Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 62164fbf5b43697b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

90.6 KB Created: 2021-09-22 11:37:39 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: 001c9bdafd303487bfecd9ebed0570f5 SHA-1: 66cbcee6eee766abf67dd5380d6bad21692910c6 SHA-256: 62164fbf5b43697bba8dd49fc26899114192fd4c9e7e17810b7e65d68b8cb514
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 websites or link farms. 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 to these malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

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://pistant.ru/uplcv?utm_term=free+money+in+gta+v PDF link annotation
    • http://mp-journal.com/media/file/90667679148.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://taiwancy.com/app/webroot/userfiles/files/dilawod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://laulumaja.fi/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fikupoxurowukune.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fietenhaardenenkachels.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16131c9eef35c8---muwezarowebalax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://seoulmenu.com/uploads/files/6609232014.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asesoriagarpe.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613aec4e756bd---1765068757.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vegman-kzn.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/65742811062.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zespolbahamas.pl/zdjecia/file/12054904556.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fleuriste79.fr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/papefopodenazodufujivu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hdontheroadnapoli.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612ffa831fb95---kolovarexe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://integrotech.eu/zdjecia/file/jolusixofetukawiluse.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cocochan.com.pk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5668b80e4f3a95f0317bff548dc14a69/nanuzumoxuserutijelufe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gok-maciejowice.pl/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/tiribavuxosesazugu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tnslib.su/userfiles/files/zebinujame.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://asmitahrgroup.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/bowofibakemewirogowebe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://militarynetwork.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612f38a931a23---78488527282.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://metallpress.ru/files/xonewogemafakiwanelubix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cameronhaddock.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614626a385880---nuwobevuzenilulilesokataf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.indee-r.fr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/24d81ad3e6b559787902ad2f41a91682/3448159426.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://la-klamm.org/Files/files/99286403848.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tectrongim.com/uploads/file/42204012195.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bloodfaces.de/attachment/file/forazudosivajunopanufibe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sklepjola.pl/userfiles/file/32673940484.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_off0000fd72.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFD72 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off00011584.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11584 18484 bytes
SHA-256: 2343416734f783776a62eda1e03d4cc321a9de00f310414ea3d32ec5ca2122e6
font_02_sfnt_off0001454a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1454A 10396 bytes
SHA-256: 72e1adfea1e83514885211df5621ece48453e5cfa6c3b867671089d3279c480e