Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 81e97d3032f0f02a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

92.3 KB Created: 2021-09-14 09:20:16 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: aea574980c95aca04d7f81808ddeb250 SHA-1: 0ae0ffa5dc100ad598b4fc1af031567284bfe8a9 SHA-256: 81e97d3032f0f02a9502dc69e9f13d881c0fb72fc8b81b8706fb278688b14b19
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.007 JavaScript T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many of which point to compromised CMS upload directories or disposable hosting, indicating a likely phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly support its malicious nature. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate redirection or download additional payloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9726

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 http://stylowa-pss.pl/userfiles/file/55702512202.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://ssanadia.in/userfiles/file/tizinurigukotofod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kbautotech.com/board/datafiles/imagefile/57990240131.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kizkulesikizogrenciyurdu.com/public/ckfinderuploads/files/gagudob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cbestdesign.com/ckfinder/images_store/files/rofot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mistral-paints.cz/userfiles/files/sudepegalisusofoxovif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pericosrentcar.com.mx/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161364303c09a2---45998979219.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://chicagoportablexray.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16132462ab43fc---kaxolodexofipogeduguvok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dycelife.com/userfiles/file/48776070287.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://maasmartcity.com/userfiles/file/21636644845.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gennarimaq.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16132e7c3a1d1e---bakipopoguzozuko.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mongolia-volkslift.com/uploads/files/89398615117.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://habitat3.eu/userfiles/files/13453693327.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://murasakijr.com/uploads/files/57958066978.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thelifelesson.net/home/tappingchanges/public_html/dowalumniusa/ckfinder/userfiles/files/41629944960.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ssmahavidyalaya.org/lion/uploadedfiles/fck/files/file/64041418757.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://masterpieces-mallorca.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/00603995b650a7ecc974f2c03f36cd21/vanapetubivojomabapiw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pijntherapie.be/uploads/files/donabusugawiwebuduvapa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://advicezone.org.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/es25kruc4av66g8a63v7h83isg/85009133232.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://batdongsandothanh.vn/luutru/files/revewajizedaruvikur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://due.pt/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/katilanigekapemapivot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ichapps.com/ichapps/ckeditor-ckfinder-integration/uploads/files/56023069625.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cafemocion.com/userfiles/file/topegabubijilirazimexiko.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eurouniversal.eu/ckfinder/userfiles/files/84064612280.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sensitiva.fi/UserFiles/File/kukolojumase.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bamor.org/userfiles/file/45508936704.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/1KS0DP0cxss/uplcv?utm_term=como+saber+vers%C3%A3o+androidPDF 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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000e353.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE353 10768 bytes
SHA-256: 1c39e864539605da1a6a3b2a71321422d90c67f70b77da2fe800e31e652df701
font_01_sfnt_off0000fbb3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFBB3 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000113c5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x113C5 20420 bytes
SHA-256: d29f86cb093b63df71a3ac53b1d18bfc34ea8f532d0d07f7cb4d24460a8b7d90
font_03_sfnt_off000145be.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x145BE 17744 bytes
SHA-256: 79a6099134d2207a8472ff9c217dfb1e19ffd068a48b1ad7a4a126ea6c06e3a5