Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3897da1b1ecc755b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

78.2 KB Created: 2021-08-07 18:27:24 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: 1d84a0887a7bf0058f16500dd81dbb3d SHA-1: ef550e2b8c931975719e8ffa0846a5bfa1b65c23 SHA-256: 3897da1b1ecc755b245d7a66f4eab720127750260cd20fde2d9b02bd061a5c93
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript and a large number of external links, many pointing to disposable hosting or compromised CMS uploads. The 'SE_PASSWORD_ARCHIVE_LURE' heuristic indicates the document likely instructs the user to open a password-protected archive, a common tactic to bypass gateway security. The embedded JavaScript and link farm suggest an attempt to download and execute a second-stage payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9949

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
  • Password-protected archive handoff high SE_PASSWORD_ARCHIVE_LURE
    Document gives password instructions for an archive or attachment — often used to keep payloads encrypted until after gateway scanning
  • 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://drafthe.ru/uplcv?utm_term=descargar+crash+twinsanity+ps2+iso+espa%C3%B1ol PDF link annotation
    • http://tryinvest.eu/userfiles/files/xavavugulujatamebe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.tomasjelinek.com/img/pub/file/74518234757.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://qboardapp.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/589fc8af45bfeb68ac7bb4d7c7ee03a0/vidide.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aakritidigitals.com/userfiles/files/92122356659.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://manpukulivermore.com/uploads/files/kapifekebubozivid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://seataclightingalaska.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6eeb8f9fdfb8846f3648b1343f3813b6/76026647255.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://108pizza.pl/uploads/userfiles/files/xesug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bandai-k.com/userfiles/file/61551600168.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pensiunea-escape.ro/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fawefumulunivipax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sensormaticltd.com/app/templates/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/3392500174.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alfapilates.pl/upload/file/figajabolisutomi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://salvamontbihor.ro/app/webroot/files/userfiles/files/merod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://remontnoedelo.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609fd7c675d12---melusifeto.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://urparitet.ru/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/mixumob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lawcab.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bf2147dedcf---senolujenowopisokino.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bbensonmft.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7d96ea08a6fd9911d225eec5cca39016/subosiwud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nek.ua/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b71188e65b4---86851120898.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zhodnoceni-penez.cz/is/images/FCKeditor/File/wamedal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kiteschule-eckernfoerde.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a4947bdbaa2---lavixamulufanekulem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mercedesmazo.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607570df33d81---46763301011.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wildpflanzen-planung.de/file/59336379060.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dailymaydemtien.com/userfiles/files/85638960659.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amitadevnani.com/userfiles/file/95053949838.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://446888.top/userfiles/file/72849697365.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alllegaltask.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c3a9nsigfrvtg7eo8ep26n6u52/wafotojunixatevofad.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_off0000c56e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC56E 11180 bytes
SHA-256: e2f436954ac861ff3c066e6da3fb27765202673af7605b8d68dd6510b03e0b2a
font_01_sfnt_off0000df6f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDF6F 19980 bytes
SHA-256: c6bb852718b94b4e9b07568d4e28f0192bcbfb68430c68654e94e7fdeaccafd4
font_02_sfnt_off0001110c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1110C 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1