Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3d9e6de534a7f45f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.5 KB Created: 2021-09-18 13:32:57 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: 4bdf294a49817a883e30b6e1c5939d08 SHA-1: f4f3dade72d12760a3fc300717889a324f324261 SHA-256: 3d9e6de534a7f45f4ffefffb8ec3eff1cd5f7675c086c5563543d54559ca3b09
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. The PDF also features a link farm pointing to multiple compromised websites, likely serving as a lure for phishing or malware distribution. ClamAV detection and ML classification strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9976

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://rentbucharest.net/images/userfiles/zunelepokelikupana.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://greenboo.vn/uploads/files/80924017993.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ryyw.com/upload/files/2021/09/202109111355035958.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://csa.china-led.net/static/editor/ckeditor/ckfinder/upfile/files/59991921794.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://poledance-chrudim.cz/files/file/kafipizenivi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://erago.cidees.com/uploads/files/kelapegewugotume.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eduomania.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16140e191e5b16---30959027076.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mobytec.com.br/mobytec/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16142016ad3d04---18576542846.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://webgirls-studio.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613424ed7561f---67124480690.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://expungemyrecordnj.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613c39c52a531---wiwewu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://namdolove.com/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210914_0FBEE6D234BA7149.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://greenbelt.abwingsmd.com/uploads/files/24371998485.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://talleresjpg.es/img/file/revopeguzepix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lindopoint.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9b5e64f02d030b35fc5482a73eda7073/juzigoganisitewer.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.fullertherapy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16132c289cc382---gimifekef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ratoempat.com/contents/files/46214305904.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laneopx.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16132e9deb3b12---gajofiwisapexeget.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cocochan.com.pk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/968333f7d9e976fed08fcc65950eb34a/55902410510.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://matrix-corporation.com/upfiles/editor/files/49951038949.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kashima.cc/userfiles/file/96533086304.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gainerwindows.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b7rmacejebos4bll2q9o3slhc7/5234121945.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nceed.kr/pds/userfiles/files/74722565884.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dspec-car.com/js/upload/files/73837636423.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/BkSY9tpko7c/uplcv?utm_term=hot+tub+time+machine+watch+onlinePDF 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_off0000ea4c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEA4C 10544 bytes
SHA-256: 5feaf7ca1b20cce56142f26206bd5fa8a16d61ef7f4afe5977c5d16c7e979610
font_01_sfnt_off0001022d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1022D 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00011a3f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11A3F 17592 bytes
SHA-256: 9e7facee457cdf2cc626af9a62fcf02962c3e38c397ece100ca41bcc5f7e01ed