Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 bbc8968e6e6152ed…

MALICIOUS

PDF

82.9 KB Created: 2021-09-21 07:16:33 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: ec049584774c85617576a1fba223f462 SHA-1: 82380d0c0689b8f0a7545d5f796cbe2efbd1a5a3 SHA-256: bbc8968e6e6152ed5e56bd9255ac78a83eacfcd81ae6e2e335498df4b47fd1fb
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many of which are hosted on compromised WordPress sites or disposable domains. The heuristic 'PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM' and the presence of a 'utm_term' parameter in one URL suggest an attempt to lure users with search engine optimized content, likely for phishing or malware distribution. ClamAV detection as 'Pdf.Phishing.Trojan' further supports the malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9985

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://synerhu.ru/uplcv?utm_term=urdu+keyboard+download+for+android
    • https://ou-ravda.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/16463890631.pdf
    • https://cffcommunications.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1/1613992f7002b1---buzibeg.pdf
    • https://huanghecables.com/d/files/75595944844.pdf
    • http://eventologia.com/userfiles/files/20302716576.pdf
    • http://gaongonmaiphuong.vn/webroot/img/files/xesepivazukewuvakelar.pdf
    • http://jenan.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wurolujudonovu.pdf
    • http://kes.org/upload/editor/files/tupodibutifopoli.pdf
    • http://www.verneteco.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/tabanoxerodofegojopapi.pdf
    • http://smartmedicaleg.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613cb34983db8---50108991259.pdf
    • https://pspgenuine.com/ci/userfiles/files/9085935532.pdf
    • https://www.sir.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613ea5426b580---78606043915.pdf
    • http://franceplus.fr/userfiles/file/josutekobijulupabirike.pdf
    • https://emmaushuis.org/pages/51059368287.pdf
    • http://mundori.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nobikimaxife.pdf
    • https://quanticabtl.com/cms_2018_quantica/sgi_userfiles/userfiles/files/zagefirelawuful.pdf
    • https://aiaciran.org/cache/fck_files/file/67901573477.pdf
    • https://nedimgame.com/calisma2/files/uploads/53143017011.pdf
    • https://tutorlookup.com/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/2997646007.pdf
    • http://www.ville-dammarie.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sanufatewumogevegeke.pdf
    • https://hongmao.tw/uploads/files/202109070056368027.pdf
    • https://dermo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613df21b32449---tijuwes.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 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000d6be.bin
be86f3967f1001fc995940270f8456ee4c33c6eaba2c9216cd0202cdbf16d221
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD6BE 21204 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00010d77.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10D77 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off0001258e.bin
c479adace148fcce16b65712b2c0d6f6f033c173d690411b78660a9b84eebf7a
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1258E 10620 bytes