880f114b---31216087326.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://amtusa.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1611303418e17f---xojivodizuzugefodazojiz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://barnesfamilyconnection.com/clients/f/f3/f37d50667a1bb99e511e26172889fab9/File/mebenirobaroxaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.absolutecateringla.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a588254d8ed---72952636127.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--80aamdqpfpr.xn--p1ai/upload_picture/muduriwoxukafidalezowi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tayles.com/uploaded/78447592026.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://myblindz.com/fck_user_files/file/95284690598.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://weighlessthisyear.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/ruvadaxojutijem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://3duct.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16080366cca698---tufemomigetozun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://beautifullifeuk.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b3512cb60e71fc8bd9544837add5a2c4/82944073190.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://heyratacademy.ir/file/12888468306.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://park-seversk.ru/other/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zakile.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alphabodysupplements.com/newerac2c/userfiles/file/kefotelivelipomuvodimoku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.naturhalles.fr/fckeditor/userfiles/file/xobusidowaposoko.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.fattyweng.com.sg/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608a5831b5df3---210714867.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mrybalko.ru/files/batonamugani.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sevoir.hu/uploads/file/karujek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bainihu.com/upfiles/editor/files/54147408187.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feriaesotericadeatocha.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c155735895d---mogalozijefelopezemifok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • 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_off0001450a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1450A 21368 bytes
SHA-256: 323ebd0ccd8907016db799fb2f7bec4cc198c5bd4d2185244df4dd9b68486e82
font_01_sfnt_off00017d16.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x17D16 10540 bytes
SHA-256: 2d10eafa4e40b2f59569d925a672c6db25ca9509416b903632bbbf7c332eca7a
font_02_sfnt_off00019557.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x19557 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1