Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 605c039e2b8dd5e9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

129.2 KB Created: 2021-07-08 04:06:54 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 13e5eacbe59373731a63881f24ff54ef SHA-1: 34adede1037fa24bcc58b8e72a8dd81e8184dc3e SHA-256: 605c039e2b8dd5e9cce8198bb193f899cca337d0be0dea9c890dc249dc5baa6b
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and a large number of external URIs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate the redirection or obfuscate the malicious links.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9953

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • Urgency / deadline lure low SE_URGENCY_LURE
    Document contains urgency or deadline language ('account will be terminated', 'action required within 24 hours', etc.) — useful context, but low-signal without other findings
  • 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://chcial.ru/uplcv?utm_term=4x+xp+notes+ark+island+locations
    • http://patp1ryb.ru/media/file/16605204994.pdf
    • http://www.serenissimaservizi.com//files/49344828167.pdf
    • http://sip7.online/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b9e31ccce0ead7a8e9d2a7226ac6ea56/3193290348.pdf
    • https://notofthisgalaxy.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/i4r7q1eociacca5a9cjoii2c82/jezupolojapumusovotuwetu.pdf
    • http://socialbomjesus.org.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bcc7d1748fe---42920604760.pdf
    • https://directprocessors.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607d1f3dbae72---62624961514.pdf
    • https://empezo.xyz/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/41763110529.pdf
    • http://www.immiflex.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16077e5ad518d7---kubaminumudusuwikixubaxod.pdf
    • http://jinistudy.com/_UploadFile/Images/file/78457094763.pdf
    • https://creationstationdance.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160817d765662a---sugepozapakilu.pdf
    • https://howardsteeves.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/41d5ea7229d40587a9ceb46dbaf8af19/gezagutodogolapubow.pdf
    • http://maidnheaven.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d1f2fc8a48---91524766398.pdf
    • https://proektasis.gr/admin/spaw2/uploads/files/xegiribagumawerep.pdf
    • http://zaragozalawoffice.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/dosuwoxusizoka.pdf
    • https://www.tifdip.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a141c41d610---81779575917.pdf
    • https://sabagdasarov.ru/upload/file/sotewezidur.pdf
    • http://crmrealty360degree.in/userfiles/file/94737302602.pdf
    • http://schmetterlingsgaerten.de/file/35632003085.pdf
    • http://www.icodar.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16076695f70ece---tipapaseniwaj.pdf
    • https://portsidestrategies.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/00e8d70772da3312d59b06429b0277bb/wobuvoguvanu.pdf
    • https://allcreaturesinc.com/files/files/fesegixuwukuwikokufumexu.pdf
    • http://amadpich.com/userfiles/file/9692538590.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_off00019295.bin
92c7b0690d7391564b3128417164625d7505512a1e3b4ccca0289fcc457f2b04
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x19295 10680 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0001ab39.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1AB39 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off0001c34b.bin
41d5a3e71a7a25337678ac4fe64458405ff614312d914ac1376f67f6fc311480
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1C34B 20880 bytes