Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 801cb9c17bc42a60…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.1 KB Created: 2021-09-01 03:30:14 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: 1df288f819a6f249131facc0af5efb97 SHA-1: ae7d8835b3be6449c52b0b98fa023ab33a0e6860 SHA-256: 801cb9c17bc42a6043898187c8f1765b535a2a4f5e5f277b70930136272517f3
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many pointing to compromised CMS upload directories. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to these compromised sites, which are then used to host further malicious content or phishing pages.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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://ketchas.ru/uplcv?utm_term=rias+gremory+iphone+wallpaper PDF link annotation
    • http://bamt.be/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ab8e3daa2e2---powogewinozenepagosagad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://forkidsvietnam.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8stpt5aa8egiml7oo9nqpfm0t4/23716755831.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.unidacardoso.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a78cc415513---22961885335.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.olympusnorge.no/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/mccof2mgs00hjj5taqsotto7r8/gakanadifaluvesuvab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.palmettoexpresslanes.com/system/js/back/ckfinder/userfiles/files/diwaxugawejanakuxepo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nceptionsolutions.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2c0fffee7b54f4f0fc5f2b3f86868d2a/wunuxase.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bhandarisurgical.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/72036976981.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://prsnashville.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/196a45e328927f2eb2480783a0111a75/54043999892.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mmagame.com/userfiles/file/fonikugevederafabi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kassa-evotor.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a07d32tnn4kf6mts9d7kfab0qp/mesepoxelatokapigalalupo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://slowjamsundays.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160762958295fb---nonejujalagezu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-lightingcontrols.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/33173ed6f6e25f672ed7a63c9a4e7885/88652883318.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://3e-recycling.ru/app/webroot/filesfiles/laloxidivurobomimozi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://plenar.hr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16123b26e889d4---juzowejogilemogega.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.awakohchang.com/image/upload/File/7354929610.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kamnitikamini.si/upload/files/85611570296.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://insidethedigitaltrend.biz/userfiles/file/raseripinolasosujugi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://entone.es/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/02e3f273e8388e2ab0a3f08d41d2e943/vomizala.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ags-sib.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/83483084925.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.democratum.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/aad159df2b5f36b625c34870a653d05d/60538453838.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vsevolozhsk.mebel18.com/uploads/files/60895617134.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://landlorddebtadvisory.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/r1ikt6kbtqmqoju16umpbpje05/deserelezobetorova.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.peopleoftheheath.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bf9f211b58f---vajodapakaxik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://oneself.pro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161068d868d414---gawisuluz.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_off0000e304.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE304 10844 bytes
SHA-256: f4abf04e2d3153ba30b1032db7315673d48df7ea9a97352b35d58b45a9417eed
font_01_sfnt_off0000fbde.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFBDE 19272 bytes
SHA-256: a0e8e968b014d0172bc59dd38bbd6cf99e5d425ec05eac838a53d5e7079561a7
font_02_sfnt_off00012d24.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12D24 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1