Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 81cae8fcb8b7d27e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

70.8 KB Created: 2021-10-02 09:56:18 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-25
MD5: 7512fede5bc2575cd43782d89a226f1f SHA-1: dad836be65dca5d53c7eaffd1a96854e6c857b1f SHA-256: 81cae8fcb8b7d27e6d32a2c97dad8c23732aae21f4ce4b9ae99caa4626b7ef09
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, flagged by ML classifiers and ClamAV as malicious. It functions as a link farm, directing users to multiple unknown PDF files hosted on various domains, some of which are identified as compromised CMS uploads or disposable hosting. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection or further malicious activity.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9916

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://www.conkite.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/154ef1f2ffa6e8726c4d7017de3da8b7/tiweno.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://mystruggle.uk/indigo/ckfinder/userfiles/files/tidukoruvuwuroguzusijuzim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://simp-q.ru/userfiles/file/semixetukot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ehbo-oostkapelle.nl/userfiles/file/14369897009.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://peneleos.pl/userfiles/file/bejupo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://farmina.ru/uploads/files/bedupejuguwitujiremula.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gogift-it.com/userfiles/files/wodomareripasavabagi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://habibitours.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pokiju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://treasurehunterdetectors.solar-ovens.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/guwisi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pelesiuvalymas.lt/i/File/kerovewurofijijibi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://linker.tw/files/66909230565.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bukvoznaika.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/46312419527.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sllight.ru/design/img/upload/file/94680627774.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://moraure.net/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xemapotolipoxuzerorij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn----7sbabaajmdfbk3ddf3azka3b6a2r.xn--p1ai/ckfinder/userfiles/files/kepowexu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://granitabrasive.com/editor_up/jigevivovivimapuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fancybox.pamlskovnik.cz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/44848902959.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kutyasturak.hu/images/files/tutusugidijovun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://osakaav.com/userfiles/files/56882884174.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://modelkyujin.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16130c35855e92---wazobut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://srsatta.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rutadiwepagomimegopejifol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://takarasushimn.com/userfiles/files/98405381633.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16141a50c4ef62---kidujo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vdgairconditioning.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16133492351abf---tisijulolasudodazomuwago.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://raovat72.vn/uploads/news_file/99388281260.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://panama4d.com/contents/files/31802149050.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/S30rS-6n6vg/uplcv?utm_term=green+village+townhomesPDF 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_off0000b591.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB591 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000cda8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCDA8 10744 bytes
SHA-256: 69ddd3cf402c51bda863135b3bd094d8861426fea97e5f6d894b5352a5742d6d
font_02_sfnt_off0000e642.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE642 15456 bytes
SHA-256: fd468e808dfe0566914c48ce69f0b810a6620310e0aea8e1a865368f9ee01bd3