Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4c91831c2e4201f9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

77.8 KB Created: 2021-09-17 22:52:19 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: 81588912438f728732ea219ad9252852 SHA-1: 88278216bdc70e4c46a0f7b37e971d5e4cc9361b SHA-256: 4c91831c2e4201f9d22a48092f86580a2d3b0a7cf842a879e6169d0cd4fca3a3
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.007 JavaScript T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample contains embedded JavaScript and multiple external URIs, indicating it is designed to redirect users to potentially malicious websites. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest malicious intent, specifically phishing or malware distribution. The presence of JavaScript points to T1059.007, and the nature of the file suggests it was likely delivered as a Spearphishing Attachment (T1566.001).

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9901

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • JavaScript action low 1 related finding PDF_JAVASCRIPT
    PDF contains a /JavaScript action. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
  • 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://huntic.ru/uplcv?utm_term=coach+simulator+mod+apk PDF link annotation
    • http://siamsnail.com/media/userfiles/files/nonokorenazixa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pottoka.info/files/galeria/files/pojenasuluderefelojaminem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--brneneskontor-landsforening-b0c.dk/userfiles/file/sepovejefokivozaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://menu2uplus.com/images/file/38746508844.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://yam-token.com/business_school/uploads/file/20781689544.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fabriquetextil.com/js/new/fckeditor/userfiles/file/nukegotereligutopebip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://newtarrytowndeli.com/uploads/files/misakotupaduditonoweguru.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://macleanpinesdrivingschool.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/15d4b93626ae2c297b6e50c8cd82f103/2836282336.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://leebyunghun.kr/new/upload/board/files/79113658129.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://metallpress.info/files/zumazuvokizotumakejukuro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ccveg.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/15did3smentt0p0hv6ihuq469d/52160800840.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.digitalsofts.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161418006b91a8---zagunozefo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cosonhuath.com/hinhanh_fckeditor/file/mifiradugogidokuzalupetin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://noithatachau.vn/webroot/img/files/59419252552.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nadrozmerne-sklo.cz/uploads/zinob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cityface.cz/res/file/kefow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mijneigenlift.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613ac426a4f3a---kakozafidezuvo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://skiclubraonbaccarat.fr/pdf/niwegimezanoxawisarodo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://keralatemples.info/ckfinder/userfiles/files/59676395881.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://biholka.cz/uploades/userfiles/file/sijisofakifimesoripatade.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nepaltrekkinginhimalaya.com/assets/userfiles/files/65088663111.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fundacjaproartis.pl/javascript/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jinerujizon.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dijladentalcenter-qa.com/userfiles/file/voxirebezawij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://julianowka.pl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/84124838316.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://partroyfuneralhome.com/partroy/assets/file/42970236583.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://delfosventures.eu/userfiles/files/44413922698.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://servingltda.com/userfiles/file/jejukegagabonofexiwulub.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_off0000cd6b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCD6B 10764 bytes
SHA-256: 2dedb013549e0beaaa437510f5bcf473bf6e9aff3f06a2798cbc1a963bb3dd1b
font_01_sfnt_off0000e63b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE63B 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0000fe4d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFE4D 16648 bytes
SHA-256: e7505977d3e90533e8767a5caf5bb3a28bf1832ed7a05e93c012e7f8683cfbeb