Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 970ca13184617aaf…

MALICIOUS

PDF

69.7 KB Created: 2021-09-19 09:25:40 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: e9ac9db2751c861e57f5e88367ae2b14 SHA-1: 8c36613c21b2bf0b3cb91490cf1c3a214b298624 SHA-256: 970ca13184617aafe6055333a8108082442947528e479b4345701693c3b97541
184 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many pointing to compromised CMS uploads or disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The document's structure suggests a phishing lure, likely directing users to download a payload or provide credentials.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9975

Heuristics 8

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • Image-only document with action trigger (screenshot lure) medium PDF_IMAGE_LURE
    PDF has 1 image(s), only 0 text block(s), carries a click-outward action, and is only 69 KB — typical shape of a phishing lure where a full-page screenshot hides a clickable button that launches or submits to an attacker URL.
  • 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://allytemp.ru/uplcv?utm_term=subway+surfers+download+windows PDF link annotation
    • http://abwingsbuffalo.com/uploads/files/lojupox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mayphotocopydogia.com/upload/files/52400342054.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://witnesstherealist.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/561dbe65ddaf1a656b2c19a743470295/pidebolarotupixaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ristorantebiscione.com/userfiles/files/xavuvuzesufapizixa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://caacoding.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161455a3c6be39---vozebapakexizirarefan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://auburn-properties.com/userfiles/files/29408681973.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sushistoryus.com/uploads/files/59164146264.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tanabuauto.com/js/upload/files/pusafudumixaperopi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.grecosalesinternational.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614662d5e0488---59050173951.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://indianspringhomes.net/userfiles/files/jivirapanikelukix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://greshamgilessalon.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/19e91bf3011693da99331ba619f95a8c/pananadanigapujize.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://soleilboo.com/images/uploads/files/palodof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://redactron.com/userfiles/file/17927948637.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://workinhotel.com/upload/fckfile/68764773449.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vagyonvedelemszolnok.hu/admin/fck_upload/file/34803541608.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bor-diing.com/upload/files/divokana.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dga.gr/ILC/img/file/18291995984.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://microcement.ua/userfiles/file/43858772365.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://chptravel.ir/data/file/zamibetavenunukojowi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bgg.pirkitpadangas.lt/ckfinder/userfiles/files/66352814311.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://web-sila.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fb833dfda10bf6337ecc53518b807b03/11302309230.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://drddvichitra.com/userfiles/file/vokodemejilupiwojubuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://premiumvipbusiness.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f798177607682e62ffe2111b45039656/310801002.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://estduquebec.com/scripts/php/xenocode/lib/ckfinder/userfiles/files/2232923963.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ssvacancy.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/32197052604.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_off0000b509.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB509 10764 bytes
SHA-256: dcf4de0fbd3a184bcd658168964f3312ea7e696f6547848126ac1363d7be4878
font_01_sfnt_off0000cde9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCDE9 14076 bytes
SHA-256: e4bea95afa6b0f8bd61dc26cefd64d5193132642e21c04750f8722e81f507b2a
font_02_sfnt_off0000f0f5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF0F5 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1