Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4f57a5b073d2eec9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

82.0 KB Created: 2021-09-18 01:47:42 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 36453b570ff5a9c5a56a2038aa384947 SHA-1: 701b3fa7ae67187f67a76f560be8d770993c3801 SHA-256: 4f57a5b073d2eec9f0e621f6b2fef40273999abae22c5dc7cb0c68c04ecdca77
134 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, indicating an attempt to execute code upon opening. It also features numerous external URIs, many of which are hosted on compromised or disposable domains, suggesting a link farm designed to redirect users to malicious content. The ClamAV detection as 'Pdf.Phishing.Trojan' further supports its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier clean score 0.2133

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
  • PDF differential parser failed info PDF_DIFFERENTIAL_PARSE_FAILED
    The cross-check parser (pdfminer.six) failed on this file: PDF differential parser failed: PDFSyntaxError. Static heuristics still ran and any of their findings above are valid; only the differential cross-check signal is missing.
  • 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=ace+fishing+wild+catch+mod+apk+unlimited+money PDF link annotation
    • http://www.palmettoexpresslanes.com/system/js/back/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nugafoxuvilabuvaro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://taxfreepoint.com/file/10557567027.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mimpishio1.com/contents/files/35283071259.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sportsslife.net/upload/ckfinder/files/47452080597.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bodzlomu.com/userfiles/file/josanuri.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.peeryhotel.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5c1aea670016dbd48b5fa4d670b40b51/nilebu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kapelski.pl/userfiles/file/59110613749.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hourinkan.net/js/upload/files/45149784705.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://geometrabottero.it/userfiles/files/8002878012.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://plusbateria.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613fe81641805---zisulerominuvarokanade.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hockeydh.com/files/ups/files/38170039786.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hongmao.tw/uploads/files/202109020112306145.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://itaxabc.com/userfiles/file/20210905220048_160813668.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lsv-wittlage.de/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vogasojan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://shibbirs.com/media/files/lewisunuvimuvozubozuna.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://goooinggroup.com/userfiles/files/20210905_185641.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://milkexim.ru/imgeditor/file/42138117384.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://talenthunt.biz/userfiles/file/48269246686.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://densayhongngoai.com/uploads/userfiles/file/mixanumodopativakewat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://djhelaly.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/00f5486324ba293488c3977804671a6d/dedofejazet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bearings-home.com/userfiles/file/sezeko.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rcp-ranstadt.us/files/78620745265.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alirezamirmohammadi.com/images/upload/files/80935098677.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rootbeadmill.com/upload_fck/file/2021-9-6/20210906121136120697.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://f-okinawa.com/img/tmp/files/21562536167.pdfIn 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_off0000e2d6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE2D6 18988 bytes
SHA-256: e3a17cf6bebbc13f2827fa8e693ae5c1b1aa444246696c9e75404b0ec423c747
font_01_sfnt_off0001138e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1138E 11340 bytes
SHA-256: cc4c2228c25be0a4c6bc2ab9bc438525bbb35f9d9823204fe5c5a742a290aee6
font_02_sfnt_off00012dfa.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12DFA 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1