Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 6a91114bb1723f16…

MALICIOUS

PDF

70.1 KB Created: 2021-09-14 13:43:09 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: 39960a3c507de57133a1b6211b1ac659 SHA-1: ee2a7518174bbf665582ad3b69d0000bac3e9a28 SHA-256: 6a91114bb1723f169822a600c4c8fac90234ba440db641309b7a7c60c39caea2
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF file identified as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier. It contains embedded JavaScript and a link farm that points to compromised CMS upload storage and disposable hosting, suggesting an attempt to lure users to external sites. The presence of embedded JavaScript indicates potential for further malicious actions, such as downloading additional payloads.

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 https://artsketch.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d8b89476cf64127ede9c5db622ec0ec4/siretobenavijezilesisofub.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://crosswaysrecruitment.com/userfiles/file/tafenewimepoganafer.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.belladermeestetica.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161386c5b714ae---sebufisam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dichvuketoanvn.org/uploads/files/gakimusuwob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn--bankkrtya-41a.hu/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/79656825951.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zatexpress.com/upload/userfiles/files/88422311657.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dichvuketoanvn.org/uploads/files/15310859353.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ibliberia.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/38808442066.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://koopmankennedyfeller.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/garorinimaduvoworutu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chiesamadremarsala.eu/userfiles/files/78108252437.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bertoniamministrazione.it/bertoni/public/file/dodulevebalogonurizobij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://counterreaction.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613d112268fef---69969902148.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://justforjetscatering.com/userfiles/image/files/95675497878.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://speakingparrot.com/upload/ckfinder/files/10654104437.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://maxitelt.no/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161402a240fcae---65708944808.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://reparationmobile.net/userfiles/file/defasan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://antifftech.com/uploadfile/file///2021090423194889.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://confidenzacsapagy.hu/upload/90903589801.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bekescsaba.varosom.hu/userfiles/files/maxesasefawafe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://anhhuynoithat.com/asset/files/futipez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://salvatoredivilio.it/userfiles/file/pilixuxawenekidew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perfecthospitals.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/30661089351.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://inprovitcolombia.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/52281475688.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/A3Ryygt5BCM/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+convert+audio+to+video+on+androidPDF link annotation
    • http://s292376414.onlinehome.fr/datas/imgmail/file/91964798098.pdfIn PDF document text
    • 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_off0000b477.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB477 15060 bytes
SHA-256: eacc80b13d693e52c3f9c9322ae432c152f9c67025b57437cce183786372bed0
font_01_sfnt_off0000da9e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDA9E 10392 bytes
SHA-256: 2c1668e897aca6e8da6623f154289de683dcc1a785c902cd762a49c69a3cba29
font_02_sfnt_off0000f23f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF23F 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1