Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 6417ef9ab4e4d73a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.7 KB Created: 2021-07-05 13:50:27 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: bc852c2317b201e0834fd084b9bc871f SHA-1: ab1cd70d85120240ce3ca797835367768a508e73 SHA-256: 6417ef9ab4e4d73a679e6a54cad1cffcf59044f80b25c2d96629a173bcc5cfda
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

This PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised CMS uploads on disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to redirect users to phishing sites or download further malware. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate these actions.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9956

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://queure.ru/uplcv?utm_term=sample+performance+task+in+statistics+and+probability
    • http://ibshop.gr/uploads/_uploads/files/dosoveti.pdf
    • http://technoauto.jp/js/upload/files/24677485244.pdf
    • https://www.goldenplanet.dk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160da4a569e8c9---57516827687.pdf
    • http://penoplex24.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16070ce4a48c10---nironekorivimo.pdf
    • http://cablexconsulting.com/Upload/file/vemepagixapodeweboxulipud.pdf
    • http://kystop.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/o35g61sadt14us5qssk7rsl8r2/wofulikilo.pdf
    • http://www.findvoters.com/userfiles/file/41245794182.pdf
    • https://sdyh.gr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dlp5iciq8mh92651h1bojsg2m5/64156018568.pdf
    • http://tomaszskiba.com/userfiles/file/13692997954.pdf
    • http://dabien.co.kr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b0afa8169e0---zonuduvafiruwot.pdf
    • https://www.goldenplanet.dk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609405dc16032---gopodeludugodonub.pdf
    • http://ciccioinpentola.com/userfiles/files/viremitaponunazijuzewexer.pdf
    • https://vatlieutaphu.com/upload/files/70319900503.pdf
    • https://binarbaid.com/public_html/userfiles/file/45082827308.pdf
    • http://vzwsportenmuziek.com/content_docs/buxusotegedejov.pdf
    • https://heritagelogs.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fvnhb9drodrhhk4hg4v978vf3v/19064302890.pdf
    • http://firmykominkowe.pl/Obrazki/edytor/file/11677093660.pdf
    • http://www.awakohchang.com/image/upload/File/4640921419.pdf
    • http://ttlengenharia.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c64516f2ee8---xamasusiwixajopam.pdf
    • https://sckprime.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/08688122aa92ec2cf150457f72c96f15/demimeziwovezij.pdf
    • http://www.pointcookelectrician.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a97595c0eef---xuxesifijekod.pdf
    • http://xn--80aamdqpfpr.xn--p1ai/upload_picture/48094576220.pdf
    • https://www.horisunmauritius.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7be15a2b20f4a0b3403045ba7ec6bade/41045495351.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_off0000e8ee.bin
05170bdc76e39856239f1242e5934729df2b07d8d01305e1702f6ca1ab8e192d
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE8EE 11204 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off000102e1.bin
da3399a6d03149a94c7e4e09937e7288f9ec764cc543c19e7ef1224192d2fa05
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x102E1 17612 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00013148.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13148 16792 bytes