Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 60b3d661dc8f784f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

74.7 KB Created: 2021-09-15 09:24:06 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: 136f6210a8ce369c72c010e944505576 SHA-1: b1b7092f88165405933b16f96d191007553c5027 SHA-256: 60b3d661dc8f784fbeb01cb6e17d8a2662b103afcb428a8665e1992e804328bd
204 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 executing malicious code. It also features numerous links to compromised websites, likely intended to host further stages of the attack or phishing content. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9953

Heuristics 8

  • 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 to algorithmically-generated URL high PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK
    PDF contains a clickable HTTP(S) link whose host looks algorithmically generated (pronounceable-random labels) and whose path/query carries a long high-entropy token. This is the randomized-redirector pattern of malspam phishing lures — the visible document is only a prompt — not a PDF parser vulnerability.
  • 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://pistant.ru/uplcv?utm_term=it+chapter+one+movie+download PDF link annotation
    • http://www.cheapmotorcycleinsurancepa.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ebee929887eb3caf1a74ea8112dce7eb/14373293849.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dkmodels.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/32254355580.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://oreopay57.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/38699709322.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ldoe5ajvqsjp1ub2ihar769841/70997327824.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://habibitoursegypt.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/61935402147.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jkbprivateiti.com/userfiles/file/17461389724.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://flirtproducties.nl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/romalavuriw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dazhonghua1688.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/97719323208.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://giasidaily.com/uploads/userfiles/file/31443105450.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://npcbalkan.net/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/4633293826.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.traveltimevipp.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ccb45e1a49e5f505cadc770a52cc665d/vamemuf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.frank-diagn.hu/userfiles/files/fowikew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gewald.ru/content/Files/62350340680.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://detskypohar.cz/upload/file/5732129968.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.colegiodomus.com.br/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/42393374528.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wizzfizz.com.au/application/third_party/ckfinder/userfiles/files/siwedusunax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarpazarlama.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1epmi9p78m4jcennl4787gspr5/fevubani.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mmagame.com/userfiles/file/53283340756.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digitalpolicycouncil.org/imagenes/file/givadukekusegixenuvo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jl-vacuum.com/upload/files/9590024252.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://waxparadise.pl/userfiles/file/buriwiwijagibixogi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://giga-tronics.com/userfiles/files/70694840278.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tuivaivietnam.com/uploads/files/88801114823.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_off0000bcbb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xBCBB 18448 bytes
SHA-256: b001146cbf9c78cb1615e34171257773b358e192d70f010ac76e94804eeb82fa
font_01_sfnt_off0000ece2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xECE2 10716 bytes
SHA-256: 1a343438575f3503e153178632583fa54912e169d9f5cf77c1e30cb687dae360
font_02_sfnt_off00010555.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10555 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1