Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 853697ab410385d2…

MALICIOUS

PDF

88.5 KB Created: 2021-06-29 02:58:46 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: eab61e2f926f925a4fcdd6db069b1637 SHA-1: 50dd55b84e2f8b6ea943025eba1707b6a8555f4c SHA-256: 853697ab410385d22d692b92ec4ba43c02f15c5fc51ffbee9e623471025b1b66
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, which is often used to exploit vulnerabilities or redirect users to malicious sites. The numerous links to compromised CMS uploads and disposable hosting further indicate a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly support its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9966

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://irlanc.ru/uplcv?utm_term=horse+racing+tipsters
    • http://www.loicadesacavem.pt/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607dec3e85193---26616805499.pdf
    • http://woodwork.pl/ubezpiecz/obrazy/file/46543558243.pdf
    • https://polinagerz.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cvmjjrv811tjnv3aucpp462t61/zuratupekafanasurufo.pdf
    • https://www.quatainvestimentos.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a60a0f7075e---mobunedu.pdf
    • http://protech.com.ng/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606c7b1b96dc5---tivetanogofubuvolup.pdf
    • http://suphammamnon.org/uploads/files/22944176750.pdf
    • http://eurogeographyjournal.eu/admin/fckfiles/file/ronorazegepixo.pdf
    • http://www.cuerpomenteyespiritu.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16083db4e31fdf---telanitevonunane.pdf
    • http://takeacode.net/user/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e/file/metigujapegu.pdf
    • http://nuyewpilot.academy/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/26774935b4cf75154e993a6745e6f26b/99351852474.pdf
    • https://muguet.fr/sites/default/files/file/lakodizefuwajezusig.pdf
    • https://londonvipchauffeur.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/765082c39e51249b731a1d2aa5e8be95/kokenutajoviwase.pdf
    • https://provisionsinternational.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a0e52bce7bb---43007164711.pdf
    • http://grapes4u.ca/sites/all/sites/grapes4u.ca/files/rexenekadexujov.pdf
    • http://lueckerreunion2020.com/clients/e/eb/eba09433058400eda594a485f9004317/File/segewigajamexugoxuv.pdf
    • http://docando.es/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/74704783026.pdf
    • http://hwayinn.com/image/files/20210603_030606.pdf
    • http://jplus-ag.com/upload/files/BodyFile__60D1A14E9B33E.pdf
    • https://cruiseship.cruises/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4c1tbrvdokfrd3e5spc9nqq75v/fajemowafoluwovamivi.pdf
    • https://tcufroghouses.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f201959db0---fesudapawupuragi.pdf
    • http://orgue-chantepie.info/FCKeditor/upload/file/kewujazigo.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_off0000f55c.bin
4eec736657fc4b760a2fcdfad2b364d5dc2e466d738e1729856fd384873d14c4
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF55C 10496 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00010d57.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10D57 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00012569.bin
f962cfdd00e7abf3c47bd58cb4c97ea6782d6431f501dddcd9e7d81ea95540fa
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12569 18020 bytes