Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 68289c014de9e192…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.8 KB Created: 2021-09-20 20:28:05 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: 2db99b39761e12c154512fd7dcef464f SHA-1: f74f54ee316b3bf058bcc50f24946dcb9f61e875 SHA-256: 68289c014de9e1920b39c1c8e1c6adaef58e49030e357f8541add1db65904f0c
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple URLs, some hosted on compromised WordPress sites, indicating a phishing attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, specifically a credential phishing lure impersonating Facebook. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to the phishing site.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9976

Heuristics 8

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
  • Brand-impersonation credential phishing lure high SE_BRAND_CREDENTIAL_PHISH
    Document impersonates a well-known consumer brand and uses account-security / verification language ('unusual activity', 'account on hold', 'verify your account') to steer the reader to a credential-harvesting link. Corroborated by: call-to-action link host does not match the impersonated brand: https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/S30rS-6n6vg/uplcv?utm_term=sat+subject+test+biology+practice+test+pdf.
  • 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 http://vet-spb.com/userfiles/file/pabuviviz.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://flairpens.ru/uploads/file/xemofabarawipowijakapavi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://extremedriveline.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/96138053566.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tidurmalam.com/contents/files/fibovelikomuxozojakoruf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://movie2book.com/userfiles/file/vixiwajibewujij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://24hnbc.com/assets/ckfinder/core/connector/php/uploads/files/nezibi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bbfederico2.net/userfiles/file/ruvokorezevo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.focus.mu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0254806e6a76c237b1e1cd51525b6605/7294769204.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hanleyresources.com/images/56306732443.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://neksav.com/upload/ckfinder/files/fugulumoliketanoribum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kamienneogrody.com/userfiles/file/lezepuzigobuji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://castilloexterior.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/saguxuvesobonetunagip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sevoir.hu/uploads/file/26886611245.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://catherinehourihan.art/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0952e6792954850df28e7d45d2616f09/desuwemuwidadanan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://12waktu.com/contents/files/linesidutefevolukasixiso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://acrclubinversores.com/files/galeria/files/86123016626.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bangvetthuong.com/luutru/files/puxetasexokagijemuratodum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://consulcongress.it/uploads/assets/file/3739735857.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stopasbestos.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16147f866511f6---zovisiberuwuxupeva.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fmafirm.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/mexexolamafuzegasowegad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://langmoon.jp/js/upload/files/8361027882.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://quangcaowebsite.vn/uploads/files/kijopojuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gfk-schwimmbad.de/i/File/sipevigogewef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/S30rS-6n6vg/uplcv?utm_term=sat+subject+test+biology+practice+test+pdfPDF link annotation
    • 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_off0000e932.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE932 11252 bytes
SHA-256: 215e249f635a2a7b065447175703594d814fa16a847836a5fc67756cfc525370
font_01_sfnt_off00010343.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10343 19052 bytes
SHA-256: c291cd0c16f25563c36b857c201c776ad3a075457782d6316768298cd76d0ee6
font_02_sfnt_off00013510.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13510 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1