Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3bb3bc814a85d032…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.1 KB Created: 2021-09-03 18:58:54 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: b3f2741a502f9594bfb2516eca7006bf SHA-1: 8ab5be8dc34cf67a7090e41ba0680de4ddfe69c9 SHA-256: 3bb3bc814a85d032fe1579593e8e9c14a12a97f2feef99c6914a4fb286cb591b
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. The file also functions as a link farm, directing users to multiple compromised websites, likely to host phishing pages or download further malware. ClamAV detection and ML classification strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9977

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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://rulada.by/upload/editor/files/3929964309.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://bcbc3399.com/upload/files/zeriwasifef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://myhoorayhealth.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/194imc4mdubd4u83m9cqdlrto5/68870149655.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://multi-accueil.fr/ressource/site-image/files/82042154743.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eske.hu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608b956183887---xijudevojizuxuduvojig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ferienhof-schneider.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a05e15adcb8---fataxotajefexodoxen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mgtuae.com/uploads/file/kiporinenakupewi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://congseng.com/uploadfile/files/33169341370.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.straightmyteeth.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f5621783c389428d6993f02bd804dc02/13624817359.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gainerwindows.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2f3j7amqtlach9or3ah69371n0/xijonakamipatovuloziwen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mtlebanon62.com/clients/5/5e/5ee551a8be14a26d7d76bc5e90dd1372/File/lekuridiwigefelerufipez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zs-g.jp/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zetadidi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiopol.com/userfiles/files/jiluk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stefandes.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160857ca206afc---78130563933.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://canyonoaksmtg.com/~duckdi5/canyonoaksmtg.com/content/file/40497460933.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://musiconthebay.org/clients/2/26/269dd5bc96e197da989a8dccc71442af/File/fotawudirokolamilapu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bankerz.in/qpic/files/81432434661.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wccia-vastu.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b17af0a29a5db96f21a56ce8b50fcfed/73121145763.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://consol.hu/images/uploadedimages/file/benigukidazugejagimaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kbstephens.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ca318c67bd3ff00349c7826874b03b0c/gafonubedugasezojikubika.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vivelamusica.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609f9f05a096d---78012940923.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://chefinhogourmet.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b7dc12cc3e74f698bce7df164325a49d/gisefirojobuwam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xlsferrosilicon.com/d/files/25267263446.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/ngfLrbzwjls/uplcv?utm_term=tratamiento+para+apendicitis+aguda+pdfPDF 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_off0000da2c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDA2C 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000f23e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF23E 17032 bytes
SHA-256: 0bc971d26ab6e25ca5ccef266be5ca4130d6faf8db97844a64e5592fb1186b36
font_02_sfnt_off00011d74.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11D74 10980 bytes
SHA-256: 4cd5aab2ad341d61141a5eb36350b0ca69ec74bb8f9664ece5d206d6adc62080