Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9ca8d4f0f6f9e06e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

70.8 KB Created: 2021-09-06 11:23:06 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: e7ae2a59df13e0fcfcc155a77a20bc34 SHA-1: 1f4ded5ea2720334ba2f22ebc4488850475f89a7 SHA-256: 9ca8d4f0f6f9e06eaeca501080f08cd205901636e3fec4c32b35d2f05f9d2ca2
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised CMS upload directories. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to malicious sites, as suggested by the PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM and PDF_COMPROMISED_CMS_UPLOAD_LINK_FARM heuristics.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9849

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 http://www.majoriscambio.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160fa26fa45685---mipojerujurowiroveko.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://www.hkfew.org.hk/ckfinder/userfiles/files/45878103786.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thementalhealthadvocates.org/files/userfiles/file/lonukuvozekelo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://global-gypsum.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1611aba0e54bea---furofunederowigevabewome.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://irinka.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/mivekute.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://langeline.com/ckeditor/upload/files/wolijidegavomovagusit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thebeautyofdesign.nl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/mazuxesutewusavifiki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lev-steklo.ru/userfiles/file/98202568935.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ptk-astana.kz/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7be46df562d52245073b2a43e89dbde3/joxeretonu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://iact2001.com/userData/board/file/lozojamupetuzijufekuto.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ausafrica.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16085174c64250---melolipesarowubulerup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://binhruamuinanobac.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ubnehdpoknpo6556ua01ajbk68/purupitisezagosegamimuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://portalinmobiliario24.com/uploades/fckeditorfile/45824930832.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nassagroup.org/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/78216607024.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://drisraadentalcenter.com/userfiles/file/21747910592.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://maxitelt.no/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160781c5c5e7c9---soxulona.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dusunceokulu.net/resimler/files/23260771272.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://positiveforce.in/uploads/files/35798188480.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aryajob.com/user_upload/file/tebexuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vodova51-53.cz/files/70713755824.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lightspec.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b5a5626cfc1cf7791cc7ac8cf03a7a40/46351849524.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://canadianrelocation.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160dd799bab2ec---tinilenam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sovaimm.it/userfiles/files/fewasoguz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://qboardapp.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9f3ebb2c2688d6d315d73aa77d4f8cdd/dalod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aptwash.com/userData/ebizro_board/file/17539051524.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tinavaron.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fabirofifijugepedogudar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/BvfzZFkJO3s/uplcv?utm_term=physiology+of+respiration+in+fishes+pdfPDF link annotation
    • 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_off0000b63e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB63E 15060 bytes
SHA-256: a85e72a99a416ec938590f1168c199dc62e76655b29cff00454af709072bc1c2
font_01_sfnt_off0000dc13.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDC13 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0000f42a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF42A 10892 bytes
SHA-256: c10121f796d2da9a386d67d2f0188494956a84960eff1a4c256b76e842a6b874