Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b20984deac1f3878…

MALICIOUS

PDF

95.3 KB Created: 2021-09-19 01:26:45 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: eedf15f815af4e3610f29868c0dcfa16 SHA-1: 81fac3576869422c9f693d80571cf21e2bd6a78c SHA-256: b20984deac1f3878840c80ac3b93f2e4159dc63a001b49dd5fe237f0147c77b0
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, a common technique for executing malicious code within documents. It also features a link farm pointing to multiple disposable domains and compromised WordPress uploads, suggesting an attempt to obscure the final destination and evade detection. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9806

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://medvor.ru/uplcv?utm_term=the+greatest+show+on+earth+book+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://foodchemsino.com/d/files/pasugidudov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://everbeenmagnet.com/js/upfiles/files/89001116756.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://villaturri.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613702436d2e7---naxusojakisulize.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://musorcentrum.hu/files/article/file/bolopojimasik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://12shio5.com/contents/files/66470264457.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ls-machinery.com/uploadpic/files/202109101605449299.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.petercar0937494634.com/upload/img/files/pivexu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://riolospettacoli.it/filesUploads/file/xarobijizalatajuvu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://civilkontroll.hu/uploads/file/kanowifupuliku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://partnyor.az/userfiles/file/furiledinaxedadubu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dr.schure.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/dizomesujigapoxavutukep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://reanda.com/jingkelun/userfiles/files/20210907052933.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://relaxbotanika.cz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/95529844542.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hocikto.info/userfiles/file/8604157970.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://directorvincentchow.com/fck_filemanager_upload/file/64578203023.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bazab.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/4630566712.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mabo-meccanica.eu/userfiles/files/gozosigobazaridimewir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://solartgaleria.hu/images/file/6108545164.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.educazionesessuale-scuola.ch/ck/ckfinder/userfiles/files/41244010424.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hellnocancershow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16140bac129b59---jipiserapugixusosadi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nerezove-kuchyne.cz/UserFiles/File/93181624369.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://felixefontesadvogados.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/33288346466.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chronocertif.com/userfiles/file/vozamozojoguja.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://beaumont-residence.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/poopufc1liqevji393bvp1drm1/wureduw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mimpishio1bet.com/contents/files/80058299895.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.linkkorea.co.kr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161412177c9e3a---38907033126.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://riondene.ch/img/uploads/file/41504447149.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_off00010a2e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10A2E 10920 bytes
SHA-256: 5a80a3a3bcf8cbe8e82b6d18a45cdefdbedaa78ed5b52c64e5a6dc060a3ca53b
font_01_sfnt_off00012318.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12318 19732 bytes
SHA-256: 0af99e39708781705eff42ae6c7e4dfd554e2ffcb2921f4ab275d05e3bfd5dca
font_02_sfnt_off0001577b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1577B 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1