Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4ffe90821df90c92…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.5 KB Created: 2021-09-05 05:58:29 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: b1ebca33035c51350491f5c81ad02c07 SHA-1: 01b15b2f80bd2368a90b793e0ff7f89545bc3332 SHA-256: 4ffe90821df90c92b5841752ca0004e8d9a8ce261de33bf1539b8c5d14c31a0d
184 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised or disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to redirect users to phishing or malware sites. The presence of embedded JavaScript suggests an attempt to execute code within the PDF viewer, potentially to facilitate further exploitation or download additional payloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9951

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
  • Malformed active-content stream length medium PDF_MALFORMED_EXPLOIT_STREAM_LENGTH
    A PDF stream that carries active/exploit-looking content has a declared /Length that does not match the recovered stream body. Malformed stream boundaries and length mismatches are common parser-evasion/supporting evidence around Reader exploit streams.
  • 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://ncsccalgary.com/userfiles/files/6721598445.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://beribuket.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/58b92ab74a2edbee369dfd2745116a08/pebikujebivilojokites.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.icodar.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16082587a7708f---kamitogefisina.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ataru.site/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gepinepejatifonuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.etoiles-recrutement.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f958882e14---8874130523.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://remontnoedelo.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1610a5bde4e0b7---zaxurusokumifivuvi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rigdrilling.org/userfiles/file/85097603966.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://frasertechno.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c87c149d154---rumajubibewe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xaydungphongphu.com/uploads/files/10121945677.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bobas24.pl/Upload/file/kokikukituro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aep-tc.com/cache/fck_files/file/joxewujixod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://irinaburmistrova.ru/files/mireliwapabojuru.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wannawwannie.pl/userfiles/file/31079609233.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ride-on-earth.com/images/blog/file/fabiketaragafuvusu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mailing.crpm.ch/ck/ckfinder/userfiles/files/72971283030.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://drvision.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16092401ad1b0b---lazapavuroxuxapes.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.abaco-engineering.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a4e20d71ab3---wonidudijakatevijak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://terhautz.com/upload_files/files/92004537884.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://reklamavysocina.cz/UserFiles/File/62498542069.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://borgopitti.it/userfiles/file/vomonadu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://shangyi-pump.com/uploads/file/050649372520.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://commune-bourre.com/userfiles/file/23603653040.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://araonline.hu/uploads/file/jufopomaguva.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://westcoastmovers.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/m0783uku1jh701td7q2uii2f97/26930622346.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.jimenez-casquet.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d51f0bd583---62828775940.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/BvfzZFkJO3s/uplcv?utm_term=o%27reilly+head+first+object-oriented+design+and+analysis+pdfPDF link annotation
    • 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_off0000e594.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE594 18136 bytes
SHA-256: 605dd660ddf9d76db6efa0a73c11e9132d46144f1d521ea3a5cb43d61cc35efb
font_01_sfnt_off0001154d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1154D 11376 bytes
SHA-256: bf776f11eaa5fd58dec31aa2d6d2d7496db7ffb55bbd2c0c1c2c47285aea29a9
font_02_sfnt_off00012fb9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12FB9 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1