Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b69a3f88ec88f294…

MALICIOUS

PDF

96.1 KB Created: 2021-09-19 12:37:43 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: a83ef7f06c1d0ed161a5b35624384d25 SHA-1: 351700315a2f13f678936b1fb4390b5731bf4d2b SHA-256: b69a3f88ec88f294350d9dbd6921110509f2757f02de98e5edcf507f641e904b
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains an embedded JavaScript stream and numerous external links, many pointing to compromised CMS upload directories. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to these malicious URLs, which are designed to host phishing content or further malware.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9965

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://huntic.ru/uplcv?utm_term=200+free+followers+on+instagram PDF link annotation
    • https://gtsonline.nl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/def3lj7v0j11ongaghvjdgcvng/48677274617.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mgtofubbq.com/uploads/files/suvibexejikumapulawujexut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fanghsin.com/uploads/files/202109050319446625.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://basse-normandie.annuaire-regional.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/kitupimedoripufodo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://matsonconstruction.net/userfiles/file/82136955998.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://brucemayrockinstitute.com/assets/ckfinder/core/connector/php/uploads/files/20900314725.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://soloparamideco.com/js/new/fckeditor/userfiles/file/5802621371.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://loonbedrijfschimmel.nl/userfiles/files/gugimifunuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hkwwta.org/userfiles/42016594352.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://blessingsngo.in/userfiles/files/lozozetumonisegoki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://caror.hu/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zomepovifegexo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jjw-led.com/userfiles/file/jamobijasafixapida.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lacgl.org/upload/editor/file/93369576541.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sabunwangi.com/contents/files/jufibenememamuniwise.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tipkeo.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wemosukopulififimabulon.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://granitnet.hu/editor_up/26650633407.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.siscard.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613a62786accc---seforibumuxamefomerogufaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sacproblemleri.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612f7f99e3a38---logipirerabeselewivozaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.olympusnorge.no/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bt738r0pond0530f3rb130d8ta/nozumonedogexiwamofuvep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rhondadejean.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/rudozulepobemix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.c2commercial.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/25bc6c7ec3399fdc3078a312b170a4d9/xavanabarawizovunar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cukrarska-vyroba.cz/UserFiles/File/79745892197.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gkz-crimea.ru/userfiles/file/vaxazofobobalegudum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ccsl.asia/files/sawetederuzap.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_off00011157.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11157 10788 bytes
SHA-256: 137e38a92a8ab0977f6bab2c28f3c4a3c062d160536d8f32078b91981aeb0873
font_01_sfnt_off00012a48.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12A48 18416 bytes
SHA-256: 7788d958c507162c9ac939950a1efcdb259f9d317508b79ef5652432f9c086fb
font_02_sfnt_off00015a43.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15A43 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1