Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 88b40f9e87dafef7…

MALICIOUS

PDF

79.3 KB Created: 2021-09-19 23:32:55 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 2cf3400b144b2cb7c79c81bc445b95bd SHA-1: e288c14468f6ad750417768b694f5f04c5191c12 SHA-256: 88b40f9e87dafef7eeeb98472c08285eabe7f90a24ea2d98b6ce3104e976212f
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. The PDF also functions as a link farm, directing users to multiple external URLs hosted on various domains, some of which are identified as compromised CMS uploads. This suggests the primary goal is to redirect users to potentially malicious sites for phishing or malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9981

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://oniceh.ru/uplcv?utm_term=farming+simulator+16+android PDF link annotation
    • https://vocembalo.ch/userfiles/file/75032617447.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://feldbach-tourismus.at/files/36539861652.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://onyx-innovations.com/assets/ckfinder/userfiles/files/bexixexediselaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lyzebrno.cz/userfiles/file/lufupegenurik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn--atpta-nfb.lv/images/userfiles/files/miwokamodawazetomatab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bursakaynak.net/userfiles/file/67210934769.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dalnoboy.net/data/filestorage/upload/files/84588354114.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://emotionalgift.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/97831386846.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://shriramsteels.in/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/61252448642.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://asigurareingermania.ro/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5rkonvdtn4nh53jj3r0088d1io/vavinudipoxelekujaxe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gocoachfox.com/userfiles/file/xifokoduxufinire.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tetrafluoro.com/upload/files/55733780206.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ventana-sur.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613fa747c4de8.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ww150006.linebot.net/upfile/files/20210907061332.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://harringtonassociateslaw.com/Test/JabzMedicalBillingService/userfiles/file/wepuguvamaxomiban.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jongauger.com/userfiles/file/60385594587.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://saluteebenesseresas.it/userfiles/files/9113427848.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://theemasternetworker.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zaxukobikisawododig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://muzycznescyzoryki.pl/userfiles/file/jozinagosurutawezebeku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://collinite.pl/userfiles/file/47143114638.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perechen-jurnalov.ru/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/79485323333.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.caesarstravel.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613acf06576dd---durazidonasikuk.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_off0000d16e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD16E 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000e980.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE980 17336 bytes
SHA-256: 7e1afb9acfc34f9471ce684dd66ceca38c115e23a63ba6ec476f944aaf51ec41
font_02_sfnt_off000116dc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x116DC 10756 bytes
SHA-256: e6c11282d5687636454cbf27ec653593cc91cf0c563940377028c8f61005f276