Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8974154d134989c8…

MALICIOUS

PDF

84.7 KB Created: 2021-09-21 04:32:12 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: 670da0c432ca7981a200d6e16c885501 SHA-1: 39bd6aed26abfe4172c47b292de3351b6789b597 SHA-256: 8974154d134989c8947d6603aceecde3de52b89d139fc0de9ce4d8a43fa60fbe
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF document containing embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. It also features a link farm pointing to multiple domains, including compromised WordPress sites, suggesting an attempt to redirect users to malicious content. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier further support its malicious nature, likely serving as a phishing lure or a downloader for further payloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9912

Heuristics 8

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • LOLBin token sequence in document text high SE_LOLBIN_RUN_COMMAND
    Extracted document text contains a Windows script/execution tool name (PowerShell, mshta, cmd, rundll32, regsvr32, …) within 220 characters of a dangerous flag, command verb, or URL. This is a visible 'run this' instruction in HTML/PDF/RTF lure bodies, or — in macro-laden Office files — the macro's own string-pool entries appearing adjacent in extracted text.
  • 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=how+to+change+android+system+language PDF link annotation
    • https://ljlconst.com/admin/images/file/91314674944.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lawtutors.co.uk/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/tosigisolebokolemilefanem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://texinpack.com/uploadfile/file///2021091615583119.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ceramicaartisticamarsalese.it/userfiles/files/jexepilesosolomobus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://shinyjewellers.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/sru8fbollq3llpmdprnm2lbln8/dudivizajor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sirikulsteel.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613fa10e55167---foxixavug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://adiwirawanbali.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/00388d5c100c88fedc3aef199ac3a1c7/gamejojazagiluwofek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bdata.vn/upload/files/38206819584.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.tonygssoulfood.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/14259149df4e5d1216845d2f38878389/lidinakokiwejalupolunuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://szabobuszrendeles.hu/files/files/66295377552.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kickcommerce.com/userfiles/file/95865267614.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://trubaopt.ru/content/file/51195486083.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kaies.net/upfiles/21090619034334606047v7tr.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kaowei.tw/image/files/20210914_183203.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://farmandari-sarvestan.ir/images/news/files/dukezudebemoxu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dentalrud.com/userfiles/file/50876189499.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bettaletroom.com/file_media/file_image/file/sonejakabizifipotixetosa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://apc-algercentre.dz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pelukesejux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://langmoon.jp/js/upload/files/xojibemewekasazepakowexo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://accurateverdicts.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612efaa2bf30f---bovusofazololel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stallion-international.com/userfiles/file/bokamisazebigokulufovafu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://winhazel.com/indigo/ckfinder/userfiles/files/88062614226.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lisahyatthealth.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16147beb1351d0---disaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://afslab.asia/upload/files/34510115458.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://charmingcurls.se/upload/file/buwegizimikuligugunila.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hptindia.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161476995794f8---ribozazufupebojama.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_off0000e68a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE68A 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000fea1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFEA1 11108 bytes
SHA-256: a57598cb4a21f59d7e9019088b1d7f6fd4f675fbad84453f86402de250410380
font_02_sfnt_off00011834.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11834 17120 bytes
SHA-256: cd3a28df6db9936890b4905bd5684aaac7273cf8b57e0366bc18608e64398e61