Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 601f2d74dad7a4cf…

MALICIOUS

PDF

77.7 KB Created: 2021-09-18 23:21:29 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 91b46f22d4794b023a4a792cb846e234 SHA-1: a50b2ea9ff135ba3c7e0bb8224a2688d8044b1c5 SHA-256: 601f2d74dad7a4cf01cd5359c569c087db5a987fedc61db35c6723627dacef51
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and a large number of external URIs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites and disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to trick users into downloading a secondary payload. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for initiating the download or redirecting the user to the malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9948

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://coretry.ru/uplcv?utm_term=toonme+pro+apk+download
    • http://protech.com.ng/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16142344f6d1c5---97964303037.pdf
    • https://hongmao.tw/uploads/files/202109161857511863.pdf
    • http://naturabliskociebie.pl/userfiles/file/godef.pdf
    • http://cctechlaw.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/40666506679.pdf
    • http://mariondhuique-mayer.com/data/file/69576043848.pdf
    • http://cokhihoaiduc.com/uploads/files/vexuvat.pdf
    • https://humantouchtranslations.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1/16134d5d5b1bb8---neneragozawovabitajuvapev.pdf
    • https://travellifeafrica.com/ci/userfiles/files/81070589597.pdf
    • http://knshzj.com/CKEdit/upload/files/37469504925.pdf
    • https://www.mftelhas.com.br/adm/Editor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jisopajebunifuw.pdf
    • http://skkl.cn/filespath/files/20210908083534.pdf
    • http://chromavials.com/d/files/woxalamufofap.pdf
    • http://bayzones.com/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/userfiles/file/zipeluzav.pdf
    • http://aaaexpressheating.com/userfiles/file/kuvopabipaw.pdf
    • http://kingsauto-bar.com/js/upload/files/meloz.pdf
    • https://299-45.com/CKEdit/upload/files/51664002864.pdf
    • http://scvumaichiramen.com/uploads/files/bebosujulonitakegus.pdf
    • http://amicissiapiemonteisa.it/userfiles/files/58691906352.pdf
    • http://wernersuarez.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/76000271464.pdf
    • https://apoc.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2769414ff67ccacff3cb1faefac2fd73/mixigixen.pdf
    • http://tortsurprise.ru/upload/redactor/files/58594467057.pdf
    • http://orthopediedelft.eu/files/99532295325.pdf
    • https://maintogelonline.bet/contents/files/31138218414.pdf
    • https://gmonlinestore.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613ca2362f16e---velixuzaxarenesegefazav.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_off0000ccc7.bin
96e654e1ed0a142613a1e9fce1771100f4ea3a23f8553b6e100bf260c433f7a8
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCCC7 10336 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000e40e.bin
c3ec58ea6ad5670649d2800cb1c39cff0f064d16bdc4197dc837922581e8d066
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE40E 17556 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off000111df.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x111DF 16792 bytes