Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 853e26a969f2d1ea…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.4 KB Created: 2021-09-09 01:28:39 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 61204b5c76fb2713a6ef2cf5661bdb01 SHA-1: a3f68751134455ef01c6f5806a3ad356198f59c8 SHA-256: 853e26a969f2d1ea9861e7a817b1f297f0cb91582cb7b83d2e2da6d5d74de403
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple external links, many of which point to compromised CMS upload directories or disposable hosting, suggesting a link farm designed to distribute malicious content. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware delivery. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate the download of a second-stage payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9977

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://purmoradiatoriai.lt/images/files/rabapewaputiraxokev.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://www.moxiclear.com.au/application/third_party/ckfinder/userfiles/files/64041288674.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://flexinform.com/hirlevel/file/29704435226.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ptichile.cl/userfiles/file/voreza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dentalrud.com/userfiles/file/fagaxajida.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://orkoien.com/userfiles/files/81531749375.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uchid.com/uploads/file/1571767548.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://skinct.com/upload_file/file/Fl202109072304288229.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kino-cosmik.ru/sadm_files/wazivaxelulapumojigupiro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stsmcc.org/www/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xadadijixiwabajalizixe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--9i1b14lwsg1seumdzsx.com/upload/fckeditor/file/keripanigofopivenokeweni.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.veronicaneal.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1/1612e9934cf5ac---81919175358.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://almawred-sy.com/files/adminfiles/files/tubedifovimetivut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://yasaitogo.com/uploads/files/bitanuvigovorufi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://improntediteatro.it/userfiles/files/91819001669.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://etevent.itweald.com/uploads/files/6133331db4137.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://noithattamphuong.com/upload/files/fegugobuzeligix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rencontres-icare.org/userfiles/file/nonuzawunudesowifog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kcss.hu/korosi/userfiles/file/xulimoranijumanubewemuju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kazuma.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/99831433213.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dananeye.com/uploads/files/202109040430442129.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://baharemadinah.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16134a2070cbb6---zugorugululutoli.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://drinkandshrink.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612ed1a9c6d84---87785328394.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/BkSY9tpko7c/uplcv?utm_term=free+fire+game+downloading+nowPDF 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_off0000e22a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE22A 10492 bytes
SHA-256: b69ef4dbea0a1c93012ba513a42b21a6a632e5b6d0bf83b3f0844aea44554b8c
font_01_sfnt_off0000f9c7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF9C7 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000111d9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x111D9 17916 bytes
SHA-256: c0ce32961f84a0439246ca7f3720e8136752eacb9f29476212c89029e086ffb6