Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a21fb9b74a870972…

MALICIOUS

PDF

69.1 KB Created: 2021-09-03 01:05:48 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-04
MD5: ea2dd85765b0f75512b5983a81ebb6f0 SHA-1: 5d3da14d0229cef068ba1289ba782b8458f86181 SHA-256: a21fb9b74a870972fc8109010db0ac1a544e1c0deaa514be515203e94eca067c
184 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document was flagged as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier. The file embeds a large number of external links characteristic of an SEO link farm, many hosted on compromised CMS upload directories, contains embedded JavaScript and uses an image-based lure. Specific URLs and indicators for this sample are listed in the indicators section.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9978

Heuristics 8

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • Image-only document with action trigger (screenshot lure) medium PDF_IMAGE_LURE
    PDF has 1 image(s), only 0 text block(s), carries a click-outward action, and is only 69 KB — typical shape of a phishing lure where a full-page screenshot hides a clickable button that launches or submits to an attacker URL.
  • 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://huntic.ru/uplcv?utm_term=komplikasi+sindrom+nefrotik+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://jandebruijn.com/uploadimages/files/waditebuketuvalulitu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aneri12.eu/res/file/jurixavorin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://josephfellerlaw.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/fabitixujuvak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://okuninka-biale.pl/userfiles/file/36165062914.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ernakulamarchdiocese.org/www/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/dajofepetuxezumuzedirup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://njsolarpower.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1e82f81fe7693e751eaeba2b1d37875a/sejofidoduxifigijakuzin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://asiaviews.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7re6m1q5427ep954bk5kckfpl4/sezazejelexazexozoduxan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://srsheicha.com/uploadfile/file/zofidesivudi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://masterpieces-mallorca.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/99525ed8c20a6d1fb5463f184b2a67c9/34164106491.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://allegroescrow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606ccaee780c7---89174113510.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ajwatravel.com/wheelmarine/userfiles/file/kiwokufanobogupoxuwa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pattyn360.com/upload/forum/files/22928949295.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lensprovn.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sojejabumile.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://divinenine.net/userfiles/file/56691059514.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://showplus.ae/userfiles/files/43454195544.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://simkoongschool.com/uploads/editer/files/gavujig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://majortaylorride.info/images/uploaded/file/19080768349.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://uetty.xyz/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/46046060331.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bellevuecommunityfoodbank.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d6ef9958d91e60c22cf4de3ffb21b07b/77707951056.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dragonexpressml.com/userfiles/files/4505031875.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sooryasales.com/uploads/file/15619952493.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://riverasphotovideo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160913ab3c35cf---kipaxewugufiludubivufife.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://arci-mp.fr/admin/File/fevafisenikezovi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • 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_off0000b340.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB340 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000cb52.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCB52 14080 bytes
SHA-256: eddb49876220ff3824f1ebbeb3ddd31633cca88ccff888de2abceb688007cdf1
font_02_sfnt_off0000ede1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEDE1 10740 bytes
SHA-256: 56a20f5c4461db60c64ace555287baec112b9bd29241dabd05e7a4ec51dd087b