Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9aeca428887508fc…

MALICIOUS

PDF

68.3 KB Created: 2021-09-27 03:42:19 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 2edfbca1e8d342db82671827f75ae5c1 SHA-1: 15705b3238bcf27902e4f80dd80523430ba26b2b SHA-256: 9aeca428887508fcca5d1a5e84be9bd56ef387a59b0da85143d95e831f97acc8
184 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 WordPress uploads or disposable hosting. The heuristics indicate it's an image-based lure designed to trick users into clicking these links, which likely lead to phishing pages or further malware. The embedded JavaScript is a common technique for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities or initiating malicious actions.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9957

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 2 text block(s), carries a click-outward action, and is only 68 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://laborke.ru/uplcv?utm_term=sniper+3d+mod+apk+ios PDF link annotation
    • http://es-iyashinomori.net/yamituki-n/uploads/files/34729215131.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://intrigantka.ru/images/userfiles/file/90611799678.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.verpoort-bouw.be/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613b4840b770c---16565135233.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sieuthikhoacaocap.vn/upload/files/33530711264.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://armiikrajowej36.pl/public/upload/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nibowolib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://worldnaturalfood.com/image/upload/File/piritawigodulamowujukom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn--p3t29jo1ed4o4xw.tw/upload/files/13727580309.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hcm-invoice.vn/hinhanh_fckeditor/file/44333665910.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://123kozijnofferte.nl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/08bd21860d755f10d32d47fdfc42440b/89281696758.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aryajob.com/user_upload/file/podozelem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.fsnn.se/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161350b6fa135d---kalojusedoziwite.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kondicionery-fryazino.ru/upload_picture/file/31222779063.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.onegelha.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8acd4a6b721a2abdf0f8ae0e182c419a/lojimitawebimudapubapib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.fibertech1.com/my_content/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/duzuxodewakejuponix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jullien38.com/ressource/site-image/files/95266946366.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://merwepizza.com/upload/file/vudabopupoj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pirkitpadangas.lt/ckfinder/userfiles/files/18323488036.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://brixtontaxi.com/survey/userfiles/files/kifaxefukapubar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://paymentor.nl/uploads/file/41587944891.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://abwlargo.com/uploads/files/22690264709.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://geometrarontani.it/userfiles/files/vanepajorijulunulul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cesishotel.com/res/wysiwyg/file/10021441901.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mobytec.com.br/mobytec/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613fe95393382---topumo.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_off0000aedf.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xAEDF 10748 bytes
SHA-256: 8c1bcf8a435c65b584e7c6af9bc9a936af8327647faaaaa8b6d868f379f3b4ba
font_01_sfnt_off0000c785.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC785 14652 bytes
SHA-256: f561878fbc7aeeb5678c7db624e6cd2675fa0af7a5bbe1c5ae946828cf449215
font_02_sfnt_off0000ec29.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEC29 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1