Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 88519f7f42e8a094…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.0 KB Created: 2021-09-23 13:52:53 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: 9b56d8cd623ccd8d6f0382c2c092e5f2 SHA-1: efad344e4babb14e7c0cfc60737dd3cf7979da01 SHA-256: 88519f7f42e8a094a6f50cfaa96a59db9748635299e987b468814524c8f617e1
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a large number of external URIs pointing to various domains, many of which are associated with compromised WordPress sites or disposable hosting. The heuristic 'SE_PASSWORD_ARCHIVE_LURE' indicates the document likely instructs the user to open a password-protected archive, a common tactic to evade gateway scanning. The embedded JavaScript and link farm suggest an attempt to redirect the user to download a malicious payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9860

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
  • Password-protected archive handoff high SE_PASSWORD_ARCHIVE_LURE
    Document gives password instructions for an archive or attachment — often used to keep payloads encrypted until after gateway scanning
  • 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://wastran.ru/uplcv?utm_term=file+game+ppsspp+gta PDF link annotation
    • http://niestachow.pl/data/aktualnosci_imgs/file/50406497350.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.portofmiamitunnel.com/system/js/back/ckfinder/userfiles/files/juxigowowamomitubazum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://baharemadinah.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613e914e068a4---rikalawuzoxusobigosuke.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://makinsushi.com/uploads/files/sutamejekojobare.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gulertrafik.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5d19210iqsadlkbn8ovtnkk5qr/tatamexozixasumowaxowago.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tndgdemo2.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rojuvu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dishandspoonproductions.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/17262406370.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cepatdaftargroup2.com/contents/files/44792120274.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://portalinmobiliario24.com/uploades/fckeditorfile/kalulovizomipixegur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kaies.net/upfiles/file/basuf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://flammerouge.ch/userfiles/files/35936275572.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://100tmt.com/uploadimage/files/20210922010836.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://extreamtuning.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161342136ecd58---sogogebojevolipezidaji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mcq-exambd.com/app/webroot/ckfinder/userfiles/files/74347271997.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://longislandinvestmentadvisors.com/nini/userfiles/file/31048169900.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elsecretodelolivo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16138e19babca6---45619287944.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bagpack.com.np/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161410e2b95d97---27706257369.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://iqmuseum.mn/uploads/files/jitefiwiwiliwo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.humillacionyestrella.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/dotoliwatogu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.perchegouet.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/13825084386.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ailani.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d635fd23802d9972d6669ad25fd8a54f/53000262106.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.creativetalentnetwork.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vominerafofoxometo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://livestreaming.group/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/59cndc32n5b3rrf1v0d9cv8vvuno52a0/5479904872.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hoinhikhoavn.com/img/files/dasipagemabul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://security-m.jp/tool/images/file/nimodus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vetranhtuong.info/luutru/files/kesifudusesivog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • 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_off0000ea6f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEA6F 10248 bytes
SHA-256: 1c687dacad7cce9b1534207ca3e2a4e4a1cc586723ccab4dc143b352e9886771
font_01_sfnt_off0001017a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1017A 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0001198c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1198C 17396 bytes
SHA-256: 66c2a5e87a8e188d7b6fdb1c184ec47dcfef5ca9ce0516223c2741823eaebb25