Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4c9532b5b4aff70a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

91.3 KB Created: 2021-09-17 22:50:18 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: cf500f47b9048764997ef29887d4ad6a SHA-1: b61f3d0efd6b1af0dd32d8955a98ceec7e4e7c55 SHA-256: 4c9532b5b4aff70a68acda7ffad26ffea1eb95ea0e96ad24173ae6ee76dd2ded
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URLs, many of which point to compromised CMS uploads or disposable hosting, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate the redirection or exploit vulnerabilities.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9973

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://inwebjor.ru/uplcv?utm_term=best+movie+apps+for+firestick+2021 PDF link annotation
    • http://longthinhphat.net/uploads/files/xutevilujexufosozeme.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://logiccpacma.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/mebipaxuxij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.frontieregypt.com/sites/all/libraries/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rumugometox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gocoachfox.com/userfiles/file/jaritirolajutunepodazumu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.optionassurance.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613165a1a56e1---46833229609.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aitrans.cn/UploadFile/file/F1202109161945113894.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cornucopiafrederick.com/uploads/files/mowiw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vtracauto.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16139a19e35c50---remaxevu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fwstc.in/userfiles/file/61821183955.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://halvani.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161354d846d797---loxil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://blugarden.eu/file/fobudokulazepopuziwofo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiotecnicoprato.eu/userfiles/files/92014433005.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bennett-legal.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/rexumemegawuvojigages.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rydelko.eu/userfiles/file/84404505697.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mundori.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/77006627234.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://westernstudioservice.com/admin/userfiles/file/80149876927.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://greatwalledmond.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/movowupusudibafagiwilawe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ccadl.com/files/20210911001155.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://phutungotodungha.com/img/files/duviza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.c2commercial.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5a0afb8b827383daf0a71dd10db9f96f/taboruzerepuvanabekapoto.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://luijkzonwering.nl/image/file/derupimefuwi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://topclassgreenery.nl/images/file/vapezijogumenekujili.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gallery4walls.com/upload/editer/file/famena.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mediacomriccione.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161300e29cc557---nudosodixokiduvewedenifo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akgwealthplanner.com/crm/files/10009905227.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_off0000fcce.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFCCE 10996 bytes
SHA-256: 08ba2aab4cbca38045b4c09bd00622bd8a873d211f2922bdf9cbd7f59e95aa7d
font_01_sfnt_off00011693.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11693 18616 bytes
SHA-256: b116b2ec05c938cc38f537c89723cb084f81a6d6483ee143ea109d0a1d0d5104
font_02_sfnt_off00014727.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14727 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1