Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8a1c526347b48df2…

MALICIOUS

PDF

89.7 KB Created: 2021-09-11 15:53:32 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 01b6e819fc7120540e4eb4b9951ae497 SHA-1: 1cae40f62b217927e5c3312c2abfdc4c0bf4ea9d SHA-256: 8a1c526347b48df26010e77cf6651ea958144fa7f27e9b28919c6bd310eab531
224 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The file is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript and multiple links to external websites, some of which are hosted on compromised CMS platforms. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The presence of embedded JavaScript and links to potentially malicious PDFs suggests an attempt to deliver a second-stage payload or phish for credentials.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

Heuristics 9

  • 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
  • Clickable URI points to raw IP address medium PDF_URI_IP_LITERAL
    PDF contains a clickable HTTP(S) action whose host is a literal IPv4 address. Legitimate documents normally link to named domains; raw-IP destinations are common in disposable phishing and malware-delivery infrastructure.
  • 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 http://www.sudeshnamaulik.com/fckimages/file/8874338317.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://churchliferesources.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16136d73cce468---jakarawivudiwekixip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tauroconsulting.pl/userfiles/file/37890105530.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.phsdcenter.com/temp/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wekovajazobu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.cpnatacao.pt/backoffice/ckfinder/userfiles/files/95434713544.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.tifdip.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613971681a785---59863057480.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hasicimosnov.cz/foto/Image/file/48915344507.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bwlpsalisbury.com/uploads/files/50947828614.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://voyageaventurenepal.com/upload/files/xomajosozilelufolaxif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bahispesinde.com/gnc/veri/_files/7899826863.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://79.170.40.182/boothtastic.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613851a090c02---99962377853.pdfPDF link annotation
    • http://angel-conference.org/upload_fck/file/2021-9-8/20210908061322510931.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gainliving.com/upload/editor/file/36678396179.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://chrmglobal.com/userfiles/file/madaxuxibokemivelo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://amako-ra.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/86d34cd59f66d4024e32853009785d0b/pepopupilugibiri.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jianianhuayule.a9188.com/upload_files/art_files/files/20210910_221105.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://guoyangmoju.com/userfiles/files/zajadegirusajolovefe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.tecs4.com/intranet/ckfinder/userfiles/files/boniwo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tavfelugyelet.megujuloenergiapark.hu/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/11982262231.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://houstoncoinclub.org/FCKeditor/file/33466540522.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lamekatus.com/uploads/ckeditor/files/sakexevanadone.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://theeultimatenetworker.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/89369075600.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://harteron.ee/userfiles/file/60945581239.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/3CAf4wW3hvY/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+unlock+lock+screen+passwordPDF 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_off0000f6ff.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF6FF 19040 bytes
SHA-256: 60e043d1d7b1fedd698df1dc6b842ae56f2d609fc3d8b9ab63f7659de2049a53
font_01_sfnt_off00012820.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12820 10684 bytes
SHA-256: e639096e87755764ed4ae0543e3750c21027ffc29a7b392a289734febf2060d1
font_02_sfnt_off000140d2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x140D2 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1