Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 693fe2fe4352fd96…

MALICIOUS

PDF

79.1 KB Created: 2021-09-08 22:22:16 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: e8683f4805f81c4e8bb5e02f19e5f307 SHA-1: a17748454aa04f630bc708539b7fe23b03e015d9 SHA-256: 693fe2fe4352fd969313525ae522faa02338a191e4f19ded69b16b027752fb96
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains an embedded JavaScript stream and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised CMS uploads or disposable hosting, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware delivery. The presence of JavaScript suggests an attempt to execute code or further redirect the user.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9975

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
  • 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 http://amirmazandaranihospital.com/ckeditor/files/files/jibuxazunutabegixetuvig.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://maryalo.com/userData/board/file/90177398928.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://arihantgranites.in/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d3d9d14f45a2009cc21ed96742c3e51e/razeripuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://listapp.in/ci/userfiles/files/52353800558.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.piramideidiomas.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/kopew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://teen.plovdivweek.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/dugimagubazaxijari.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://resurrection-life.net/userfiles/files/mugewe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lanna-flyingclub.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/52257758170.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://shop-ecobati.com/medias/upload/files/rolalimerulizupi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://shrlie.com/upload_fck/file/2021-9-7/20210907062649404720.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612eb19c92ead---deresobimisavimiginitux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jin-ji.com/upload/files/gusemiwatizew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pwr-tech.ru/userfiles/file/46347757151.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://el-master.ru/userfiles/file/ranotebuniz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://radyoislam.com/resimler/files/xolatoxopakofovijovap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://imagespa.mx/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16133c0690a8c6---17783044152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bountyvacation.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161357c6786d3e---rodusufamomos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://111-orte.de/testarea/cwsCMSlight/media/files/jadid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cullinanconstruction.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5j7ns596tbs6jih3u5si9qoppm/34499189765.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hindustanadvancedsolution.com/t/tutorfirm/uploads/ck/files/68467986641.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://humantouchtranslations.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1/16130276fe1a53---60644122161.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hcm-invoice.vn/hinhanh_fckeditor/file/ledukodipefed.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://petrovsky14.ru/docs/files/93543552708.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zamdq.com/filespath/files/20210902181838.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://prestinieurope.ch/userfiles/files/pabexuvafuzugofogekurol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/1xuhb7AK25c/uplcv?utm_term=instagram+private+viewer+2020PDF 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_off0000d05c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD05C 17468 bytes
SHA-256: c2eb9f377a27b619b7897a155ac43442e672c4ebec3f2d065f39ab770d6211db
font_01_sfnt_off0000fdea.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFDEA 10772 bytes
SHA-256: 9ecbb77f1b815d2577d89d25dabf808d4160ef230ed996859c368f75a6c5f362
font_02_sfnt_off000116d2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x116D2 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1