Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4dfc7fb8dd199c03…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.9 KB Created: 2021-09-18 22:45:55 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: ac4e8a7a195e27756fdd26b9c114b33a SHA-1: 5b809624f7339c99c4c447a8e8919adccaddfe23 SHA-256: 4dfc7fb8dd199c034c818fbf86055a5415fee81a9f0a423f134107663026ad8e
212 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript and a large number of external URIs, many of which point to compromised or disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate maliciousness. The presence of embedded JavaScript suggests an attempt to execute code, likely to download and run a second-stage payload from one of the linked URLs.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9846

Heuristics 9

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • Password-protected archive handoff high SE_PASSWORD_ARCHIVE_LURE
    Document gives password instructions for an archive or attachment — often used to keep payloads encrypted until after gateway scanning
  • 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.
  • Urgency / deadline lure low SE_URGENCY_LURE
    Document contains urgency or deadline language ('account will be terminated', 'action required within 24 hours', etc.) — useful context, but low-signal without other findings
  • 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://pistant.ru/uplcv?utm_term=temp+mail+mod+apk+2021 PDF link annotation
    • http://websteravelandscaping.com/editorData/file/mopotaxuvodugoduxova.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://newat.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2d2f202bfbd108a1c3eb38b8d1a316d8/36431791258.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tsrmvolontari.it/userfiles/files/wufiviji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://agro-pasz.pl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/59712500527.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://incoyun.com/calisma2/files/uploads/73262447783.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://reliancefla.com/admin/images/file/pivuwuviwugizem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sumangold.net.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/nluj2js90pab5gcbeimgtpcapi/bavizaxumepifijugabi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://a1climbing.com/userfiles/files/60670208528.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sung1.com/upload/files/wapozubikofulufologiwun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://foto-preiss.at/upload_files/files/xubiduzisetiloriv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://quocteanviet.com/img-chamthi/files/dafoxejewidegojofezakivi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aslimitada.com/userfiles/file/rifekipuwizejuzuraza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://langmoon.jp/js/upload/files/92441511294.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kalkulacka-hypo.cz/userfiles/files/1567229246.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--pr3b03lcdvwu9dpynqkc.com/DATA/file/20210917184407.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cesnek-vysocina.cz/UserFiles/File/84258143791.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.unidacardoso.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16140a50e971ba---52701939239.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://farmacieitaliane.com/documenti/file/loverowadajisumo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://creativesilhouettes.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16143401714244---jifetawiwewobi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hwayinn.com/image/files/20210905_065229.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hrampetraipavlavosstanovlenie.ru/content/images/user/file/631979301.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://maxidmum.com/images/upload/fck/file/61062319297.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://archetipoingegneria.it/userfiles/files/49324722004.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://snabavto.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613b99b7cddcb---forutosufidajowoda.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://receptabc.hu/images_banner/files/9022435923.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jingkangchem.com/upload/files/14511728573.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_off0000da8a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDA8A 10432 bytes
SHA-256: fc535e11e8e974da576fc02ff8d1461bce34de4a0146c95323d59bbaeb3464a1
font_01_sfnt_off0000f230.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF230 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00010a42.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10A42 18648 bytes
SHA-256: fbbd2a2869e34c81dfc688333a4666df1e4f0378a895add45f5bef211ec386b8