Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 852ccc39702652f8…

MALICIOUS

PDF

78.9 KB Created: 2021-09-09 12:10:15 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: a19729b74c297d2104705d3003853466 SHA-1: b1e684ff43eae1be47abd7385c17ca2ba3a07b72 SHA-256: 852ccc39702652f81f144ba48f2adc35d9b9af2226cda7fe8ae4456fa56e50b9
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, a common technique for executing malicious code within documents. It also features a link farm pointing to multiple domains, including compromised WordPress sites, suggesting an attempt to obscure the final destination and evade detection. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9975

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://allytemp.ru/uplcv?utm_term=completing+the+square+derivation
    • https://www.sblending.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16136967d3c993---fomikukabaxeper.pdf
    • http://sutipatika.hu/userfiles/files/32354940714.pdf
    • http://ozona.pt/js/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/wysiwygfiles/file/vavubozovugonuweturufe.pdf
    • https://prestinieurope.com/userfiles/files/bovutefukufoli.pdf
    • https://biserica-izvorul-tamaduirii.ro/files/59215688961.pdf
    • http://colorfulmedia.de/fotki/fotki/file/95050563720.pdf
    • http://wwsm-hk.com/files/file/jexalixavo.pdf
    • http://baltyk.recykling-rejs.pl/imgturysta/files/xexiverufuvagogetogelukuz.pdf
    • https://www.coconutlodge.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16130293843bf0---tujorakafoga.pdf
    • http://patroha.hu/file/87585953445.pdf
    • https://joinvita.com/neu/userfiles/file/6364710955.pdf
    • https://xn--atpta-nfb.lv/images/userfiles/files/zesuturoratupa.pdf
    • http://www.gradur.ba/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161300074cbf1f---petefamekuto.pdf
    • http://elfuklid.cz/foto/Image/file/paseluvodon.pdf
    • https://notofthisgalaxy.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/r2h12h1po35sdsa6t71evf8uan/kokasopunamukavuzeperiv.pdf
    • https://sokolzgierz.pl/web/uploads/files/gupojojusozutosa.pdf
    • https://www.sexualaufklaerung-schule.ch/ck/ckfinder/userfiles/files/kenidaneboxoweworefuta.pdf
    • http://travelci.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/kexurinibulikogiralekeluz.pdf
    • https://gk-termopanel.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f2173aead85c30df6b0869c6561bc0fa/gusagejerezazimefabido.pdf
    • https://imagebuzz.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/91687757261.pdf
    • http://underbutter.cz/download/foto/4561594612.pdf
    • http://studiotipaldo.com/userfiles/files/37701662543.pdf
    • https://wmu24.ru/media/file/kofozazuduterafijaxu.pdf
    • https://afmiletisim.com/resimler/files/basutofe.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_off0000ce5a.bin
7a27070a3e2b62f60cc98ce273c635b683d4b359a47b91be9c1bac40633df466
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCE5A 11184 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000e7c5.bin
368f908c9e1c20af7cd62a4ccefde7fd149c8ef324a05373104fbdf33a00468a
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE7C5 17704 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off0001154f.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1154F 16792 bytes