Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5ae9451d1235f0c6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

84.0 KB Created: 2021-09-10 08:29:41 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 67a5af55abd029569158986f0a212ea1 SHA-1: 8c5aa2d9b9c38727f986af9f31084e17aa98b542 SHA-256: 5ae9451d1235f0c649d6950fc264d4849c317118cf66d2d2832dd56b82ea0329
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which are part of a link farm hosted on disposable or compromised domains. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, specifically phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to these malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9951

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://wastran.ru/uplcv?utm_term=psychiatric+textbook+for+nursing+pdf
    • https://kawanmto.info/contents/files/8781673480.pdf
    • http://medob.org/SITE/files/editor/file/fusafakavaluribow.pdf
    • http://eurolocal.info/sites/default/files/images/file/2659085327.pdf
    • http://asfalon.com/__files/file/32806471067.pdf
    • http://erodiertechnik-wenzel.de/userfiles/file/sudepezonobisadewo.pdf
    • https://www.taxikladis.gr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16139280bebdf9---borozupex.pdf
    • https://www.allduniv.ac.in/ckfinder/userfiles/files/mokofefetaguba.pdf
    • http://mydreamtuscanwedding.com/editor_up/20144730147.pdf
    • http://sbriz.ru/userfiles/file/zexevenelagadelupizubume.pdf
    • https://bartonsteel.com/tony/barton/ckfinder/userfiles/files/18725761524.pdf
    • https://loffoxfitness.mvwebsolution.com/userfiles/files/wurufoxazu.pdf
    • https://gres-k.cat/userfiles/file/47810030418.pdf
    • http://www.inhd.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16135ac6c66995---nipadijeletizev.pdf
    • http://cameranichietsu.com/luutru/files/kediko.pdf
    • http://huabulaw.com/uploadpic/2021-9/file/2021090105060373499.pdf
    • http://halvani.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16134fe91c7c83---ritedigulagazebuxakodux.pdf
    • https://xn--espaoldetalca-lkb.cl/var/www/html/upload/file/zekejidimasemugugoxu.pdf
    • http://sreema.org/FCKeditor/file/93120482647.pdf
    • https://silatur.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/forowumipeje.pdf
    • https://alternativecarrepair.com/userfiles/file/tukelapuwanuninesav.pdf
    • http://hanifeugur.com/image/files/xemibexup.pdf
    • http://tc-antey.ru/uploads/files/71700512593.pdf
    • http://mundori.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/87694300167.pdf
    • https://consurs.ro/ckfinder/userfiles/files/48488455158.pdf
    • https://mytopics.it/uploads/file/buzinoxumos.pdf
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000e1ff.bin
cc0a3e6fc205ff1f27e6b890af90c8fbe7fc805d51633f132809b264f6586043
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE1FF 17896 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00010fcd.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10FCD 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off000127e4.bin
92aa141e1908e9658ba8667903dcacc78c90a5bdf35a01088a5a9590500768e9
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x127E4 11404 bytes