Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8a897f7911923be8…

MALICIOUS

PDF

69.9 KB Created: 2021-09-18 16:13:34 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: c2fa8ba6716971ac24a2d1053997670c SHA-1: 607b44755973430c9fd2f1c47000d404e37e1cdb SHA-256: 8a897f7911923be8749454c00a26aa380cc05b2196be65477bcbdafe516ab1dd
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links to potentially compromised websites, indicating an attempt to trick the user into downloading a malicious file. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate the download or exploit vulnerabilities.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9956

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
  • 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://intekcanada.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/70247911913.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://driscollandgibson.com/images/edit_images/file/kimesirizifofuzawime.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://remobudostol.pl/pliki/24618634648.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://marksiegeldds.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/04539214f977130f07ac5d80f7d25997/vajidixorapupev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.reroofingbrisbaneqld.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16139b4dbddf0e---doxoxibagej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://citygclub.com/ckupload/files/9918725982.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://etonbio.com/newsLetters/images/file/falitipatijaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://birotex.rs/images/files/25520849334.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rimini-portal.de/bilderarchiv/file/tozuvamusoxadisukakefadef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://onthespothousing.com/userfiles/file/jilumagajojekugimegosa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aisne.proximeo.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gamixutakunugijopenitujes.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.marcelasemper.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16143789b85e70---rafikajetegikizuwasi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akiisushi.com/uploads/files/nivebasikasumitov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hylyt.co/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2039bf04e31e93592f53c22ecdc93fbf/90962468190.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fresh-cherries.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/65046680118.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tinhhoaxanh.vn/userfiles/file/89487190050.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://magnumprint.ru/upload/files/pakogurubalelex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://techinnsrl.com/writable/public/userfiles/file/regimakarexux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://plusk-car.com/js/upload/files/kebaxotomevumakozelor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jurvamartin.com/userfiles/file/befepolikevet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.marcelasemper.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16130912171278---22836674352.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ecole-belair.com/ecole/file/fopepowemate.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fotostudiovaccari.it/userfiles/files/timegodulosenezakomiz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/BvfzZFkJO3s/uplcv?utm_term=download+asphalt+9+modPDF 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_off0000b24b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB24B 15652 bytes
SHA-256: 38172b50b2fe2052b19bfa9f5516cf48f29c34009a3f2cdb2b82cc3c05d79f42
font_01_sfnt_off0000da71.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDA71 10588 bytes
SHA-256: 862aac5ad6013dac08f87b9a2be60598155e8c1584090ce03f2adfa170eefb37
font_02_sfnt_off0000f280.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF280 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1