Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 94df48b3063c88b3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.0 KB Created: 2021-09-16 14:31:03 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: 5efa4542aff1e1877f7c1c3496948d79 SHA-1: 756949a869fbe2a586c5583e43f6821b5c0469c5 SHA-256: 94df48b3063c88b3b46d48cde0609312c7cba5e7ab165ec0d4f2ac15dcbd51a5
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised websites or disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely related to phishing or SEO manipulation. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate the redirection to these malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9917

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://xhiehchin.com/Xhieh_News/_file/91611567053.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://www.rath-catering.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16130a0e017588---40775751831.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pes.edu.mn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/27004005625.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://audiomaster.se/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16133c4a497d3e---rupodiwupalotogum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://coeb.eu/userfiles/files/nipako.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kalendarz.probik.pl/fckeditor/userfiles/file/dedap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.opdrrustukalac.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16141467cbfd82---58414533115.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://unitjaya.com/contents/files/68303914225.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jjsgreatescape.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/rivokuzanefog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://theeultimatenetworker.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fosominimafoxi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://clicksnepal.grnca.org/img/files/files/filubanufojabuzetufaxil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://balance-global.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/its6duku10vjoihbi9un4bmu7a/maliwexuvufekupufal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://burragebrothers.net/demo/jolie/beta/userfiles/files/9548237667.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://yangs-ns.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/20210914091706.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://musiclivemarsala.com/userfiles/files/66911170036.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perfecthospital.org/FCKeditor/file/26628994147.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.zywawiara.pl/pliki/69011708920.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://beauty214.com/uploads/files/202109112347395552.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jr.ac.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/16831546461.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cetis156.neutronds.com/assets/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rasezoluzurogupelubog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://topstec.com/d/files/33609344575.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://artenika.pl/fck/file/7542655754.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://findmealocalpainter.com/insurazon/admin/userfiles/file/89288096897.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://inica.org/files/file///winapavowaju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laptoptranganh.com/data/dulieu/files/xozaripetu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://protech.com.ng/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16139d0f9d8e50---gozasonofolokebun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/BvfzZFkJO3s/uplcv?utm_term=best+ad+network+for+android+appsPDF 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_off0000e04f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE04F 10676 bytes
SHA-256: 9b7549eebca443567d44b5fd63d70346480e2efe31f0a6bfdeac83b987eb64fb
font_01_sfnt_off0000f906.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF906 17440 bytes
SHA-256: f1912073970a0327a5d087b88db6daff964d1e363efe786b97bad1cbb8692f72
font_02_sfnt_off000125d3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x125D3 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1