Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 36b71a37d196d235…

MALICIOUS

PDF

88.2 KB Created: 2021-07-24 20:47:05 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 233f6d40651e012d666f53fa5c12221d SHA-1: 73bc483bedd0ecfc1fcfa04c7c4b5f918e2662fa SHA-256: 36b71a37d196d23595c728104cf99c2bb880b650b203e245be190139e4b98eca
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links to external sites, many hosted on compromised CMS platforms, which is indicative of a phishing or scam attempt. The 'SE_ADVANCE_FEE_SCAM_LURE' heuristic strongly suggests the document's purpose is to trick users into paying fees for non-existent prizes or parcels. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection further support its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9994

Heuristics 8

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • Advance-fee lottery/parcel scam lure high SE_ADVANCE_FEE_SCAM_LURE
    Document contains lottery/beneficiary or prize language together with large-value draft/funds wording and parcel/courier delivery requirements. This is a classic advance-fee fraud document shape.
  • 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://lawpropertyconsultants.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/efbgi853dtgqvlaa6j7lggn4gm/xufibumifasademo.pdf
    • http://jwnorthclassof70reunion.com/clients/c/c6/c6167e942b76adab5863fbee8ae727a7/File/86386090953.pdf
    • http://conflictfreeelectronics.com/ourprojects/chowki/UserFiles/renuka/file/dajarusinipe.pdf
    • https://betonwerkendejonge.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609ec99168515---5151289126.pdf
    • https://upbilbao.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xeralekinenivibume.pdf
    • http://ebanksunited.com/clients/7/7d/7da19d52c1086e69e61582739ce98a0f/File/xivedefaremejut.pdf
    • https://carcable-bg.com/uploads/pictures/files/goleb.pdf
    • http://springswellness.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16099586ad2030---75269903779.pdf
    • https://canadianrelocation.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608076789b969---vetapegiletoxojamoguj.pdf
    • https://personalloan2u.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fee210746be315964f59cf4a0b663fa0/60130571506.pdf
    • http://adria-ex.com/images/blog//file/42904015624.pdf
    • http://lamelove-zakryti.cz/userfiles/file/86313235725.pdf
    • http://www.carolglassman.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16097dba02533f---lufonoxedefupimakakiwaz.pdf
    • https://www.chauffeur-prive-nice.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607d5caa64004---gexigesab.pdf
    • https://alignerco.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e48c9ab3fb39de1d2329068570a21cef/92346000036.pdf
    • https://www.quatainvestimentos.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16074d72d54384---gidegurumibamiko.pdf
    • http://www.toeterloeh44.de/files/tegarizawe.pdf
    • http://plovdivweek.com/app/templates/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/11179494740.pdf
    • https://duext.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fc601983e45fa9a942f8f835f9d1df72/73356573112.pdf
    • https://www.shopveriamici.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bcsr5f6i0rb5ug1t1a8djmqnas/kafezotikefijudabatikaraz.pdf
    • http://all-pass.com/folder/editor/file/43833193567.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/fzgW7-mxBc0/uplcv?utm_term=what+is+the+starting+pay+at+panda+express
    • https://bxthirteen.wpengine.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/018ca3c4715f8b4cf33aada8eb1872ee/vuketopun.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_off0000f66a.bin
51687e615711d4306f27bbf856efb6866674338ba4725f448eec5cb78f268cc4
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF66A 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00012235.bin
3c7678b026f35db5e9da37d16dce65761636186b5292922508156755d79b25a6
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12235 10716 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00013a9e.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13A9E 16792 bytes