Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 6a697fff1d0bb1d1…

MALICIOUS

PDF

92.9 KB Created: 2021-09-03 17:35:07 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 7c36c4a938a83e110db92476fc02b2ee SHA-1: 830c1404c975709044092e0594509a5bdb621ed4 SHA-256: 6a697fff1d0bb1d1d1046a140f063293298cc524d779bbe6eb7833c962f29e8d
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. Numerous URLs were extracted, many pointing to compromised CMS uploads, indicating a likely phishing or redirection scheme. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly support its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9982

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://zs-g.jp/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/40423741870.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://maydemtienvn.com/upload/files/75950477242.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://evpltravel.com/xv_image/file/7914899143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://amtusa.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161265d38bffb6---busuzudepewupanidotava.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://anhuifan.com/upload_fck/file/2021-4-30/20210430020439530331.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.msolartop.cz/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609e0bda2504c---wikik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ideaklinikbursa.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160813366a551e---filixagola.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunaryem.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/rqa2kre3g6f7u4v1us7hscqv37/64177469870.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://famcareconnect.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f33e427ea4---bozotubilabetikifowiwel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stin-verdon.fr/assets/Image//files/xogezipuje.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alicekhenrylawoffice.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/82376285202.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://becro-plast.hr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160afc9e303f15---pizoj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://grandplaza.bg/uploads/assets/file/61096705746.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fortlauderdalelimorental.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16076a4f506da1---41348371189.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kantankacreative.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f357e96205c90a750e034a7dc6308e9e/3360472946.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bomberosdenavarra.com/userfiles_nexo/files/nereretovi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://comodee.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161216ede383e4---zufusapalokowowudoxupemej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://arebiatours.com/uploads/files/90780746140.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ex2010.com/uploadfile/file/2021081307503273499.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rowanfamilyreunion.com/clients/28915/File/zofesikopukogar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://michianaorchidsociety.org/clients/2/28/2832e32407c795c8d28ffe68102aa18e/File/89083735290.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/1KS0DP0cxss/uplcv?utm_term=mandalas+faciles+para+ni%C3%B1os+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_off0001031c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1031C 19176 bytes
SHA-256: 91cff9cf7686ead88f91e45c80b7870145af7004f2f932787cf3eedf34395ab3
font_01_sfnt_off00013378.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13378 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00014b8f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14B8F 10716 bytes
SHA-256: 6e9759cf752a893ddcecdbc546eeb60d64b721b135e548887d7dc6ef93ec81c1