Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8a64dee037f9af11…

MALICIOUS

PDF

99.5 KB Created: 2021-09-01 05:02:24 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: 2e64f8666fa55aa703e6af9af9248338 SHA-1: 22b18b2fc35a1d00a80509912b6db28682505e57 SHA-256: 8a64dee037f9af11db0fa22a3a11ec40a19ae30dc520e21a8e3588d8a6c1cd0a
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains an embedded JavaScript stream and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised CMS upload directories. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript and link farm suggest an attempt to redirect the user to malicious content or download a secondary payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9982

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://infrive.ru/uplcv?utm_term=compare+and+contrast+philosophy+essay PDF link annotation
    • http://hp-cnc.de/uploads/files/gakajejoj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ropaalmayoreo.com/images/userfiles/file/befozejexamomojubesiki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://seventyfirstclassof69.com/clients/60772/File/86207933606.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thm-holding.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a19adcdae006745ae1bafaa2711dcffc/34653753921.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://arenda1s.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9dbebe3a567735fe90149cce4d2a50c3/9200796717.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://imobiliariaimperio.com/files/files/70119182825.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://garage-fuji.jp/js/upload/files/bokivofotojomubazufe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mayxaydungthienlong.com/uploads/files/files/59355939722.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asiancfea.org/userfiles/file/kunododidugalesuzupivadip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://red-persimmons.com/upfiles/editor/files/9765155561.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nangluongvada.com/uploads/files/62569347905.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ontheedgeofnow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b5a7fab7b34---wujizuvuzawatazemege.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://plenaadoracao.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608905df7db65---pufasalujekipisawo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wlao.on.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ea2c4e41245849be7e824c45c9f257e0/giboduxotumegeni.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://newtarrytowndeli.com/uploads/files/kufomidizofas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hncastlecable.com/d/files/jevamakabafavanitipoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://extreamtuning.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c94d968c792---95103711985.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://envida-nieuws.nl/bsb_website/upload_fck/file/22025437275.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mattstergamer.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d5slp18u7oioolspa7unrb9ls4/63094177872.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://richardchong.com/userfiles/files/rexogobufiveretunewikudo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://klingende-zeder.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a6a5a4c230c---14083158804.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ahlhy.com/uploads/file/192210178008.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hodori247.com/uploads/files/minododivigawagewupak.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_off00011ed2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11ED2 10924 bytes
SHA-256: 17d73ae1b1a6b32d24720ca743e1e049a914273f4a9fe9bf2ce17fc69493c5aa
font_01_sfnt_off000137f0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x137F0 18228 bytes
SHA-256: 1742facac0487c5b5d26b7f0d14ae85f0f27acc0c551a1a58439a28c38cd98d2
font_02_sfnt_off00016753.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x16753 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1