Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9a5be9b97082d413…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.1 KB Created: 2021-09-19 12:13:57 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: d0b057155d4c3369fe1b68fba0aac163 SHA-1: 8faf6b9057b03d95a83f68638cc6f04a2228c786 SHA-256: 9a5be9b97082d413d4b8aa27769336642137a23d20e3ffbcae2a2ffcf3e42cc6
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which are hosted on disposable domains or compromised CMS uploads, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate the redirection or exploit vulnerabilities.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9199

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://crysiq.ru/uplcv?utm_term=phone+call+management+android PDF link annotation
    • http://111-orte.com/testarea/cwsCMSlight/media/files/wesawobitexakawetofitiwa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sirindhorn.net/upload/File/desuvazumupak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hattrick-sports.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612e9f7606c6e---92244054050.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://huangs.tw/uploads/files/202109161231513412.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://formel1vermietung.de/userfiles/file/71857048237.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://drinkandshrink.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613ef34239734---728372817.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.allatpatikapecs.hu/images/file/josurebo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cleartunemonitors.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/93501728799.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.fyna.com.au/application/third_party/ckfinder/userfiles/files/87281690797.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://5percent-design-action.com/upload/users/files/14250595253.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.samuitns.com/image/upload/File/jorizulanujukemifet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://spec-so.ru/sites/default/files/file/fopamapiziwotovax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hum-lucknow.org/test/fckeditor/file/4042046052.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://magiepourenfants.com/images/mediamanager/file/3897954263.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://spacio.hk/attachment/file/rutixusozufi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://train-in-japan.com/images/blog/file/72045872220.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.thebetterinsurance.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16141a119c5740---41227756867.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nanchang.chinatupai.com/web/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nugop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://commandhousecreations.com/uploads/files/suxub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nvsrolko.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/19280035853.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://abwessex.com/uploads/files/60924630445.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cadelupo.it/userfiles/files/7504349634.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bisenzia.it/userfiles/files/rulifesaxefet.pdfIn 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_off0000e86e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE86E 17620 bytes
SHA-256: 26c37d1a178a77fba438539ea4eed1de1ea38fa7a8d606021934ef37a293a99c
font_01_sfnt_off00011685.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11685 10652 bytes
SHA-256: 25ade6ea7997cc154896e5a5b0999d9756698c24428b583286d393332495c6dd
font_02_sfnt_off00012e75.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12E75 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1