Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b0ec4094abb88f5d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

79.3 KB Created: 2021-09-02 23:45:21 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: d43f3007d64c9f041b0d6411b6359764 SHA-1: 0a6cd3cee0eea71eaaad937a81b9e4828aece342 SHA-256: b0ec4094abb88f5da25e1882d3a99533e0bf23a7eb400f78b0511849799d0a38
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised CMS platforms. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to redirect users to phishing sites or download further malware. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for initiating these redirects or exploiting vulnerabilities.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9975

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://laborke.ru/uplcv?utm_term=convert+pdf+to+editable+ppt+free+online PDF link annotation
    • http://www.cheapmotorcycleinsurancepa.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/uki16g6dj9v2egl6qjjc74meo6/xiged.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://uniqrelation.com/userfiles/file/rinavegunomagafegata.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://julieesteban.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c09160f3e90---bogomazedawitovo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.burit.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607cd28b7dca8---digowisusovoj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-lightingcontrols.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d02ca91530e55097c770f4cc4def1820/wavifuzuziravobirugojex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://10kshot.com/customerinterview/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rokolumaxixinu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zerosquareonline.com/file/gixefefasakugeziluv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://usdcp.jp/user_data/userfiles/files/rutowaneratakuxadutuxigur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cuacuonnhaxuongbinhduong.com/upload/files/56489216878.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sandzak.best/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/08a22ff4ad1af43edd06178db949b491/30558037041.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alpinismbihor.ro/app/webroot/files/userfiles/files/51263941199.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://psfund.org/public/uploads/files/cms_files/mapobefif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://popa.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b0118bb726246c26d1cb0d3de6b54a35/12211288736.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dewalt-naradi.cz/media/upload/editor/file/konanupolu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://instandee.com/Images_upload/files/59225992776.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://spbmworld.com/anaeter_capital/siteadmin/userfiles/files/60144501354.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://razdolle.by/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b98j787ii81spheld0icoet591/nomejonawu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://noukos.gr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609214d12c2a3---84499682978.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.toptalentusa.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16116639a70c71---88505212250.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cokhihoangvinh.com/uploads/userfiles/file/53889114357.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ctkupavna.ru/upload/file/nowot.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_off0000d18d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD18D 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000e99f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE99F 17856 bytes
SHA-256: f0aa12b75f76ffa26cccb362dfadb630f11c94ef4f644a1a33b8479ce42c4bc7
font_02_sfnt_off000117b6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x117B6 10560 bytes
SHA-256: 0eb495b3ab55709f4251185328b1e1a223577035bd7731b1325c5085390d9bf1