Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a1f4e684115c8d35…

MALICIOUS

PDF

101.5 KB Created: 2021-07-03 19:18:26 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: fbe2a850518f11847e2bac3c4d5eb715 SHA-1: fd2fc93e7123843c3482cc0f947fc6da4743858a SHA-256: a1f4e684115c8d350cd6f50437dad94ede3b93cf21fb3c4d9a536a61ba49cf28
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links pointing to compromised websites, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. The presence of embedded JavaScript suggests it may be used to redirect the user or download further malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9938

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
  • LOLBin token sequence in document text high SE_LOLBIN_RUN_COMMAND
    Extracted document text contains a Windows script/execution tool name (PowerShell, mshta, cmd, rundll32, regsvr32, …) within 220 characters of a dangerous flag, command verb, or URL. This is a visible 'run this' instruction in HTML/PDF/RTF lure bodies, or — in macro-laden Office files — the macro's own string-pool entries appearing adjacent in extracted text.
  • 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 https://smidgel.ru/uplcv?utm_term=golgi+body+is+absent+in PDF link annotation
    • https://estidevelopers.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/41bc479de29d4d45a682a1646ca5d195/25309325358.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://staresecurity.com/userfiles/file/91852209127.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kaufdeinauto.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16080dc1fc7431---9690111950.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://3dreamvr.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/303655acae0e75685669c5829d21287c/99253987729.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elsecretodelolivo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16087cd35a18dc---zuxexajuwa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://farmaciacogliate.it/userfiles/files/46473957266.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://soudurelauziere.com/upload/editor/file/85076911430.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chinoboxingclub.com/clients/36032/File/xisiwilak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mattress-leader.com/media/bevitagurolasonu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://weblative.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/edjvkcmdulep892drvasrb07s7/16789513106.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.marthatrotts.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16095f98b46feb---7617029409.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.radioemka.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608a0546186f7---33185607042.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wscnaturalhealings.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/233749b3442f8255f20db7d7a6b5ae58/wijupum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.emma-solutions.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a38ead1e714---ninoguxaritorakobij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://motty-etai-sharon.com/files/files/41907534447.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alnadaoil.com/userfiles/file/sujapafadiposusuregove.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://scuderia512.com/js/upload/files/vetiraxolupefusovozegut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://purefeeling8.com/data/file/kavidalufovulonijiw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://razvozka24.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/04c91879c1f5e78430612dc860ddfb3d/niwakunamovudigurafuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.urbanwaterways.info/files/radelajuveloku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://shinies.ru/img/lib/file/56269648601.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://k2salight.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/52d4cb7bef8ba12d7a9040c4a7dd791a/64656324331.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://brooklynsmokeshops.com/admin/images/file/43490127221.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.marthatrotIn macro / runtime command snippet
    • 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_off00012517.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12517 19484 bytes
SHA-256: 46097a40886496487bac98cea143e28af7d6e96bf51046d977515010431c5d76
font_01_sfnt_off000156e5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x156E5 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00016efc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x16EFC 10616 bytes
SHA-256: f95a52200978c8443363d87def3f4d36f2961ed8dbdb92e045d4ffb028945761