Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9dbe6343ddb6170f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

70.5 KB Created: 2021-09-25 21:16:38 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-24
MD5: ae58d149338ea34fbf82678f167eefa5 SHA-1: 124ede58d78a8ebcc28c5ee4d338556c2ba2cdbc SHA-256: 9dbe6343ddb6170ff58f820ed71a3f5d812d5fe55c6ba1dc357205ea1b1bc573
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF file containing embedded JavaScript and a large number of external links. The heuristic 'PDF_COMPROMISED_CMS_UPLOAD_LINK_FARM' indicates that some links point to compromised WordPress upload storage, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate the malicious activity, such as redirecting the user or initiating a download. The ClamAV detection further supports the malicious nature of the file.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9956

Heuristics 7

  • 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.
  • 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://belstroyiz.ru/img/file/jabirafibop.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://atx-stroy.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d100cf659070d67b7512536317b73b65/ridefoxerikijolavuno.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cornwallstaffagency.com/userfiles/file/zepalafotevikupis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tramtron.vn/uploads/files/files/76577124856.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://viacaosaopedro.com/www/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/buvinolikexog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://uzunlarpeynir.com/dursun/upload/files/ximagefajizuvokeb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nezrenpin.com/calisma2/files/uploads/58509682916.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xinshifm.com/userfiles/file/tokogemunemu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://inchiriereelicopterromania.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613fe233c72cb---bogukanojixoxiz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lideparts.com/userfiles/file/1631894327.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://langeline.com/ckeditor/upload/files/peluxewoko.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rinducm1.com/contents/files/mijurotovexopo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://webdatedepot.com/userfiles/file/74897205109.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--80aafbladvtgxneccoge3bt.xn--p1ai/pict/file/vilaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bukharaalpharetta.com/sites/default/files/file/82594728694.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aallergy.friend-match.com/upload/files/46841722462.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://teacherandtraining.com/coj_u/KK/userfiles/files/zolubisigubuwezibumewive.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://punaide.com/userfiles/files/69334621830.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wimborst-ceramics.nl/public/view/upload/fckeditor_images/file/tufefafegidevibozofikiruj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://faradtvandor.hu/picture/userfiles/file/9589957526.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.studiorosaliabusco.it/ckfinder/userfiles/files/87728891909.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alconsprom.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/2041510528.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dnevi-sekretarjev.eu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614f27ad272dc---lazefopusexenirof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/DOqCt-cVA4I/uplcv?utm_term=moto+e4+android+updatePDF 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_off0000b102.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB102 17252 bytes
SHA-256: 53310c3cc97029a84927f73917183f57dfdd967dfea7d526ea02bd9cbd9acfff
font_01_sfnt_off0000dd4e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDD4E 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0000f565.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF565 10344 bytes
SHA-256: 99ec9549d87cba8da8ee4c14a5d2ad33b72686ffd0d4384f2590d9b8bfacbb15