Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 972850e86d2acf6f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

75.4 KB Created: 2021-09-16 14:44:12 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 9835b510df7f235a6d659988950e54a9 SHA-1: 998cdce5a30674f5228a2bbcaa51bd89e9d87df9 SHA-256: 972850e86d2acf6f121660823ea22835870b1ac22f09a13c39cf7f0274183f32
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains an embedded JavaScript stream and numerous URLs pointing to disposable hosting, indicative of a phishing or malware distribution scheme. The heuristic 'PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM' and 'PDF_COMPROMISED_CMS_UPLOAD_LINK_FARM' strongly suggest the document is designed to host and distribute malicious files. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the download and execution of further payloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9919

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 https://smidgel.ru/uplcv?utm_term=super+mario+3d+world+iso+download PDF link annotation
    • http://asiadomainstore.com/userfiles/file/dojepeginarujemovotatij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kfoodntea.com/dataroom/file/rijutupizubogij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://adriennemason.com/assets/files/darexe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hillsdalehorseboarding.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pogatizoxobumemupu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://i-dron.cz/data/file/38703444356.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ergakiland.ru/files/files/satajososezizeregel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://intelean.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161351009cb30a---56230193169.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://reckdance.pl/userfiles/file/72412316726.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://serextion2006.com/js/upload/files/xogidebigefam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vntdc.com/upload/fck/file/28477354525.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.helpfulhunks.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16137ffa83fe0d---xabujiminuberoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://paramountswimwear.com/userfiles/files/wimikaripuwuvip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://imhyuk.com/imhyukeditor/userfile/file/29270202461.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studioguidobarbieri.it/userfiles/files/kakanimamil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://otdelkamos.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9ab2d4eb75a2a1e4a41bc5d474e60d08/sosarujox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://daiquangsico.com/img_duhoc/files/wopakisigujarikefufegeg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alternativecarrepair.com/userfiles/file/95799963611.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://steclotildehorton.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161379da8878e9---39665909393.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://paillasse.hu/userfiles/file/2953290933.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://captainkillmite.com/uploads/files/202109161626075965.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiopol.com/userfiles/files/pizapozadibaxomulezut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://porpora.info/imagenes/imagenes_contenidos///filagawobatur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://milwaukee.center/userfiles/file/74132700305.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://coastalholidayproperty.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jefegajozugela.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hasmow.com.au/application/third_party/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gadodaralug.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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000b8af.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB8AF 2480 bytes
SHA-256: 8afa6d3d1b8150fa47f7af0bc79e0b45731cf3385cda1dd8ebe6d16763863fc9
font_01_sfnt_off0000c37f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC37F 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0000db96.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDB96 10888 bytes
SHA-256: d3959d8ee8c0e03e277fc60642abf672c4a0d30e05068d69c0df05011d90e5cb
font_03_sfnt_off0000f4bd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF4BD 16616 bytes
SHA-256: ba0c907a1ff5348c6c794ce3be5dcadfb6137c3850a174c8d4d84c14ff7b7a6e