Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5a1bbf13706f547e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

76.3 KB Created: 2021-09-14 11:37:54 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: daa2010d8740d70558fe035877cade21 SHA-1: e7908701874eef878936cb2d1243940b9100b719 SHA-256: 5a1bbf13706f547ed7b9201a8b991008253909207cdf62cf1df404159707567e
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 CMS upload storage or are part of a link farm on disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to redirect users to phishing or malware distribution sites. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing the redirection or further payload delivery.

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://www.jahnigterbraak.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613d0a5811a01---lisomaretukomajodax.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://architettorobertafasola.eu/userfiles/files/fagaku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://imad0c0.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fizidibidimab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://inverpalmas.com/aym_image/files/muvokinosajegunogazabofa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mrpokedb.com/uploads/files/jovisulokofas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://palestraarkadia.it/userfiles/files/92460083449.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cristiandellavedova.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e3126f142c0f78da1b7e537a9a1eff05/powowetub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://precisao.org/files/files/bamujinimap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.olympussverige.se/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ddo7bmet74mtm0shk4lga612qq/tulenosisuzupimadiroza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://torrentclub.vip/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/el4g8o9kacdjhnh92sop2t7sp9/ravetatabubog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://houstontca.org/Content/uploads/files/nibesadozeruranosojuteve.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ptogel2.com/contents/files/44502250697.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lgassociates.in/uploads/roroxolukebufuluzabeg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://medrea.ru/upload/files/24763479425.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://geniodelweb.com/file/vorerik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://caminodesantiagoenmoto.com/assets/ckfinder/core/connector/php/uploads/files/9685014779.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://makassitools.com/userfiles/file///87762918822.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://arabstina.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/93596489619.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://avvocatogiuliani.it/userfiles/files/5376153473.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16137cab95973c---48086976255.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://apexforestservices.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613d0a9b127e3---fosemiwoges.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tchid.net/userfiles/file/55268008717.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://medosojewellery.com/userfiles/files/nosumalirakikerokopomole.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://thuaphatlaihoanghuy.com/uploads/files/5304131558.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/6naE_Nh8_CY/uplcv?utm_term=free+youtube+views+increaser+apkPDF 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_off0000c53d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC53D 10896 bytes
SHA-256: cef4b3247dd70596495e8f22433511198e6a883fd35b0cca8fcc2595a67cd85e
font_01_sfnt_off0000de80.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDE80 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0000f692.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF692 17164 bytes
SHA-256: e577ba00daaf3755173416208af0c8f2a4ccd6bec65ad9843a4f64a565ab9be0