Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9f15271a0bbb34e1…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.4 KB Created: 2021-09-12 02:07:05 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 098d9f66306c17dde8a2513290520b4e SHA-1: 946f2f845c8dda0bce35cf1f733c5aac5af7c501 SHA-256: 9f15271a0bbb34e1a86f5fcf903024863cb5a1ea31ff09f73a0f3e0a52d0c0b5
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and a high number of external links, many pointing to potentially compromised CMS upload directories. The presence of a visual download button suggests a lure to trick users into downloading further malicious content. ClamAV detection and ML classification strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9860

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • 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 http://cerritos.songhakbbq.com/uploads/files/buxodawubofikog.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://hanurichurch.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wadumobufarelirimi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://turdv.ru/SITE/files/editor/file/bokikabadalobe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ventmetal.ru/userfiles/files/92013343941.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ljjxmining.com/uploadfile/file///2021091114311472.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://thaiahpa.com/flash/files/45074218773.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://techsystem.gr/data/uploads/ckeditor/files/lesiwarunitomixolavefoton.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vinaktv.com/storage/ckfinder/files/74363469975.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://szamitogep-szerviz-javitas.hu/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vojesosofofolojew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://taiwancy.com/app/webroot/userfiles/files/vapokezuxivebeja.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.totspotdaynursery.co.uk/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gibefuxitijivisajomivamil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dadrarad.ro/userfiles/file/95728799508.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ailani.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/de0f073dcdf4196f01f8ac52ec2ec592/77374455339.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.erealitysolutions.com/tennisontario/assets/appsadmin/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/46413570663.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://projecthouse.bg/uploads/CKfinder/files/48932962290.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xsjsbzrw.com/uploads/files/90813045947.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://centaur.vri.cz/docs/files/25949251375.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://snabavto.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16135f8cc1a5a9---3633832059.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://costarica4d.com/contents/files/sajilaminemamase.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://smalternatywa.pl/media/upload/files/ffbb2c5ec3aa07be3613717b1a2185a3.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://verduciautodemolizioni.it/userfiles/file/belezemixe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://danangsculpture.com/uploads/image/files/2916370470.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ahxxzx.com/userfiles/202109/file/zeduxupupiji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn-----6kcabagcgfjsxjciriy6alkh6a7aqk.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/29cee8c606ac4e1d96e3991dbfb783c8/758041068.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hopadive.cz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lebuzolugegosuzobizuveju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://agenziaimmobiliarecannavo.eu/userfiles/files/46249559940.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/PmAiG5ZyT-k/uplcv?utm_term=tamil+movie+download+tamilrockersPDF 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_off0000e14b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE14B 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000f95d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF95D 18000 bytes
SHA-256: 4822e40e7ccf56f9ffae33759226131790f7dba6607399fe139141cb35158f56
font_02_sfnt_off0001270f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1270F 10740 bytes
SHA-256: 6d984cdd03ed5564b2e6392c955950f311fa0ba0e2c75ae3fb40df5dbdb6db21