Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ac9563d26eb52c9e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

82.6 KB Created: 2021-09-23 21:47:55 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 500eab33a25e6c7bafb8b4c942496eb1 SHA-1: f49524a390f77ea17dd9a94475207a14ee7fcf53 SHA-256: ac9563d26eb52c9ebb5c23493e0249b94139f603fc5fe115002ccccead9a28c0
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a large number of external URIs, many of which are hosted on compromised CMS upload directories. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution via these links. The presence of embedded JavaScript suggests an attempt to execute code within the PDF viewer.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9833

Heuristics 7

  • 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.
  • 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://ketchas.ru/uplcv?utm_term=watch+the+conjuring+1
    • https://siyata.co.il/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614b9a603b7d9---16887935713.pdf
    • http://zuche0551.com/upload/file/53749864479.pdf
    • https://www.landalastadservice.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16136abe98b2e9---ragiwarupukalikeweg.pdf
    • http://i-p-p-c.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/14138218825.pdf
    • http://wsystem.sk/userfiles/files/11469914022.pdf
    • http://peetersinstallatietechniek.nl/upload/files/52646142436.pdf
    • http://seosanhrd.com/userfiles/file/11963392420.pdf
    • https://psychotherapie-coeppicus.ch/upload/file/suxolazujanurisup.pdf
    • http://gildiamasterov.ru/userfiles/file/43576693238.pdf
    • https://unitytradecapital.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/38222479046.pdf
    • http://www.leposeur.fr/site/upload/ckfinder/files/kerotusolalilijapojigalok.pdf
    • https://pikewallis.no/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16137a5bee22db---nalopol.pdf
    • https://ipekyolumedya.com/resim_galeri/file/tejekifazetixin.pdf
    • https://inchirierielicopter.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613d612079a5a---80753131382.pdf
    • http://kinel-hunter.ru/upfiles/file/14300187824.pdf
    • http://sydjpg.com/images/upload/file/20210904_041019_196.pdf
    • http://trufeel.com/ckeditor/ckfinder/uploadfile/files/pelazefibewezuxozo.pdf
    • http://krukaiart.com/userfiles/files/94877607361.pdf
    • http://karinameal.ru/imgdish/files/78052856454.pdf
    • http://www.inhd.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613854cb16f88---74805182957.pdf
    • http://grapes4u.ca/sites/all/sites/grapes4u.ca/files/wojadowililodelupus.pdf
    • https://www.antoniopopolizio.it/ckfinder/userfiles/files/mebofutafusonagubufogeg.pdf
    • http://denledmpe.com/upload/files/koxenapu.pdf
    • https://veritiesinstitute.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e28ef301ba80f830097106f2aac892d9/geruguvipidow.pdf
    • http://hart-metale.pl/gimnazjum/userfiles/file/luvamipesiri.pdf
    • http://kurumakaitori-one.com/js/upload/files/38273482231.pdf
    • https://argekaucuk.com/nbg/upload/files/45848529983.pdf
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000de34.bin
56c466569d47d9d3733071da5aec201439dddeb60fb0e079a2d8d5f2568961da
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDE34 10572 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000f655.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF655 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00010e67.bin
2358feea13d6c87622ddc72c6dd449c103b285cf0f58315231b536fdc3e69707
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10E67 17968 bytes