Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 6ababf4b5a47f1f8…

MALICIOUS

PDF

80.3 KB Created: 2021-09-21 11:22:52 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-25
MD5: 4c745111c7bc2bb29e14cbe22f046928 SHA-1: ee7bdcd1a5e251667fe97f0b236618d047206381 SHA-256: 6ababf4b5a47f1f80afa3a2c4e09ea52fd64d53be9e4589662f1f41592f75360
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple external links, many of which point to compromised WordPress upload directories 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 distributing further malware. The embedded JavaScript is a common technique for initiating malicious actions within PDFs.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9960

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://dmitrovka-zn.ru/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xotakukuwojojijotanagova.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://quangcaowebsite.xemlaco.com/uploads/files/mebokutemevor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kurek-rowery.pl/user_pict/file/wenakemijale.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://budapestpainter.hu/ckfinder/userfiles/files/deberixanenesigefokokepuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://machi-tomo.xyz/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/favumo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://training-solutions.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614435cc79925---20703833194.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eastmanllc.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/14330546895.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cpgny.com/userfiles/files/32163083877.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hyunshin.net/userfiles/file/20191500706.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://autosoftware.company/autoresponders_images/files/zejodupozezeretiv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ezmoving.com/file/sodevakobojekaruvor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://materialdeestudo.top/userfiles/files/gutafuwakudiwewajixig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.introspekta.si/ckfinder/ckeditor_uploaded_files/files/80118116996.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hellnocancershow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16141244b5021f---1492794353.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://minjar.mebel18.com/uploads/files/51146421572.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://orderbestwings.com/uploads/files/1683774932.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://brilliantsolarpaneling.com/userfiles/file/78292018632.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://yongqingtech.com/d/files/xodigilijejoxuma.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://musik-fachberatung-neumarkt.de/images/uploadedimages/file/23310700320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://imobiliariaimperio.com/files/files/86832014364.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ever-progress.dacola.com/upload/files/17288334842.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://principessavencanice.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16147b6233e894---41169083328.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://urbancollab.com/userfiles/Proj_Name/files/dosunoxajifazura.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/PmAiG5ZyT-k/uplcv?utm_term=penguin+learn+to+fly+2PDF 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_off0000d719.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD719 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000ef30.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEF30 10556 bytes
SHA-256: 8efdb9f40a380833436f17b539ad0daf8db71689ba7ec455119e0b02e0fe0bfc
font_02_sfnt_off00010781.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10781 17192 bytes
SHA-256: f540b9a60726ce8b344de89b864399e0d743daa9e97bbde9f4df51ce413ff6c5