Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b74440e1d200b1ff…

MALICIOUS

PDF

106.3 KB Created: 2021-08-08 14:25:33 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: ab3570a79f31aaaad1cc065938d4c60d SHA-1: 14b66068751f583df7103546e1eaaf28f74b734c SHA-256: b74440e1d200b1ff6ffa294a15b1b2e9a714d8570057b73746294746c777d969
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many pointing to disposable hosting or compromised WordPress sites, suggesting an attempt to host malicious content or phishing pages. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to trick users into downloading a secondary payload via the presented links or download buttons. The use of external URLs and embedded scripts points towards a downloader or phishing campaign.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9964

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://inwebjor.ru/uplcv?utm_term=borislav+pekic+besnilo+pdf+download
    • https://shellserva.nl/docs/Image/file/rolowofofazawubitor.pdf
    • http://designbeginnings.com/upload/file/36782083823.pdf
    • http://harckocsik.hu/userfiles/file/36745733429.pdf
    • http://ssujaxchapter.com/clients/83257/File/50916658074.pdf
    • http://chinalabware.ru/d/files/xurujuzijavepagibunow.pdf
    • http://nassagroup.org/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xixisuwevupo.pdf
    • https://aduanaldelvalle.com/userfiles/file/12902825775.pdf
    • https://andana.us/files/files/14858924462.pdf
    • http://piazzademarini3ge.com/userfiles/files/timokozi.pdf
    • http://exantusfamilyreunion.com/clients/9/96/968554593547eb574606130639276270/File/muges.pdf
    • https://keluargamimpi.com/contents//files/18885763647.pdf
    • https://kindliving.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tmp/31927020799.pdf
    • http://juniorsmagazine.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16081659adcd03---40337197340.pdf
    • https://creativesilhouettes.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608d02bc9d355---komametisodamujimifikev.pdf
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16090348110577---sevegulemazejobuw.pdf
    • http://atya.eu/files/file/nijatamimanusobukesakax.pdf
    • https://quanghuydulich.vn/img_duhoc/files/xosuden.pdf
    • http://glina-master.ru/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wotuferisadajazubirul.pdf
    • https://used-machinetools.ro/app/webroot/files/userfiles/files/52126842284.pdf
    • https://peptidturkiye.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/29137599249.pdf
    • http://samilove-payitforward.com/clients/f/f9/f9b0b202ed5d2cb263a89f8a9bd08a94/File/worukolazibanokofenex.pdf
    • https://christianboudreau.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160901e2270cdc---dajilosotulodaji.pdf
    • http://nnk.gr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160756e904dabc---mazewax.pdf
    • http://dainichiji.com/upload_ckr/files/66284361071.pdf
    • https://maloneslandscape.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e55b973522b---mezafub.pdf
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 5

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000fd9a.bin
1c3d96f36f5d05a4642fe234f9b6b7bff6f88df59d42f24259ff4f657bfcf8fe
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFD9A 16752 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00011580.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11580 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00012d97.bin
8198a6380672263faeeb2b665720544b2688369d9665d067a9ac7f7068f56ffb
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12D97 10952 bytes
font_03_sfnt_off000146f0.bin
6e3612c3c347f1ce70ca4821b5a43d3a473e1f18e2a42be400507c6a9764e1f2
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x146F0 6604 bytes
font_04_sfnt_off00015e3d.bin
525e2bf5996b4f7b597d6a783be83b5580242d1186eb61e5858d469c59a2dbc0
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15E3D 23596 bytes