Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b9ae0d87df608cd9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

82.2 KB Created: 2021-08-16 06:17:45 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-02
MD5: b71059dd55e423a3229f7523c34a430a SHA-1: 8185e3b06b3ea84a8b8d0efcd1bbf1b6fcb8f356 SHA-256: b9ae0d87df608cd9b2a5a1b5a7a25cfe4bbf30d6cdd487e66df4fdc021a2ad60
212 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document was flagged as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier. It uses a password-protected-archive lure. The file embeds a large number of external links characteristic of an SEO link farm, many hosted on compromised CMS upload directories, presents a deceptive download button and contains embedded JavaScript. Specific URLs and indicators for this sample are listed in the indicators section.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9977

Heuristics 9

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
  • Password-protected archive handoff high SE_PASSWORD_ARCHIVE_LURE
    Document gives password instructions for an archive or attachment — often used to keep payloads encrypted until after gateway scanning
  • 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 http://musthighschool.mn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/bifebojiwasovexipo.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://www.displaysdirectaustralia.com.au/application/third_party/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jugis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://originalcheck.it/public/img_admin/file///61955803396.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://romangruszecki.com/uploaded/file/kidesupupejowokipoguwopu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://greenworx.eu/images/uploads/files/jefafezigidalukubovexi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://industrialdevices.in/uploads/81339068202.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sg-callenberg.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16119c9a74cc2a---50950702126.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mannerfeltdesignteam.se/ckfinder/userfiles/files/bujajipebusuratutix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hz-karavany.cz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/luturitujixiwoxurazuwuvo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cgeminfos.ma/upload/file/29041629828.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://maloneslandscape.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16083c1df5d37c---nelanezokigiturusonob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://krindustria.com.br/site/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160aa6a10e7e80---duwiwogawivunewofonomi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://farmina.ru/uploads/files/35148512595.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://exactblue.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e095fe9d6c5---gujigofoluj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fli.edu.mn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/59692404582.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sk-massimo.com/js/upload/files/madagojudaradeferukabas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ferado.vn/userfiles/file/tapanodejefijoson.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kissdocs.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ac89d654fde---dabilixexomerezobujadul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ceresasrl.it/userfiles/files/wotakikifasusudevovajipoj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zatexpress.com/upload/userfiles/files/viraxixan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://baodinhsolar.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/acn6udagirpq00nekmti3pq1jo/lunabagomuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--l3cbpp3gh4a5g5c.com/userfiles/files/xiliziramowibetefe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lirealestatelitigator.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0c3adab64b169be48e627e2e10ad4733/71034248400.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/DOqCt-cVA4I/uplcv?utm_term=sound+forge+7+serial+number+keygenPDF 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_off0000dc1c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDC1C 17372 bytes
SHA-256: 8da21fd0b18256a8f10bfc98e8ae0c5454d4aadc30d0075f93ecce5f103eb0f7
font_01_sfnt_off0001093f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1093F 11172 bytes
SHA-256: 8c5a7c1962366c70762abfd610fa0eaf2a20493e674c3eb7ffe6037386779d8c
font_02_sfnt_off00012337.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12337 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1