Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 30aafe489e5a5785…

MALICIOUS

PDF

79.8 KB Created: 2021-09-16 07:17:35 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: e9fd3979000a63317cfbcfa83388858c SHA-1: 915a7ec44b4f64d1aa07fae02240281712529933 SHA-256: 30aafe489e5a5785826ffb7e1675910d681b99fe73e89229b84d3ef3f0689031
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous URLs, many of which point to compromised websites or disposable hosting, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate the redirection or exploit vulnerabilities.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9917

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://fine-cottage.ru/userfiles/files/27668822972.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://leebyunghun.kr/new/upload/board/files/tamenalemofasoj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://autovoda.ru/upload/files/24915311776.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zippy-inc.com/app/webroot/userfiles/files/kepowazejeradak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://minhgianggroup.vn/upload/files/67412451875.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.karenlovelee.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613726d8b100f---xuxojazobigopiluxiluve.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://valkexclusief.reviews/app/webroot/files/userfiles/files/95035251600.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lirealestatelitigator.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1d6ca1b2f2e329aeb0d9251a459e64e5/77606778813.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pibmg.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/files/66510630720.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cgl.lu/userfiles/files/bopepazovodavev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ckud.handysociality.com/upload/files/3781859526.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wienbildarchiv.com/upload_files/files/nopedasezowiwaxo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://asoriofrio.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/ruborefulobobefadariz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mrtowing.ca/Lawyers/userfiles/file/mesulodababagudafukomozem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--h49al33a2zdp0eo1x.com/DATA/file/20210909031010.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.palmettoexpresslanes.com/system/js/back/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pewile.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kunjipsc.com/uploads/files/digadojubakefofobodapu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gbp.dropship-online.com/userfiles/files/31470268586.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://madiagranitosilano.it/userfiles/files/19017214215.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bikaji.zohukum.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/bedikuxabedalefanizulo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kmjmt.com/news/upload/file/210908055617879323lzxhjf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.lavalledesign.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612fe1861cc66---56631385100.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zzhqhi.com/d/files/34010034960.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pavimentosyreformasferlu.es/ckfinder/userfiles/files/bibubife.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stl-hk.net/userfiles/72254154736.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cgl.lu/userfiles/files/milakefedorotal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/LPIa9PGmDLg/uplcv?utm_term=lego+marvel+super+heroes+ppssppPDF 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_off0000d262.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD262 17836 bytes
SHA-256: 553f7f70dde3a53e5edfdba6a8b94a26cd0b55c91175676cbec512ca9b7e8fbd
font_01_sfnt_off000100fe.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x100FE 10528 bytes
SHA-256: 369b3e3c8f59ea86384bcd2fa4b252cbc85122ad781d045b2177e405f9a4ebd1
font_02_sfnt_off000118ff.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x118FF 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1