Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 36d6a3787e264a85…

MALICIOUS

PDF

84.7 KB Created: 2021-09-08 01:04:55 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: f223ae242e30add0ee2d616086248399 SHA-1: bea16c9c9038fc8525201f5c23ae3905a4c2d852 SHA-256: 36d6a3787e264a8568ab2687dfefc018ea0595f48a4d05a37fa4a0b20ee87fb2
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many pointing to compromised websites or disposable hosting, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution scheme. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to these malicious URLs.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9951

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://ketchas.ru/uplcv?utm_term=merge+any+files+into+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://bkmarine.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/1629900560.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.northeastmarquees.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f809f23f0108b13d82c7f52c77ce5e73/gubuzuma.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://duproject.com/uploadEditor/files/bomimaxakosusekipusujo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://baconbites.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1ajks09qi77oe1sgu4ut3o14p5/zutow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perleyparish.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0a04a8ee6e8abbaf2be6d1fd409382cd/joxufupamogisonidojefol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mutitar.com/user_img/files/lapataxuzesuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://biogenetec.tw/image/files/20210811_045641.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://victorylimo1.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16096dc81edecd---94958241599.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dramayaramendes.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606cc5db1792b---voxasog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nikacarpet.com/My_Project/Hamishe_bahar/ahar_img/files/nutomugiwafa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uralinteh.com/uploads/files/sigezezuzib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aeskulap24h.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608216660a227---kudoxurenumazu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sg-callenberg.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b08dee3f70c---32759230673.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://orthodoxnews.us/file/jirewa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://psychotherapie-dr-albrecht.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cab1b5f2f00---87726559622.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.naturhalles.fr/fckeditor/userfiles/file/20046007369.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://plovdivweek.com/app/templates/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pabetutosanuwofijapobezew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://inclinedigital.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160800dbc73ab3---kujinavovivakibodu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bogema.by/content/Files/15895291930.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.alpha-dynamics.gr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160814f840ceeb---nexarizal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://manufim.co.il/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a7e37bc26ae---90836220820.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://prodesign31.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16088b90cb786f---62539523821.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tecnibat.net/uploads/archivos/nutofiximu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://uaqbakery.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c6df4fda0b4---mujujeresidipawuvagino.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_off0000e58d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE58D 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000fd9f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFD9F 18196 bytes
SHA-256: 9507db4811f8ede10c2ee985d1c3a65b4e32d4c5b339ba563c8ecb18970ee295
font_02_sfnt_off00012c83.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12C83 10780 bytes
SHA-256: bdf9ada2ec37d21064cdd5b256c602ddd73e8fe8b31091e1d9a98a32d50188f5