Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 810cfe8d4ab9f213…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.1 KB Created: 2021-09-22 18:14:23 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: ca0f5af08fb20e6cc9ac23e437bf186f SHA-1: 4452ac8fcc5f75dbce98cb84dde97b28913de0d6 SHA-256: 810cfe8d4ab9f2130bc340a0a39c7dfbfe8c6c40fc2312b73dd592be38fd24a2
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised CMS uploads or disposable hosting, indicating a malicious intent to redirect users. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly support this assessment, flagging the file as malicious and a phishing trojan. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection or further payload delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9911

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://oniceh.ru/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+use+zxing+in+android+studio PDF link annotation
    • http://oletrans.sk/editor_uploads/files/68728787809.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://raylutickenterprises.com/userfiles/files/79024265751.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rajakeempat.com/contents/files/basukijewakuvewufato.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rooptex.com/uploads/12746247307.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://taketty.xyz/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/29878006679.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hstairan.com/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/userfiles/file/1959072399.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://red-persimmons.com/upfiles/editor/files/fixesolinunexupuman.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.theflightfest.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614882a03f771---dubezot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kxzyjy.com/CKEdit/upload/files/tesoliwavukijadilusanupa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ingatlantv.tv/userfiles/files/roxerulagizorodapuri.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hotelbellevuepalermo.com/userfiles/files/fikosikukezoxedusewifimas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://maudchristan.nl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/55762507048.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bsl-trans.ru/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/36524311311.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hamlineparkplaza.com/assets/amund/ckfinder/userfiles/files/45771827104.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rjpexport.com/files/67935374935.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://travelselection.us/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613d1e15ed94b---32216713498.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://baoholaodong24.com/userfiles/file/28479476098.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gccpay.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fa405fc5a8a933193153d45508bacebf/bigasu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aiwatopup.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wokezadeximuxorekepesaru.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://suliaox.com/v15/Upload/file/20219973879269.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://synfarm.com/upload/files/53583407453.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tkpmission.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613d42a8899d4---67893268345.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://immsac.pe/sgi_userfiles/userfiles/files/32757654620.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://acutecardio.ru/sadm_files/gaxumesamulo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://valeneighbors.com/userimages/xuvizidozoxofex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://moma-restaurant.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161307f7270851---87039968069.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://brawlcall.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lumetopimenojekegosabes.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://genegurumiraclehealer.com/userfiles/file/49734880771.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_off0000d4e8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD4E8 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000ecff.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xECFF 10716 bytes
SHA-256: edf901f33934687f27a62986ea31aea0c32dd7434846235bbc536bdbcf27ef3d
font_02_sfnt_off0001059d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1059D 18440 bytes
SHA-256: d15487cb3493460cce5263086b64fba28f163fec2eb5bbb241d1d05f7fd1696c