Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 80ba65d7f7feb21e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

72.9 KB Created: 2021-09-17 01:04:52 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: ad474119e39e8d489cbdbe09dc67452f SHA-1: 43bd60ecf04b60c3ed4126a5245dc0e07018fc5f SHA-256: 80ba65d7f7feb21e25442751950e5f765a3484f00ca5fc8d7f67c0a2ba5349f6
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised CMS uploads or disposable hosting, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution scheme. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely involving the execution of embedded JavaScript to redirect users to malicious sites like 'inwebjor.ru' under the guise of a driver update. The presence of multiple compromised upload links further supports a pattern of distributing malicious files.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9971

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://inwebjor.ru/uplcv?utm_term=android+bluetooth+driver+update
    • https://www.pu-sk.com/app/templates/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vidugerenuxusapiz.pdf
    • http://scro.ru/pic/file/jiwudu.pdf
    • https://www.a2zmedical.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613021b29b395---rezoropofomezusijuvidavo.pdf
    • https://kalatranslation.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/hm8553b2j05nrhihmho18is0i8/xedodixigunitare.pdf
    • http://bjhtdszdh.com/v15/Upload/file/2021921232493397.pdf
    • http://www.gleason.com.au/application/third_party/ckfinder/userfiles/files/putiteru.pdf
    • http://maility.pl/_ADRESuserfiles/file/65101218831.pdf
    • http://clingac.com/d/files/jademonemivudelekofagep.pdf
    • http://nyitotthaz.hu/userfiles/files/2338589834.pdf
    • http://kangshi-you.com/uploads/files/202109090310239222.pdf
    • http://dientrotiendathc.com/media/ftp/file/35455632474.pdf
    • http://protech.com.ng/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161305157ab11e---82532499953.pdf
    • http://xn----otbbfbbknchz.xn--p1ai/sadm_files/21711089961.pdf
    • https://southernwashpros.com/nbloom/fckuploads/file/83318634777.pdf
    • https://worldmedglobal.com/userfiles/files/99352652908.pdf
    • http://www.olympussverige.se/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/h29essv5vi5j17ud86iqgtohlu/1483443809.pdf
    • http://flashdisplay.net/UploadFiles/FCKeditor/20210904042219.pdf
    • https://www.higher-energy-trampolineclub.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16139bbfac072b---digox.pdf
    • http://studioguatta.it/userfiles/files/73255023733.pdf
    • http://ctyrkolky-gamax.cz/data/dokumenty/fafetedupoge.pdf
    • https://halead.com/uploadfile/1631829150.pdf
    • 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_off0000baf0.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xBAF0 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000d307.bin
f47bb20d2cd8efda06bbd456de70d3163599e52ac219c0e2ebb948b57537a5f4
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD307 10608 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off0000eaf2.bin
512a881030b3a8630f9182b1e52f054a41b8877a4b818951cd8ef78e4031d28b
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEAF2 16816 bytes