Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 69b457a61ccac945…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.4 KB Created: 2021-09-12 01:11:05 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: 001229d0785b217818dd9ee702dc355a SHA-1: 317cd603e0fd01beb139e0236dbca654cc6bc44f SHA-256: 69b457a61ccac9453a7e63250e353456431df8b3b7e6b1cf8d8c5b0dca37eea0
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple external URIs, including links to compromised WordPress upload storage. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to malicious sites, as suggested by the PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM heuristic.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9955

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 https://westhigienia.hu/editor_up/45169037576.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://wawabed.pl/uploads/userfiles/file/jadidemutisubozasodomaza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://visit-pune.com/userfiles/file/fixedawanome.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tiszaikaland.hu/upload/file/83365266502.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://luxesystem.site/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/26627390840.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.prieur-equipement.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/11114559629.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-casainteligenta.ro/userfiles/file/zoxagibazovakujikukosego.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://miaousland.fr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/94270304833.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dnm.tw/uploads/files/202109012024389078.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://totalyoumovement.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161331311e0027---71114463558.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://patriabrno.cz/userfiles/files/93513670146.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://barrarioservicos.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16137e027ef968---tewusutenenovexotozejivav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mymovingestimate.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/abb2d6dec5e20f0aa31fd44ecfa9910e/mofifarapewaxevamidetegis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://volpatoebrum.com.br/_common/admin/scripts/ckfinder/userfiles/files/70932607748.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://logenamerica.com/userfiles/file/53255655658.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiosaletta.it/userfiles/files/kunagijewum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://architettipassarinmarzotto.com/userfiles/files/nomofekufezidivafax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--d1achljw0b.xn--p1ai/content/upload/fataluselefas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tinhdauvietnam.vn/upload/files/81436198065.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hasdeu.md/data/userfiles/files/runiruregomofizam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.zaantraining.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613d2948b5d53---1372834576.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wintec-samu.hu/uploads/files/25745167227.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://conblocmanado.com/pics/file/16029636534.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://surestegc.org/documentos/file/dedonezogij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/FevRqgeaUVY/uplcv?utm_term=bus+simulator+ultimate+game+downloadPDF 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_off0000dc9a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDC9A 10828 bytes
SHA-256: ceea3099afbd97405ebf0c81a1bb202bcea5e79b7ef40941b415e3cfd7c77cdc
font_01_sfnt_off0000f576.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF576 16400 bytes
SHA-256: 051e725c8cdffff58b2b5d269397f9e687fd6b03462c04db642a2beb3d57a40c
font_02_sfnt_off0001200b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1200B 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1