Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 56bb8e97af7e4d23…

MALICIOUS

PDF

94.2 KB Created: 2021-08-26 03:22:08 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: 44b16ab9dc3d6c24825fe18fb0d1dd5d SHA-1: 89b6ad8d9d83e2abb1f1beeef05530e459926c91 SHA-256: 56bb8e97af7e4d235842ed575138dbc3b2dcbe3cee3cb11c9ef769182dc7c511
164 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 for phishing or distributing further malware. The embedded JavaScript is a common technique for executing malicious code or redirecting users to malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9890

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
  • 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 http://autosoftware.company/autoresponders_images/files/12675743180.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://www.helpfulhunks.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607f61bf19a83---71079344587.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kubak-ubezpieczenia.pl/userfiles/file/58930163030.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://growmytruck.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9d48854a2d437290947d31dda9d0beea/soworobesodasagixutowanun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zadonskiy.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607dd698ec69c---57106327642.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://deewo.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16078605f9488f---ranofurilu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dagmarsvendova.cz/admin/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/47537842031.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://proartgaleria.hu/files/files/24305761050.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://principessavencanice.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1610cb84af2e33---tadawatul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://udachi.co.th/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/jto2ha1svo7eq3bc0t247cdvp1/68322494688.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://misterholidaysanprisco.it/userfiles/files/badunexenamerisiwapewem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://emrc.ie/upload/imagecontent/file/vuzowaxemuze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.novosib-sport.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vofopifatizekakaxo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://adams-gold.ru/archive/image/file/pesatonijopukit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://slippersymposium.com/clients/875641/File/wunumisipupuvuxulosef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.stavbyhes.cz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wevewenona.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mkting.com.co/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/32541144e2aa4e5a1dfbccdfd7816046/lilujidujojawipovokug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kraljicabih.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a6823989508---86192735966.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://doggystylzgrooming.com/admin/photos/file/vamadefuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cornucopiafrederick.com/uploads/files/43729155315.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://abeess.com/userfiles/file/54338435394.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://farmacieitaliane.com/documenti/file/79336913061.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.diktu.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609a30ebd8ce6---58757140500.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://prime-standard.com/piceditor/file/dizigokepulozur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/fzgW7-mxBc0/uplcv?utm_term=synonyms+of+thereafterPDF 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 5

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000ddb8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDDB8 22040 bytes
SHA-256: c38f545ea3dddf7389912323300b30b612b0f84cb7211eefa286014370df48eb
font_01_sfnt_off00011527.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11527 16736 bytes
SHA-256: 2b673f5f67726b7e3bfe2cb84b057644931e652f755586644a555f1cb170c550
font_02_sfnt_off00012cfb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12CFB 2640 bytes
SHA-256: 31a4264bbcaf31699d6b804e90bb813ffd2fcc54c388d86541cfbacaa18364b0
font_03_sfnt_off00013861.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13861 10532 bytes
SHA-256: ac509bffec24fe6ae1750ff8c5f55cb98781e3221fae745b6ec065053e35c8a8
font_04_sfnt_off00015039.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15039 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1