Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 41589c2ec5f3a2a4…

MALICIOUS

PDF

82.9 KB Created: 2021-09-14 04:15:05 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: 35eae4f4e866010ee97b61102dc463dd SHA-1: b45f1b3d2d41cf3144af91de3eb7b6fa8acaa036 SHA-256: 41589c2ec5f3a2a4468b4e57efa7fd6b654d20b8063fdac76b68c504a1185ee2
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many pointing to compromised CMS uploads or disposable hosting, suggesting it's designed to redirect users to malicious content or download further payloads. The presence of a 'download button' heuristic further supports a lure-based attack. ClamAV detection and ML classification strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9917

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
  • 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://huntic.ru/uplcv?utm_term=extreme+car+driving+new+car+simulator+games+2020+mod+apk PDF link annotation
    • http://kimyasaldubeller.com/upload/ckfinder/files/18827546635.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sunway.me/uploads/file/132322407401.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hftyby.com/upload_fck/file/2021-9-8/20210908095306984086.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xo-sound.ru/userfiles/file/45977558639.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://coniperfumes.cl/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/ponisidozelazulo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alenakovalchuk.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a39e2c8a3c13db6474c0c0e9f327ba3d/31783616654.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hed-endo.hr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161336d9333c8c---jokiwuzi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kovospm.cz/fotky/file/zavuperanafepura.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.higher-energy-trampolineclub.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613e75238c9b4---5995084634.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dydlhx.com/upfiles/file///6648863201.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://oilspecchem.com/files/54979318871.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cambresisemploi.fr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zoketipulejagujexo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://familiegravesen.dk/userfiles/file/nijogukesovuroj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mp-hd.de/data/aktualnosci_imgs/file/mofuginubi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://abwninemile.com/uploads/files/80289793825.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://incomingmakedonia.com/files/files/64115657254.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cementfeet.com/userfiles/file/33459429465.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hermosabeachbungalows.com/userfiles/files/larigufak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ferest.ro/imagini_ws/5232917556.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mimpishiodua.com/contents/files/10350379726.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sweetestspaparty.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161319f98e6bcc---66360097743.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rmissio.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16138f8c3d9405---duvafipuwovarew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://shieldtech.cz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/19397228.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hotelbasantresidency.com/uploads/jewekamisem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ned.ru/uploads/files/64425218265.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.whirlpool-beachcomber.at/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613e14328ecc6---65058207844.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_off0000de92.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDE92 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000f6a9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF6A9 11528 bytes
SHA-256: 76b81e67b00abf6356df9b70da0e9078812bf042a3e2bd8279ef029d79b40acf
font_02_sfnt_off000111e0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x111E0 17032 bytes
SHA-256: 33be19e3caf8497c1ef802a70c15cf8a08ca81d1ea08018dbc757f6f1a2a7c36