Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 496c26763639f07c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.6 KB Created: 2021-07-05 17:10:28 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: 55c93bf5cb56c81c66636163e31c7809 SHA-1: b8a37e960483d2ae30181c7f9bcb78ed02c1c4ba SHA-256: 496c26763639f07cb7a36802a9782af484735efe51ac15e8ab302e7588ef3f2d
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 functions as a link farm, directing users to multiple compromised websites and potentially disposable hosting, likely to obscure the ultimate destination. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9956

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=to+the+t+meaning PDF link annotation
    • https://proia.bg/userfiles/file/51218091282.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://drvision.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608152cd2733a---44865363025.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.saraviation.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e289d0d7205---4454277727.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://santiagoporter.com/js/ckfinder/core/connector/php/files/majapod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tktravelkorea.com/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210701_6C260C4889401463.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sodigital.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b590eb19885---sazexaze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kissdocs.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bee07f0bd8f---nabobepinupajisidigu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.asejnrtigers.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16079404be9ba2---lexunaporusemepukaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://festivaldeliteraturadepereira.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16095fd91aa9ac---58443158793.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.guestquesttravelmedia.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/de04lmc5020n5f6rc91gna1u0s/9727147805.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hsse.cl/files/gebazune.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.fullertherapy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160994958b9fac---tejupikosipimi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mithermomix.com.mx/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d7cc1c1372880bdbc7701dd80022c48c/xumabojonumubogifepid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cmoretv.com/userfiles/zatuxesekemolen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://backcountryplayground.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ea993571dca98fe2c30ebba96d442af8/31338110893.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.orarestauratorisaf.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bbb21b757ac---jenitapavamapezewoguwibix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lamekatus.ee/uploads/ckeditor/files/lotaxasexuwomuvu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-uchebnici.com/img/file/8249250259.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://apparel.allianceflooring.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/808ffd363e7eb3d5f13ce75da1d97f23/denaxisuvawiririnug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zadonskiy.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ae0cb25fc9f---bawosaselaper.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.jahnigterbraak.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608339a85d558---23606774224.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://directorvincentchow.com/fck_filemanager_upload/file/wuvivi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.chauffeur-prive-nice.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a6b848ba03c---kuzigejapinegikulifepojog.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_off0000f0aa.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF0AA 16276 bytes
SHA-256: 474930f8c479b20310d8c63ff2ccd626d83b4a8e1cb48f0e94163da4d6271ede
font_01_sfnt_off00011aeb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11AEB 10204 bytes
SHA-256: 5c775c3f6e57611fac25e8fbfe4e5ac420115531dde77a5eabd578563b34b2da
font_02_sfnt_off0001319e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1319E 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1