Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 612ef0ed0eb3eae5…

MALICIOUS

PDF

80.3 KB Created: 2021-09-02 12:36:09 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 373a8b4eb2e5f85743ca6f4aac3eda25 SHA-1: be9a65c3eb2f3c7811a3a1cad8dc4bf9c9ecaf1a SHA-256: 612ef0ed0eb3eae522bcd53117ecf79ed287ae62bb70133a047cdaee0fe00e3c
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many pointing to compromised or disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to redirect users to phishing sites or download further malicious content. The presence of JavaScript suggests an attempt to exploit browser vulnerabilities or execute malicious code.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9975

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://ketchas.ru/uplcv?utm_term=user+manual+template+sample
    • https://divinenine.net/userfiles/file/nowin.pdf
    • http://baobianhkhang.com/upload/files/sikelavorebipiwalolubofe.pdf
    • http://rzn-house.ru/upload/file/68705279072.pdf
    • http://emons-verlag.net/testarea/cwsCMSlight/media/files/gofonenofatix.pdf
    • https://bnovum.hu/downloads/parasovisuvivutikorosav.pdf
    • https://yuh-tarng.com/userfiles/file/farujimal.pdf
    • http://motoren-adachi.com/js/upload/files/zopilewimizeb.pdf
    • https://www.colegiodesafio.net/home/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a8d947ecd12---baxibewuvabijijuweva.pdf
    • https://avis-medical.ma/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/057fabf73bab4d956cf506d9e6d7e04a/90512475792.pdf
    • https://www.ediliziaindustriale.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b0b3a8c2645---51662245348.pdf
    • https://taiwancy.com/app/webroot/userfiles/files/25817464600.pdf
    • http://www.qookspot.kitchen/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16095a957296f4---66309618316.pdf
    • https://www.ideaklinikizmir.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16082484791915---ganolosoxekopoweni.pdf
    • https://www.keystonecare.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4cf9fc88a46cfbaec73fea45e37f3c8a/puzamabakimam.pdf
    • https://reitinguok.lt/userfiles/file/1572718216.pdf
    • https://www.chauffeur-prive-nice.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606cc44bb2f6c---82893054910.pdf
    • https://mattweidnerlaw.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161099e4415940---rewasaderesa.pdf
    • https://mission4recruitment.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b611d080948---tiwipemefafax.pdf
    • http://efuturesthai.com/uploads/file/53423160605.pdf
    • http://www.uvhk.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c8654f35939---tiwowonunavutul.pdf
    • https://www.yoursurveysurveyors.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b3500293891---lorepuz.pdf
    • http://www.39koratmachinery.com/file_upload/files/kukozufajatabit.pdf
    • http://mulroyenvironmental.ie/userfiles/file/33035341965.pdf
    • http://wrhs1967.org/clients/6/61/617565fc8afb9cc6d18abf932d248b7a/File/51193691952.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_off0000d694.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD694 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000eea6.bin
af21905a2f5c5f4e19602b579e58cd98a2011489dc43ebb67faddd715e322605
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEEA6 17632 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00011be7.bin
bae4b08853a80925cd1695caa27f22be7e134f4c344ef432f71c115799f480b7
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11BE7 10308 bytes