Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 6c0481400c75acd1…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.5 KB Created: 2021-09-09 09:09:14 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: e4b6be09f88ca53466d7e049bf268c80 SHA-1: 75d2222c36c318947f430c5fce572ea0a975e89d SHA-256: 6c0481400c75acd1e0656fbb99121d77c9998a61d098b763efcf8880a20b5509
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities or redirecting users. Multiple heuristics indicate the PDF acts as a link farm, pointing to various external URLs, some hosted on compromised WordPress sites. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

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://csc0451.com/userfiles/file/20210904125738_cyp1xg.pdf
    • http://kirks-pool.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612fc39a47d1a---kitelomutexirute.pdf
    • http://traktor-tv.de/sites/default/files/file/49589254333.pdf
    • https://studiopros.com/userfiles/file/
    • http://auburn-companies.com/userfiles/files/24432413354.pdf
    • https://livresdarts.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/15688809897.pdf
    • http://gma.ge/admin/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/kewebodoperibuguxotevasul.pdf
    • http://hanasushi6.com/uploads/files/tekinofufugop.pdf
    • http://frutapacargentina.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/99873197203.pdf
    • http://reylab.com/userfiles/file/53275626668.pdf
    • http://colafranceschi.it/userfiles/files/lanenisobiko.pdf
    • http://thaoduoconline.com/userfiles/image/file/16626523986.pdf
    • http://www.urbanwaterways.info/files/bosawapunabudidujagojete.pdf
    • http://www.clc-engineering.com/siteuploads/editorimg/file/bemepilif.pdf
    • http://zonweringbelgie.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/13013977903.pdf
    • https://msvadba.ru/files/file/vakomus.pdf
    • http://kfnmdg.com/upfolder/e/files/20210904003643.pdf
    • http://gramercy-grand.ru/files/file/tofutisigo.pdf
    • http://swaving-stalinrichting.nl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/77592991462.pdf
    • http://studiocalcinoni.com/userfiles/files/zilotilabobuxetefezowixe.pdf
    • https://snpwachq.com/files/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/31905047527.pdf
    • http://www.kissdocs.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161324192c6471---29515419837.pdf
    • http://group-anons.ru/userfiles/files/munew.pdf
    • http://www.sandzthabapanel.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16133c6fb13071---diwedewet.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/zMnd8XtcwSM/uplcv?utm_term=happy+wheels+ios+apk+for+android
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000e867.bin
0e99b9383a5f15f705b47c23b267ee1b07142535892d780c2e1c7a9d8e637219
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE867 18156 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00011786.bin
801ebfb23a06ee1a92d3eb215a4661d64b47457a1386cbb4c03a0d35bacfe92e
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11786 10780 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00013050.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13050 16792 bytes