Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b41122a69b068879…

MALICIOUS

PDF

79.5 KB Created: 2021-09-08 02:07:19 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: d08e835c199716193761c65472d7ad8d SHA-1: 6ad05c069db209ab4aa856b07251b73f11f50c79 SHA-256: b41122a69b06887936ebf02e1dfc66dd33e351a95b9c8e732b59f271f4a8e02a
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 CMS upload directories. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution via these links. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate the redirection or obfuscate the malicious links.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9978

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 http://erfolgsapp.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160853df5ac3fc---7953372257.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://infravoip.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ff833cebbf872f3ad57a05d70a02ccd1/xininurizakifex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vako.vn/app/webroot/uploads/files/sajuwaxexivafevusezopof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bennett-legal.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/rubok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://residencecarlofelice.com/userfiles/files/bizogazotemaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.melodypods.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608f862be5af1---96962423006.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bouwenaaneensterkwerkgeversmerk.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a39ef363033---fuwuzevuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://harryfok.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zufanezubajojede.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://goldway.jp/upload/board/file/52000964023.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://htbestcomputer.com/media/ftp/file/resarijoborepim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mercedesbenzofaustinservice.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c011291e7db---65942617689.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://observatoire-omic.org/documents/file/tilokinorawow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://capital-tic.com/upload/ckfinder_temp/files/20210703234505.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://landbondcorten.com/attachment/file/1bfe65589d42f6b6b2decfd6c87f4a93.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://redskap.ru/userfiles/file/33288742182.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.studiolegalefusimorelli.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b67db8c5629---durejoviwusireragoruvo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bbgpiti.com/userfiles/files/sesibutuvokize.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://khacvietlaser.vn/public/images_news/files/dusutek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://adaviestransportltd.com/userfiles/file/23477568566.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vidaleve.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/5206888814.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aduanaldelvalle.mx/userfiles/file/mofireremuduwunadiropedum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://traditionsradio.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9704234df0b638111a05292b541ca736/16519968195.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://registracijakoncar.com/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jopabesifasupeliwefogo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/1xuhb7AK25c/uplcv?utm_term=addition+of+fractions+word+problems+worksheetsPDF 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_off0000d269.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD269 16812 bytes
SHA-256: 070133ad4ffefcfdb9d65bee10c97f7b8ac7f8c38d93892649778841b8ce2076
font_01_sfnt_off0000fdec.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFDEC 11184 bytes
SHA-256: cd8daa0ef50490c060aa4c1423fad34eb21b9dcfd8fbfa325acdca32cdd47ccc
font_02_sfnt_off000117bc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x117BC 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1