Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 6a98b2b34b9a656c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.4 KB Created: 2021-09-16 05:46:40 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: 982c023d510cbf75b6151ed5f11f6249 SHA-1: 7d262426c589c233f1860fed2f1c42430cbc9d98 SHA-256: 6a98b2b34b9a656c4a0b910c16fd2acdd67fbd950284043b598829c20676e59d
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a significant number of external URIs, many of which are hosted on compromised CMS platforms or disposable domains. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely related to phishing or a link farm for malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate the redirection or further exploitation.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9912

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://synerhu.ru/uplcv?utm_term=pool+king+pro+apk+earn+money PDF link annotation
    • https://uslugiinzynierskie.com/eurostyl/photos/file/pipigikizetusevasozug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.financedeclined.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16135836a33dad---2999567128.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://apsco.ly/userfiles/files/kawifolesivafisapasak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://myrbacken.se/login/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jotunegobojid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://starinviter.com/ckimagefiles/55800783129.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://czdashan.cn/uploadfile/file/2021090406435373499.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rotarycochinharbour.org/ci/userfiles/files/34005317317.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digitalpolicycouncil.org/imagenes/file/zuvixemokirafuluzatew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://isotope3.pm-ural.com/uploads/files/47937553039.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://a-range.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161311e34052ed---jotivalujegijakesopopupo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lulanjina.net/upload/files/70122447256.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.jacenter.org/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/45958118926.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vet-arrighicolangelicristilli.eu/userfiles/files/74824487427.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://smwiarus.pl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vazolunabe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://akamercedes.com/images/uploads/files/mewowavonatifofuganir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://realwebguys.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161367e9f3d3e7---64856981090.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pikewallis.no/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613525e97e782---wovikavenonumosisi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://adhunikjewellers.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/76504288732.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://audiohrestomatiya.ru/content/file/kumutujanezadevijawavo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aptekarynek.pl/zdjecia/fck/file/rozamoxoxogesaxanuxowi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mdbim.pl/ubezpiecz/obrazy/file/69532373279.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://krishikhabar.net/assets/ckfinder/core/connector/php/uploads/files/fuxuvit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hanstime.com/userData/board/file/48603264531.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://resheto.ru/users_images/fck/file/xavolupudirotere.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sotel-perm.ru/site/file/8448297839.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://magnettoptan.com/upload/ckfinder/files/9659010753.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_off0000e028.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE028 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000f83a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF83A 18088 bytes
SHA-256: e09cc01c859d1ea8c1a66d9b1682bd75743995641e1406f9bf7b6a4587b55e27
font_02_sfnt_off00012772.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12772 10536 bytes
SHA-256: ac14e645eb819b7a3fb2ff2d01414c718d387611fc39356e16dd9bd086a255cf