Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9b682349c294cf8c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

97.3 KB Created: 2021-07-26 01:50:38 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: e641ddba25abb037761cdf54fbf8d608 SHA-1: 3a857c5b230c4fe407fb1549f415eff00172bca2 SHA-256: 9b682349c294cf8c86217edc0e646a2f4ab4bba0586c8c5d2f9c615916f86492
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. It contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links pointing to external PDF files hosted on compromised CMS upload directories, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution scheme. The presence of JavaScript points to potential execution of malicious code within the document.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9983

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://www.andyselfstorage.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/omdjvl3ccgat86bcpsanjp8fm4/45374721560.pdf
    • https://planet-for-events.de/userfiles/file/66929204606.pdf
    • https://maxim-catering.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9moobcshk9s6jdgvon7b3b4042/59556559069.pdf
    • http://ophirtonhotel.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16077b85e19cc7---jipixewejafebovasi.pdf
    • https://nepalonetours.com/userfiles/files/jupukividujokod.pdf
    • https://webhostmurah.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c86ee887ab1---70369072642.pdf
    • https://nevisnews.com/userfiles/35219907130.pdf
    • https://artsketch.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/02b1cee8b6d683f9b0286dfffc284baa/57620068996.pdf
    • http://yejida.com/userfiles/file/90970698995.pdf
    • http://liga-stf.ru/i/upload/files/ramaxizulugogudazenos.pdf
    • http://studio-castiglioni.com/userfiles/files/pujilafujupedenolazofuve.pdf
    • https://husvagnsexpo.se/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607d196caefa7---bidudepagapit.pdf
    • https://ontime-taxi.kg/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b824a53835661318ceee7b6549c24ffe/tedomojudaj.pdf
    • http://ccswcd.com/userfiles/file/51270184231.pdf
    • http://steakclubhn.com/campannas/file/fubazukudigawumurogajan.pdf
    • http://birons.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c59b47acb0a91722d7a2a97ea961720a/91305265648.pdf
    • http://www.loicadesacavem.pt/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e1eb8a291da---kevagotakapin.pdf
    • http://utuin.net/files/fckeditor/file/16848545072.pdf
    • http://maternites-catholiques.org/ressource/site-image/files/2956097313.pdf
    • http://ontheedgeofnow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e5f28d211c7---41600253464.pdf
    • https://i-chat.tw/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gozorenefubaxonini.pdf
    • http://stardentalcare.org/userfiles/file/tolevulogifa.pdf
    • http://alliusie.com/userfiles/file/49249085615.pdf
    • http://perfectthesale.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16086b4102bab9---19808672372.pdf
    • https://hightechrustremovers.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160aa5cc740f84---fevutivelawedubonivilenos.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/fzgW7-mxBc0/uplcv?utm_term=resumo+do+livro+rapido+e+devagar+duas+formas+de+pensar
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off00011494.bin
c522a893a1803b84b0aea7f6f931aab6573c5580741f470ed05d678602da39ca
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11494 18904 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00014320.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14320 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00015b37.bin
c4dae48a4c7cb8c7768cc6b84097d91e4580335d723a13932b294f3de55ed46d
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15B37 10956 bytes