Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9dee59521284c415…

MALICIOUS

PDF

84.3 KB Created: 2021-09-13 10:20:26 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 4729f919ef0547a825c45f3f41ffd735 SHA-1: 296af5037b190825d3b877f71e3493220682c444 SHA-256: 9dee59521284c4151125c05d512cfab040cc3cca55ea79d4752c4d4b3ec8eee2
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains an embedded JavaScript stream and numerous external URIs, many of which are part of a link farm hosted on compromised or disposable domains. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware distribution through these links. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate the redirection or obfuscate the malicious activity.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9955

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://trust-law-firm.com/userfiles/file/20210901061748_732390968.pdf
    • http://mazurubezpieczenia.pl/zdjecia/fck/file/6267423781.pdf
    • http://kelakewangshangduchang.a9188.com/upload_files/art_files/files/20210901_145106.pdf
    • https://nsstore.mx/ckeditor/ckfinder/archivossubidos/files/fumozudezaki.pdf
    • http://eg-connect.com/uploads/editorfiles/file///xaridanorakulimexelo.pdf
    • http://yanartextil.com/firma/files/lusavup.pdf
    • http://studiopassarotti.it/userfiles/files/lasukajereg.pdf
    • https://www.audioclinica.pt/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bd7npue9hf771m7og8m27uflor/zimoxixanuwij.pdf
    • https://cncunse.com/d/files/pivitonutinojizuzu.pdf
    • https://eseninternational.com/uploads/files/66001109252.pdf
    • http://gojjang.com/uploads/files/73123133418.pdf
    • https://amursvoidom.ru/media/files/polekutogubovowew.pdf
    • http://www.rannatennis.ee/data/upfiles/files/vukajawiw.pdf
    • https://www.revistadefiesta.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16138fcdac3d46---75639317146.pdf
    • http://hulstcustoms.ru/uploads/files/wokukafofuvelajedigow.pdf
    • https://huaienclinic.com/uploadpic/files/gaxuminagepate.pdf
    • http://www.fliesen-brill.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16133e3053f6d8---dakekoso.pdf
    • http://synagoge-stommeln.de/ckfinder/userfiles/files/31770666323.pdf
    • http://www.wm-meyer.de/meyer/admin/editor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gomadirulizinuzolo.pdf
    • http://caythuocnam.org/images/files/vutaxoxinugufedategoxuv.pdf
    • http://veitali.com/upload/files/37837707015.pdf
    • http://objetivovender.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161305f570ae91---91107183789.pdf
    • https://benmoonpharma.com/userfiles/file/titipex.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/Om9ozkHLxGw/uplcv?utm_term=play+android+games+with+controller
    • https://mediacentre.aerlingus.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/mexaviwivowosopazo.pdf
    • 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_off0000e4d1.bin
250aa2779cfc9953e4eeb3867e50eee85225307dc88b72d595bc6ce8751035da
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE4D1 17788 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0001123d.bin
ce5b017016b2b844715abb1dd0db941207e6871c0032e69be84ea74e12298b65
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1123D 11016 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00012b8d.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12B8D 16792 bytes