Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4a99456f691706cd…

MALICIOUS

PDF

82.1 KB Created: 2021-08-23 13:14:49 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: c19af88de021dfef9022dcfd759074f4 SHA-1: 0aae41dec7c93c6f2949eb088d7252d554ec1f6a SHA-256: 4a99456f691706cd8b2f065a8cfb5099513dcedf6fa0d7338962361df4b91d4a
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. It also features a large number of external links, many hosted on compromised websites or disposable domains, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution campaign. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection 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 https://infrive.ru/uplcv?utm_term=cold+sweats+on+forehead PDF link annotation
    • https://primewestelectrical.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1aa737ef3249bd1dbb2a1991efdeb023/47443894813.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://qzgyhs.com/Upload/file/xapozaxepovabosulisit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ecbpolska.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0412388d6d57fcadca1940573f74b8d0/51871509944.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dermo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160fc26c28d8e2---34835491840.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.energetisch-therapeut-estie.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f1476c4214d---dimufuwadabivi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bandenplaats.nl/cmsimages/file/ditujikugur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://chachachat.info/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/48774868702.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://blsautomation.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jofapariwi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tempatpasang.com/contents//files/43877073079.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.leesii.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16081c60612b69---77266201297.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://heks-tech.com/app/webroot/userfiles/files/petokefomotefuvuzevuwav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://unifor975.ca/userfiles/file/82490247058.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://air-separation-supplier.com/d/files/23752074993.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mariellatriolo.it/public/file/16189028541.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://chambredhotes-savoie.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/napapukelivilam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bridalchapel.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160892b3d0520e---kuloninabedapimukotak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mai-colle.jp/userfiles/file/jivebe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bancodevida.com/bancodevida/admin/images/image/file/41054023685.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://blog.crowdly.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16082b311ce665---63694187923.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://peterdegendt.be/file/20247816161.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.skupp.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16082228db5fa8---tozufusixozosaxotomidojiw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bf-pomosch.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5v1r0msbfqr5gsikl7jnhp1fi4/89656609724.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stpeterscbs.ca/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lekulolavowomopelofumiwi.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_off0000de7e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDE7E 10476 bytes
SHA-256: 4456998bc360a9517167e4cfe29f3adb422ece4ed1f0156f15fddb46cd0578ed
font_01_sfnt_off0000f659.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF659 17172 bytes
SHA-256: d6d9581fa0f6f6cb1cadbff8a4a2ecb1d8b7a918ca2d3ec1038742e856ac74d1
font_02_sfnt_off000122c5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x122C5 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1