Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b002ecf8a64fddce…

MALICIOUS

PDF

74.3 KB Created: 2021-09-23 11:13:52 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: af3791c653633b2a067701baad557211 SHA-1: 5759f79b239233f131e35adef9cbffde58c273e0 SHA-256: b002ecf8a64fddce57f6ebb76d5d0d0364aa5f3b2a5a6bce175494d635575d1b
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised websites or disposable hosting. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript is a common technique for executing malicious code or redirecting users to malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9942

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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://smidgel.ru/uplcv?utm_term=android+download+pending
    • http://koala-al.com/d/files/11391554270.pdf
    • https://hsegroup.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9lbmmp9stv4qit2du7e4geps83/71391946107.pdf
    • http://studioferrato.it/userfiles/files/mipuxutavekisep.pdf
    • http://thoitranglani.com/upload/files/pugumimosodusa.pdf
    • http://bajkolandia-leszno.pl/userfiles/file/74450839020.pdf
    • http://cec-intl.ru/app/webroot/files/file/67866826567.pdf
    • http://www.martiusstaden.org.br/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lixojibijun.pdf
    • https://nguyenhungstone.com/uploads/image/files/kukugakadogepanukiputoja.pdf
    • http://divapharma.com/uploaded/file/9887667665.pdf
    • https://propiedades.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fodolowezilukezox.pdf
    • https://rainbowfurnitures.com/files/files/limafepiroxuzagunotereve.pdf
    • http://stagelight.pl/userfiles/files/89806091272.pdf
    • https://tecnibat.net/uploads/archivos/91593843690.pdf
    • http://noavarservice.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vasasulibe.pdf
    • https://szelvedojavitasmiskolc.hu/files/files/33751542018.pdf
    • https://rffsev.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/55a31dedabec4ba8fc11f146aab66ad7/25532775563.pdf
    • https://www.opdrrustukalac.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16142b7c1a397b---xumanopotiwoborazugetu.pdf
    • https://alcc.c-zentrix.com/ALCC/mail_attachments/multitenant-ws-01/1/1630872950.pdf
    • http://awarelaxcentrum.cz/user_files/file/lexof.pdf
    • https://giasidaily.com/uploads/userfiles/file/mewuwizokegufofesikuzab.pdf
    • http://dezmaster.com/userfiles/file/5502974665.pdf
    • https://www.audifonosdoshoydos.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161416fb8750dd---jusodu.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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000af24.bin
6b1afbdc1369ff3e1643862346cd66fa0875deec295e2631a1d20a526bb9ce1c
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xAF24 10368 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000c675.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC675 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off0000de87.bin
5908f80f32ed7d28492dc5dc8b41690c32ebe1e54b0923e52d69dea5dde72110
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDE87 14680 bytes
font_03_sfnt_off000103ab.bin
e896d0c9c6509c93731645541c0836c845742b74f7fde2e8ff5e94baacc6a6a0
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x103AB 16632 bytes