Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 60e9bddc1608414e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

84.0 KB Created: 2021-09-05 19:46:53 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 37abcdef0114740276fd5ead0d30d32a SHA-1: 26e7ce2a8cf7a8a2ee68772e5dde30ac80913e88 SHA-256: 60e9bddc1608414e454d4b3e4dcf4f1580f79c6cc0f7a37b3b4449b2f5874eba
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 distributing further malware. The embedded JavaScript is a common technique for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities or redirecting users to malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9912

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://chcial.ru/uplcv?utm_term=read+pdf+python+tabula PDF link annotation
    • http://bjerkelunden.org/content/files/userfiles/file///daroregesonag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tehnol.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606cb7a2b1b0e---wunebukovip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://korsorlampang.net/user_img/files/vowowelu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://brooklynsmokeshops.com/admin/images/file/xejozoxe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.jimenez-casquet.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a76de1f019f---basorifuwosubipe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hotelrestaurantmacarena.fr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/91526749520.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://agiusfuneraldirectors.com/files/file/modevotobeduxelabadut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://suprizpin.com/calisma2/files/uploads/sajaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://allianceflooring.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dc32bdcd8c4fa39c30e38dc32a56eef8/gepovarizofejen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://controlcert.se/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16111e18854390---24356288194.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://serramentisiciliano.it/userfiles/files/40574035504.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://grupo.iberia.es/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/62628186466.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://michardardillier.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/64584752789.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zartmobilia.com/userfiles/file/20210730230409.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://partroyfuneralhome.com/partroy/assets/file/54889331831.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cozycornerexpress.com/uploads/files/6352465816.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://umrllc.com/userfiles/files/67425737189.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://arcenevents.nl/site/upload/files/nipovu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gamma-electronics-eg.com/userfiles/files/51577272642.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://adhdadvisory.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607c543f82127---66148721171.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://teplo76.ru/uploads/file/bapijavoganoxuwonulus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://drainscovers.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/89178bf9d354236b74d6b7b147630564/romazenapezigifaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://avtrak.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/foduvilawuregexejejuxomum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bong-dem-long.org/upload/editor/files/2191353097.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tulsamemorialclassof71.com/clients/84987/File/64628032353.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.neslihanonur.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d66b849a69843e5b694d1a38881c7459/30364310824.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_off0000e351.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE351 10636 bytes
SHA-256: a57ee39b8dbbddfd9090644e093a1868ee3ba94a4899902efb3e9cd69e4ddbac
font_01_sfnt_off0000fb58.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFB58 18032 bytes
SHA-256: c96be86ac861f5ead306b378209a620320da9a45c3743c0e260b0aa043dd1bd6
font_02_sfnt_off00012a51.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12A51 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1