Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a95cfcc8e24976d4…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.4 KB Created: 2021-09-11 08:52:43 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 92c2663fbedca3f844cfd222467e401b SHA-1: 86a485dc4b1b5d70505b24debdc6a0313d3e5ad3 SHA-256: a95cfcc8e24976d43079207b777f702ba46ac9c515584bb08537a292a17dd5e5
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.007 JavaScript T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites acting as link farms. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript is a common technique for executing malicious code or redirecting users.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9955

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 http://paintingservicesonline.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16131dce330466---zatorazigokorepovajamuvo.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://aimic.com/userfiles/file/nelikutemugu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://supportsystemsvainc.com/home/ssvi/public_html/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gumitu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mkbeauty.vn/luutru/files/farejoro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pearproperties.in/userfiles/file/tuvavekigegajobulup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hattrick-sports.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16132234d03775---8743283841.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://grupahatak.pl/admin/_fck_files/file/18803662497.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://charmingcurls.se/upload/file/40308769811.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://federicozucchettiarchitetto.eu/userfiles/files/furunepon.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://glaskunstcentrum.nl/images/file/51465392008.pdfIn macro / runtime command snippet
    • http://peach2560.xyz/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sawovabisoradifoludasuveg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aquaprosmart.com/userfiles/files/ditidivasabad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://truonggiangcompany.com/userfiles/file/xokakubunetatosowavej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn----dtbsgbucafmmaf.xn--p1ai/servimages/editor/files/52945636201.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aeskulap24h.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161301267c299b---regoruv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aircond.md/upload_fck/file/39300020005.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16133b1cb10b11---fonarikixovaxununa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://linza-market.ru/upload/files/39866263841.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://goooinggroup.com/userfiles/files/20210903_180946.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ags-car.60km.com/upload/files/xevifo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sharzh-ufa.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4c1ecdf0f17ab8134a2737e5bad4cc59/27246727878.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mercedesmazo.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16135c378a592d---dukolixazag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cp-1.ru/userfiles/files/pigabusorudekuramami.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ciabrini-immobilier.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ddk03nqp06tk6r1lskritk0u2k/94357008104.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://federicozucchettIn macro / runtime command snippet
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/3CAf4wW3hvY/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+save+certain+pages+of+a+pdf+macPDF 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_off0000d6c9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD6C9 18444 bytes
SHA-256: 3affdb5b1a4669bde8b93bc301fe664bef9f4b28b20301cfa22ff7c7aa46c574
font_01_sfnt_off00010668.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10668 11060 bytes
SHA-256: 5c3bca4d5ba05f3f90267e831d2abf05cb1010d7a04eb743033bcb68a15fe841
font_02_sfnt_off00011ff9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11FF9 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1