Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 68b2c061401e125c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

93.1 KB Created: 2021-07-25 06:42:03 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-14
MD5: bcd7754ecc41459169bcf037276ec4f9 SHA-1: b6cb419adac88a033789f5d3495e17eedb15dc85 SHA-256: 68b2c061401e125c466ed4e222b481fc139ff2e7943e07becce756103c569dcf
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a link farm pointing to multiple websites, some of which appear to be compromised CMS uploads. The heuristic 'SE_PASSWORD_ARCHIVE_LURE' indicates the document likely instructs the user to download a password-protected archive, a common tactic to bypass gateway security. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for delivering a second-stage payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9984

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
  • Password-protected archive handoff high SE_PASSWORD_ARCHIVE_LURE
    Document gives password instructions for an archive or attachment — often used to keep payloads encrypted until after gateway scanning
  • 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://qianlong99.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gafutapuxakubububakelomuz.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://szamitogep-szerviz-javitas.hu/ckfinder/userfiles/files/16102336875.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://garraldaarquitectura.com/garralda_userfiles/files/sofulititavafifixatikuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://skuplaptop.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bfbdf85777a---22456338326.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://leesman.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c35699b3ac5287d9099413092cd9224b/73630717752.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://consade.com/userfiles/file/64615450104.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://balance-global.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/qqgv5dk2s40m10s6fpdpksecal/medigeg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://benqmusicworkshop.com/fupload/file/76565462330.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sirikulsteel.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cd07da0174b---45163969991.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://levin-dent.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d15e42948093e0630c5df12c745d6452/60090341747.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://firanywiktoria.pl/uploads/editor/file/piradizu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://entryexpress.online/chapter_images/files/10656033007.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://iamluno.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160947cb4e64c3---4363456572.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tuabogadoangel.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/96511e3c8e450ba28c5e7d01a2d4c473/zebodukitolorodewaxeme.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lesen-und-schenken.de/userfiles/files/likitok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cjandjunemillerfarm.com/clients/75830/File/magiwobisoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://seataclightingalaska.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/81ea6ce4600cf85ce15f630f1ba4c1b0/65357289207.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.buildingmalawi.com/images/uploaded/documents/rixaverozumini.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://voicelux.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5776427e16e1760402943395fc19ccde/jipewokeburatixam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://plovdivweek.com/app/templates/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/46794355292.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cimkezes.hu/uploads/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zizetutetidijas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kaufdeinauto.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609b8c3573004---jurekisagonadapokixe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://qualityspices.in/ckuploads/files/xafigisosaxivu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ankaratemizlikcim.com/depo/sayfaresim/file/41399501962.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/3vuEKuznOb8/uplcv?utm_term=geometry+dash+lite+level+13PDF 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_off0000fed6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFED6 21184 bytes
SHA-256: 229c98154fb61c9488403195f687f187e280d9812124b74445c533a5a3ce54b4
font_01_sfnt_off000134af.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x134AF 10852 bytes
SHA-256: d2e94cee84e6f8c3790dc26e6d088c9e5e5ebc9e199b1e7a81d78eb3ece23145
font_02_sfnt_off00014de6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14DE6 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1