Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 934bc739825f8b4c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

67.5 KB Created: 2021-09-24 18:43:12 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: e583baea85ff66c743abcb96307f5c9a SHA-1: 6b150f137bd57da6af509f94905e112dd05a8cea SHA-256: 934bc739825f8b4c880eed2271d8522a26bc7e64f0c543aef34d6f7628efeb91
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple URLs, with several heuristics indicating it functions as a link farm pointing to compromised or disposable hosting. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate the redirection to these malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9966

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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 http://boatmonies.com/uploads/files/218452823.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://dichvugiayphep.net/hinhanh_fckeditor/file/pamovirofalivugomaxigopur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mindweave.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0jpcuqpa6n1ifqlhte380p9l2s/nusufuxabip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kagoshimakojintaxi.com/userfiles/file/15842024892.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://prodesign31.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614dce201d1a7---3146769493.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gitimohammadilakhimpur.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/tonerigilodu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://luxurybaths.marblobaths.ph/app/webroot/img/files/zonexuxafu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.conkite.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2315cf301e4a7879283cf1d263ae727a/xefokojizo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://servauto.fr/img/user/file/kimifex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://telecycling.org/files/file/83584007197.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chelseacarpet.com/ckfinder/userfiles/uploads/vedulitipiganer.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nhaccugiare24h.com/uploads/userfiles/file/bimexakujamaratoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cetis156.neutronds.com/assets/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vaxem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://victorylimo1.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16140e14d1cdc9---lizomubakaruzeji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lawweb.info/mycms/admin/userfiles/file/452055756.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://episcopiaoradiei.ro/files/risagigezoroposomefu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kitpaisal.com/mypicture/file/93111141008.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://businessnavigator.in/ckeditor/uploads/files/woxafutidagokalevesuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://autoscuolavalerio.it/userfiles/files/6226436256.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://enidental.com/userfiles/file/20210918092643.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perfecthospitals.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/36512737527.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.guestquesttravelmedia.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ohcuctnne1845uo9kucaqr8q8r/pajebirekotexatiluzamas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/PmAiG5ZyT-k/uplcv?utm_term=voice+lock+app+onlinePDF 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_off0000ad8b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xAD8B 14948 bytes
SHA-256: edea22dd6149495cf2371fea2a548c210ae741d4337eb1d6e9570341976a4958
font_01_sfnt_off0000d342.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD342 10064 bytes
SHA-256: 538dcf782ffa9508dab5c7f1a0555f14b7a37b40426270096bf5d2913e7dbc06
font_02_sfnt_off0000e9bd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE9BD 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1