Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5ab52d492674c37a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.6 KB Created: 2021-08-24 04:44:41 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-18
MD5: db6e052748bd69143e28da1cdcda98a6 SHA-1: df7c30bc2a27aac4b1faf907b134fa8cd4c4ff20 SHA-256: 5ab52d492674c37a5398398bd4675e92e91f487d26c0943d33482c22e6dc3c16
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a malicious PDF containing embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities or redirecting users. The PDF also contains numerous links pointing to compromised websites, indicating a link farm designed to distribute malicious content or phish users. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly support its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

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 https://infrive.ru/uplcv?utm_term=direct+characterization+in+the+monkey%27s+paw PDF link annotation
    • http://kindervakantieweekdeurne.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d6c108222d8---xinusituw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uss100.com/clients/5/56/562308f4da1da23328cfd9e5c9f3e68f/File/kogusivapudud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://info56.ru/userfiles/file/66111537551.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rayer.cn/d/files/jupodofesejifikefa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://valubil.com/public/uploads/cms_file/cms_files/busabawov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://newfieldclassof1982.com/clients/6/69/69e49ffade321d977af769e13f9f004b/File/66684294135.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tkpmission.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608c33484d5a0---30084536142.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://appli-veolia.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/98908828391.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hrt-foto.hu/_user/file/lelovorureserawe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://monkey-do.net/userfiles/file/72044308335.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://protech.com.ng/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ba100962aaf---juzamuzamamewagulaxe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://unseenadventure.com/userfiles/file/64070302798.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.numberoneporthill.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609122ac36680---28859542779.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://binhruamuinanobac.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bqlc3c5nib66keetsqkrnfrg8f/90892227408.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vegasoft.hr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160846ae700f47---29395499539.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://joyfool.art/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e92ba256b656e4bce77765d68e065ce9/tekefodivomoxil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cengilli.com/icerik_images/file/24430712997.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://konemara.hu/userfiles/file/sokaninino.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://brianhigbielaw.com/UserFiles/file/69664008183.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hokkaido-love87.com/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/45847273152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aktifbant.com/resimler/files/70439487262.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://legacyltg.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3641fa3d82e9bb1ad85a83da449738cd/gajijimipevemam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://plumcourse.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/783f241c513bcf1e882bbec2385041d1/xopariwotikapufube.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cioccolatogallucci.it/userfiles/file/remabidonaxejotin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mpksieradz.pl/upload/file/4298516285.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_off0000ec61.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEC61 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off00010473.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10473 17004 bytes
SHA-256: ed53b94c5e2f646c92778d45e3e7d8a5658734f427365d066c020c710d406c62
font_02_sfnt_off000130f7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x130F7 10980 bytes
SHA-256: a26aa70ffb891a4577ca015027c688265a8d6d3d365d4fd15cfc815dfa888c30