Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5ab08a2eeb9e5eb3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

82.6 KB Created: 2021-09-04 23:38:35 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: cab7528b7f0af0b5faf65f71e5d826a3 SHA-1: 4beb5b65cde57025f3ed24b0cf2f9b45bbfc769a SHA-256: 5ab08a2eeb9e5eb350b5b2fa0c69d40981601e1fc2a7de821e6e1ff9607c56c7
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 presence of embedded JavaScript suggests an attempt to execute malicious code within the PDF viewer.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

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://ketchas.ru/uplcv?utm_term=7th+grade+math+practice+test+pdf PDF link annotation
    • https://leavingcare3plus.ch/userfiles/files/lajexoturinenizeg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.phsdcenter.com/temp/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/19184359061.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bulk-supplies.com/userfiles/file/viloboboba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://yaqeen-eg.com/userfiles/file/filipileka.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://charugarware.com/DEVELOPMENT/charu_garware/uploaded/userfiles/file/vozamalawape.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mt-creativestudio.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/72984615297.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://beachfirebrands.com/userfiles/file/rasaruluba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sieckultury.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cc2497497bce07317551b9867c0c200b/rotilamula.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://editora-arara-azul.com.br/site/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/85113889859.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elitteaccesorios.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/o5sniakg1nmmaj53u8rrui92as/muveporutipikowasijaris.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cissud.eu/uploads/ck_editor/files/4686810386.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.landalastadservice.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1610af6fb8483c---63164314268.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://avgdesign.com/userfiles/file/tapogofesesefej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://freehajjandumrah.com/admin/admin/uploadfiles/file/72009700688.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tcihk.com/userfiles/mibanapuzuvupowodufolake.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://assurancemauricie.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160af82010ce44---jasotexosazafadosogan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://parkwestresidences.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160784e58a7c07---tilipabanijozakidozuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sportli.co.il/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160743506dc818---71358917952.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://marthomaiticherukole.com/userfiles/file/bekovedirefaxedeteme.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chagatea.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9afd8a5119836928e1d1927f86070b04/96492148415.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aliencosmicexpo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160896461206ca---57929969612.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.potterycommercials.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607c75278c4f4---54137926611.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zhatuogz.com/uploadfile/file/kejagunupulawovinobone.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1610d26fc19645---33508602260.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_off0000db8c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDB8C 10752 bytes
SHA-256: 197f4d1ead3583e2d3eec2bf77a78aea57dcd81d52682f71868cb9007bc3118b
font_01_sfnt_off0000f419.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF419 18592 bytes
SHA-256: 71f954997af8ac3bdd604fc47fc0cb5d61e8e6e4fe94d8bd487b249b72ab608f
font_02_sfnt_off0001243f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1243F 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1