Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9cdbd36fb01f7591…

MALICIOUS

PDF

109.2 KB Created: 2021-09-09 11:26:40 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: 2f0dfc15346b91763101ec5dbc4cd7f2 SHA-1: a1103fbb5ff554ca7394faa81f7184fae2e0a8c0 SHA-256: 9cdbd36fb01f7591a088825cfc56740733b6a0620774ba2df152277cd864b8fa
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links to compromised websites, suggesting an attempt to trick users into downloading malicious content. The presence of a visual download button further supports this phishing-like lure. ClamAV detection and ML classification strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9967

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
  • 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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=android+tv+box+firmware+download+file PDF link annotation
    • https://pragatitic.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nixibomofepezusolowin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://upbfassadenbau.com/upload/file/70987952137.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tndvn.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/kixijexevejes.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://proreferee.ru/uploads/ckfinder/files/jirilexupak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mabuksusu.com/contents/files/banolikabopusuvevobudorix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://selectwifi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16139654e3aada---13725108098.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mar3ol.com/Files/files/lebukesuralodefiraw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://marktoby.com/akram/know_news/admin/userfiles/file/19073317095.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kidnuri.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16136f10c51d4b---xajug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mueblesgamez.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/bejedilovonexabofaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vsrru.ru/userfiles/file/56808594058.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dalton-english.com/userfiles/file/merasusalekito.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clinicaveterinariabilancino.it/userfiles/files/demamakefabubajubazil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://beaufortbond.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4f1cfe92ab7a6e255a3154e759c5bf7f/70252787133.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://portaldeaquidauana.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/taxatewidep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kpghomerepairs.com/uploads/image/files/71219258.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lostfoundglobal.com/userfiles/file/nexedun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://taxicityplus.ru/userfiles/file/1712243562.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jfhcoaching.nl/userfiles/files/kifisefi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rowadalbyt.com/userfiles/files/56932098054.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://piqiso.ru/userfiles/file/xubumelufifuzize.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ansatrans.ru/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/puvumodawonogipeluvo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alev.az/userfiles/file/zaxexazovenosi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://synerfreight.com/syner_upload/images/files/nipopuzabi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://s292376414.onlinehome.fr/datas/imgmail/file/biludu.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_off00014450.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14450 19316 bytes
SHA-256: 75641320e480d966beaf6695da2a837f893e06481a351b04e8aabf37f1e04f80
font_01_sfnt_off00017634.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x17634 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00018e4b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x18E4B 10724 bytes
SHA-256: 32addab2274e5a45cd8689337aa9f6cacdd4f0903af3130e5e62a62429934187