Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5bbbca37893b9bba…

MALICIOUS

PDF

99.1 KB Created: 2021-09-05 18:15:08 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: 92f20f8f58e9dead59309951928ab157 SHA-1: 455c3457744196f8cfc66b94489a771836a45f2d SHA-256: 5bbbca37893b9bbabebb1479bfc297a7063c0e5200d8a1fb0f227618ba3b4d75
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 malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for redirecting users to these malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9922

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://drafthe.ru/uplcv?utm_term=worksheet+range+excel+c%23 PDF link annotation
    • https://willmarareachamber.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/30695934083.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://camionespanamericana.com/userfiles/file/beturelatifavapefawil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jubileejec.com/userfiles/files/34497371700.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://formapolis.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/da657f812c41c8da4be6ccc3aa89b47b/zisofujibinapase.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cheapneasytrafficschool.com/CheapNEasyTrafficSchool/pa/trainstation/uploads/image/file/98217480341.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rungrawin-itt.com/userfiles/files/poxezugovamik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stroisvias.ru/userfiles/file/9544445638.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://taxicityplus.ru/userfiles/file/getiloxiboboja.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://orvosvalaszto.hu/uploads/files/29742225217.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ottotech.center/userfiles/file/lileroratuvabiribugevo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://styliststudios.com/imagesTE/file/fupekadar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://unicorn.mn/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/47567603396.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://plumcourse.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/20b6af083f0f720d71bed83ab0fe9e4c/27585289490.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sjhrz.com/images/upload/File/47714427539.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ee6e17841b4---nuvami.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cosplay-expo.it/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jiruvanosatasip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://highlandcougars83.com/clients/2/26/268573c5102cd00412bac87cee9346ec/File/vamozurowofowel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uyaviation.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160adafa632d91---50700858000.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://djapm.com/userfiles/file/saxizowivemogimirexetovaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.icodar.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607d81cf221c6---86814633427.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ampletrekking.com/userfiles/file/39376327780.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://panyuchen.com/ckfinder/userfiles/site_eachfun_com/files/97771110683.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tuzvedo.hu/elemek/file/refofafiro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.enterpriselighting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/550efd2042b4e9f09db817f8754ed839/64744872518.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://architettoannalisatinelli.it/userfiles/files/39742493227.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_off00011b61.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11B61 10604 bytes
SHA-256: 3081f6e418aa3b5b1c2c8343dc27f92ac69ce61d9dd77869f2f2b0a6c70a5e72
font_01_sfnt_off000133ac.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x133AC 19468 bytes
SHA-256: b48c3865e3d90bf763d222c0b1f633887ede7398640c26d5c23c973400c4b25b
font_02_sfnt_off00016719.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x16719 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1