Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 71fa9d2639bff892…

MALICIOUS

PDF

68.4 KB Created: 2021-09-28 19:31:11 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: a77e724ed89761b72a7e3dbd161e2034 SHA-1: 6e0167ab3e07fd8d9a1f8b267e86ac48a1fb261f SHA-256: 71fa9d2639bff892a6b4d567ff32a9149e0a113d0a6ea95848962b42d502e9ee
184 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many pointing to potentially compromised CMS uploads or disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to trick users into downloading further payloads or visiting phishing sites. The presence of embedded JS suggests an attempt to exploit vulnerabilities or execute malicious code.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9965

Heuristics 8

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
  • Image-only document with action trigger (screenshot lure) medium PDF_IMAGE_LURE
    PDF has 1 image(s), only 0 text block(s), carries a click-outward action, and is only 68 KB — typical shape of a phishing lure where a full-page screenshot hides a clickable button that launches or submits to an attacker URL.
  • 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://tylincms.com/userfiles/files/ximiwejidobixelidukiko.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://prinsart.ro/uploads/files/29619594595.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://orangerun.re/photo/files/36441627954.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://unicorn.mn/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/76467935365.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://learn-atdi.com/uploads/files/lagovudaxepelu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://123podkrovie.sk/editor_uploads/files/78502047587.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bsa.by/ckfinder/userfiles/files/tisapolaremoniba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lidaoxc.com/upload/files/dolaxobawolusumefafazo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://laserbeautymachine.net/d/files/kikisuzixusotomizove.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://canvangdientu.com/images/file/41016126717.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hkwebdesign.com.hk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161410eed57fb5---71841356462.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fredericjean.net/oplusco/file/siret.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hophamthaibinh.com/upload/files/notasasabigukuketigunito.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kissdocs.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16135dc8a2042f---pitazun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bjoybrands.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16135eaf24e683---46994160539.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pmms-online.com/assets/file/62542058624.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bakefruit.com/uploads/files/202109030357458963.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://scard.vn/app/webroot/uploads/files/32026308171.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://neo-net.info/giganet/files/file/wazunut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kabaretyimpresariat.pl/Upload/file/bugage.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.191seo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16135a13e1ea96---zimofu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bykevin.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9475044019b746514df5c5ed05e7d07a/82656298853.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bewegeninarnhem.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16149dec184dfc---78220918131.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.financedeclined.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16131a26ef1acc---xagazuvup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hitecds.com/userfiles/file/8266275583.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/ngfLrbzwjls/uplcv?utm_term=true+skate+free+apkPDF 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_off0000b1d6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB1D6 14244 bytes
SHA-256: 63bc5d648e06ac56c1e43d1156e2f9f55a2dbfe63f84853f1f535c9984f926c5
font_01_sfnt_off0000d563.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD563 10144 bytes
SHA-256: 28dd64d2f767e57b3f014328fc5c56978d7b22615f4e7b9512322c795247ec55
font_02_sfnt_off0000ec51.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEC51 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1