Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 662aad6a8e2b1f3c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

106.1 KB Created: 2021-09-06 04:32:21 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: 0e256e27bf1ce008d1c614bfca4fe64c SHA-1: 2de7bf097bbe457e586d5e3b1da0ac3910a66b28 SHA-256: 662aad6a8e2b1f3cf270e7e1735104170950af6c8704ac23aec958d8e3fd0ddf
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.007 JavaScript T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, which is often used to initiate malicious actions. The document also functions as a link farm, directing users to multiple external URLs hosted on various domains, some of which appear to be compromised. These URLs likely serve as landing pages for phishing attempts or to download further malicious payloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9966

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://huntic.ru/uplcv?utm_term=telecommunication+switching+systems+and+networks+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://www.mbk-montage.nl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/90787687765.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.investing-in-women.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c934ad8bdb8---32926753937.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://shieldtech.cz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/bebaxesidibefimi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://emrc.ie/upload/imagecontent/file/10087439304.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jetaime-shop.com/files/47976930964.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ventiliatoriai.lt/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nuroduvapebelobivuwa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.tenniscanberra.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ad96094b8a7---87629703319.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kawanmto.org/contents/files/62387529825.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sketchup360.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/mjn7dojc2nioiivkthd2kualek/toxaja.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.financedeclined.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16087856b888c8---40516987698.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grafiport.com/userfiles/file/xikeson.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://yarsan.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3e6efd4d4c428b320569c2e573a6f79e/kazosid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nawooelcs.com/upload/userfiles/2021/08/files/210815052639.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://shrlie.com/upload_fck/file/2021-9-1/20210901175159679953.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bodegoncriollo.com/userfiles/file/30010112910.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://precedent.by/_newsite/images_from_html_editor/file/21965902636.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.miamiairportlimo.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160def7286c444---19317643073.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.rowtheerne.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4136d72aaa54d85a8f3ada5e6f85476f/tiwevebapibolutejeb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://heykidsletscook.info/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9fdfd1c0e7b33a9e492c85a3c1e54067/muleruluzu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.integra-cr.cz/administrace/ckfinder/userfiles/files/88514026033.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jessie.vn/images/ckeditor/files/41346728424.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://princeverma.in/uploads/files/68672325361.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sharidendesignasphalt.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0d84cb1f556a19f8f667440609991775/wopunoberuz.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_off00013649.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13649 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off00014e60.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14E60 11420 bytes
SHA-256: da2ef9c4a676d68e9435c1289a6c9c9f733c4667dfbcb6f82713a1f6e185a60c
font_02_sfnt_off000168fd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x168FD 18932 bytes
SHA-256: 28b78befb98c9b43492413b116afc3419240830c55800a5008737c69c743b8b0