Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9f9374ce137bd6b9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

186.4 KB Created: 2021-08-10 20:21:03 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-22
MD5: 79ee71df613f1810aba30ae43aae5d57 SHA-1: b1e98ce95dd41b3277ef8547a8d785220a14c806 SHA-256: 9f9374ce137bd6b9efb860980c097d830e25be29564b42244f6c53a448c74418
172 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 point to compromised CMS upload directories or are part of a link farm. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to these external sites, which are designed to lure users into downloading further malicious content or providing sensitive information.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9865

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.
  • Urgency / deadline lure low SE_URGENCY_LURE
    Document contains urgency or deadline language ('account will be terminated', 'action required within 24 hours', etc.) — useful context, but low-signal without other findings
  • 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://fcksa.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/23064401410.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://sogelec-eng.com/files/ckfinder/files/zafitidosasiwapivimawenon.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fonixkoncert.hu/upload/file/9054991479.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://artinterior.bg/userfiles/file/73698135418.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sattosushi.com/uploads/files/mimoderilulokato.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.rowtheerne.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ab134fb8344569b7b4302565eaa24a25/98178263444.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sambometal.com/dataroom/file/xewufegixukopodamo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cristiandellavedova.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/v46at1kb4fbg5ghdsgk37esrv3/70305993552.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://leebyunghun.org/new/upload/board/files/84853617170.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://3xlove.com/uploadfile/file/duruzafopafabajujukoxu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bollywoodsalonskokie.com/admin/images/file/fawokopepafumejunix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zemiigori.com/uploads/file/73899541496.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://balarampurblock.in/ckfinder/userfiles/files/12875302500.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kevinbrooks.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16092f83a2bee7---98396389810.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ibadirect.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16086dfab6ca8d---28130162754.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://geometrarontani.it/userfiles/files/rikuzotumanup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://thepetrichortouch.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/sa4bj4ekjc99dghnp83ikl9ibp/15911278258.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mercedesmazo.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607312fc19c0c---vuxefadowazikajatumaxipul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eclipsetheaters.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609f83578035d---61195049744.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.palmettoexpresslanes.com/system/js/back/ckfinder/userfiles/files/mekotel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://appartenvue.net/appart/upload/images/19571901455.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://berbun.com/user_img/file/lolamo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aaaexpressheating.com/userfiles/file/fiponamipakolo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://globalclassic.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3nofgrrl4a64mavdsku7ales9f/sutuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/6naE_Nh8_CY/uplcv?utm_term=blood+bowl+rules+2020+downloadPDF 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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0002679e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x2679E 10672 bytes
SHA-256: 40f361021f09e0800a0b95ef336e3e7b9b439c5b6cfcdd10b064bec622a2f27a
font_01_sfnt_off00028052.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x28052 19652 bytes
SHA-256: 1ad0369b27c3e1d79064c3da6f770770e203bd7bacfc1bb8ad8f7a57daeeb900
font_02_sfnt_off0002b4ba.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x2B4BA 3528 bytes
SHA-256: b30ddb81958fc6d3bdaa1dc6678ee33f896aac21096dbe82d345e2d24507523d
font_03_sfnt_off0002c23f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x2C23F 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1