Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 94a3f1e627e74574…

MALICIOUS

PDF

77.6 KB Created: 2021-09-02 19:44:10 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: 2fbab9e90a9e4812b6fd384ec1bfd878 SHA-1: c814ef0be53a7adfa021e282de149755ffbb6fd6 SHA-256: 94a3f1e627e74574c78c650c49c672f604e859543eb8b7db9e12f6234ec0f424
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URLs, many hosted on compromised or disposable domains, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to these malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9973

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=clearing+settlement+and+custody+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://pvsystexperts.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/qnje8hb6qhcur4ohn0qo3t5e90/vefoxusi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://brukbet.com/user_images/file/98786833817.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://polish-house.com/uploades/fckeditorfile/85465453006.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dungcuruamui.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/vum3dq5f7fhc2564uv4228v5ql/4016451579.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vydavatelstvoklett.sk/userfiles/file/besanabuna.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hmv.ir/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160718d6d6c177---52328510822.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://srmtteaparty.com/uploads/files/202108220954286938.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://west-holding.com/userfiles/file/45290785655.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fwullong.com/upfiles/editor/files/wirofusepufuru.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hotelamoha.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160badb3a88555---98146495586.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bd-sokolovska.eu/userfiles/file/55582650153.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://k-newsletter.com/ckupload/files/tawojimapu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://noddy.nu/images/file/lojixofarijujifozife.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://karinameal.ru/imgdish/files/gemuvajejupa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opuspoint.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zidexunudafazural.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fietenhaardenenkachels.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c43089dc1b2---40573857094.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.asslar.de/downloads/fokakisibekapegigel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://raiders71.com/clients/4/41/4134020f2f298c111575624a380fabfc/File/denasazepivub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.carolglassman.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607cdf1b55653---3197089956.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alpinedelhi.com/userfiles/files/jidogimilurulu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dipinkrishna.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160aa0a55c233a---bamawakitegapoduzanigaviz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sk-massimo.com/js/upload/files/vurapudorotalerif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ropesadventure.com/d/files/9534270252.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bestlifepolicy.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16070cb6be2ce2---76712970549.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_off0000cb5e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCB5E 16864 bytes
SHA-256: f6f714bc76bc07f3430353a32ada5dfba6c3a45d80ab4a4496a797d08a1c46a2
font_01_sfnt_off0000f629.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF629 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00010e40.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10E40 11208 bytes
SHA-256: e3ba5b9fb190051dbda6e5c7fa09df18820f53844a8312c519c71d0cbcd17261