Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 916a4149274c2602…

MALICIOUS

PDF

68.8 KB Created: 2021-09-26 01:12:59 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: 3ef708c7ab930ee0d1ce9491bcd781ee SHA-1: cf18cb1ec74740c6c1cd63ab193054bc3411f3af SHA-256: 916a4149274c26024980155d873adc752f439be220a4e8cffffd3fe77e8a0006
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. It also functions as a link farm, directing users to multiple external URLs, some hosted on compromised WordPress sites. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9965

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://ketchas.ru/uplcv?utm_term=firestick+downloader+links PDF link annotation
    • https://daqing-jewelry.com/uploads/files/202109220325272803.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kientrucsangtrong.com/plus/files/bobezatumeduxalakatotijo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://miamiwars.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/17b83cc8037ef293c79055a9289c2507/likudituxofubuxonab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.og2c.com/images/file/tukugasarikogoxedupazib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gc-antey.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/mefujizujamopotujizujele.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://annuaire-regional.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zomobasajexadetoba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://krevue.cz/UserFiles/File/bekaserokosokobizawaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fotografoenricogiampieri.it/userfiles/files/36627222854.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ppfi-online.com/userfiles/file/kabafowisixasupivo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sweetburden.com/upload/users/files/fumulutewuzob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://conwaychristian.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614dfab593934---73285390478.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn----dtbhwhggdaoqfh3d.xn--p1ai/media/file/88607522345.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://g-ortho.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614988e09496e---tutom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sun-green.eu/ckfinder/userfiles/files/notusofabuvinatudofawud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tubesealer.com/uploaded/file/852121282613ce7fcdb850.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://baoholaodong24.baohohoanglong.com/userfiles/file/30036274563.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nguyenphat.com/public/default/ckeditor/files/mojofafalopefa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://interreg-ipa-husrb.com/downloads/34258272461.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cheliabinsk.realxenon.ru/uploads/files/niborusejapido.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.stsmcc.org/www/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rajoka.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fanti-fitness.pl/uploads/assets/file/dabusamirigeriwitife.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://privatecambodiatour.com/userfiles/file/kawatunapa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bakoca.hu/files/file/texiwavevifaxalenonusoduz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lalicorne-hotel.com/userfiles/file/52346239330.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cerescommoditiesltd.com/Images_upload/files/refizubunopoxo.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_off0000b09a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB09A 10520 bytes
SHA-256: 683deaa0a98c74a310d48539b01744ec253ec50b5ff9f43e896d13b096521024
font_01_sfnt_off0000c8c4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC8C4 14680 bytes
SHA-256: 9e70c171c4b460a11c4a3265f656fc492dc681f3288ea40714ef1605218e30d1
font_02_sfnt_off0000ed94.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xED94 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1