Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b522ce5f4db0841a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

72.6 KB Created: 2021-09-14 07:35:35 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: fab97eb129bb551a23e913ed223aaec3 SHA-1: c21b02a33219b57fe2c592b5c10c17c6ba131231 SHA-256: b522ce5f4db0841a2538d7d0645582e12571408bf8944ccf4e0d8496c9a385e6
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which are hosted on compromised CMS upload storage or disposable hosting, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution scheme. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely involving the execution of JavaScript to redirect users to malicious sites for further exploitation.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9973

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://coretry.ru/uplcv?utm_term=mobile+application+free+download+for+android PDF link annotation
    • https://menokatea.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/ditoxuvigirobusama.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://darshanam.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pasasi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://itnetworkconsultingsf.com/helpdesk/app/webroot/img/userfiles/files/15205639996.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://scissortailfarms.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161334e36aed59---nofizajedinik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://innospectrum.eu/hirlevel/file/59610822295.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://krukaiart.com/userfiles/files/jibulow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mvmdigital.gr/files/files/68019492663.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fullprotec.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rajageku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akicgiyim.com/userfiles/file/fowejebina.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aeklaw.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/rokibukona.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pc580.cn/upload_fck/file/2021-9-10/20210910181111498331.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kipass.fr/userfiles/file/69716278272.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sincaremedicaltour.com/js/upload/83457415792.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://diagonal.org.ar/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16140025853781---tututatobama.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tp-pos.com/uploads/image/files/95326731411.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://focalthai.com/file_media/file_image/file/59474648198.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.leadercaravans.com.au/application/third_party/ckfinder/userfiles/files/2656265444.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lnimeina.it/userfiles/files/35260934883.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aaykpn.com/uploads/editor/files/19761035834.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://factorysales.com/userfiles/files/zasivenanura.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://all-paca.com/ckeditor/ckfinder/core/connector/php/uploads/files/6612850518.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://0a3exp.com/upfiles/editor/files/90394659856.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dzirerealtors.com/uploads/rizisubepevedejonakesedur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://independentmusicleague.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/007203abfeed0317a168db35b0123549/28560517322.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cosmosimpex.com/app/webroot/ckfinder/userfiles/files/75362600725.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_off0000bcfe.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xBCFE 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000d515.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD515 10664 bytes
SHA-256: 39e5663310a54aa0435335b6da0125b5f87948a5b68beafb07347ca7b735410b
font_02_sfnt_off0000ed73.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xED73 15408 bytes
SHA-256: 2451f7ee4f59d4fbf95ebaa9c65c3805693d5cc0c98ddd196a327e3eef6b1738