Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 bd856f5dab1255df…

MALICIOUS

PDF

73.9 KB Created: 2021-10-01 05:28:09 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-21
MD5: c2495923c7fd0d9a9bb6a241b6701c39 SHA-1: cd39d31ddd4947ba9511da3f79d57a84ccafc5b8 SHA-256: bd856f5dab1255df9d12b232f98a8165ce5033c315aa8fc70399320e5bcbc511
184 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for exploiting PDF viewers or delivering malicious content. The PDF also hosts a large number of external links, many pointing to potentially compromised or disposable hosting, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution lure. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier further support its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9885

Heuristics 8

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
  • Malformed active-content stream length medium PDF_MALFORMED_EXPLOIT_STREAM_LENGTH
    A PDF stream that carries active/exploit-looking content has a declared /Length that does not match the recovered stream body. Malformed stream boundaries and length mismatches are common parser-evasion/supporting evidence around Reader exploit streams.
  • 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://chcial.ru/uplcv?utm_term=decode+and+conquer+3rd+edition+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://centromedicoveterinarioadda.com/userfiles/files/4176576402.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://woodwork.pl/ubezpiecz/obrazy/file/siluvaviluwifow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vivaldiskibus.com/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210902_97A91D35A92AF0AB.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bdnchem.com/upload/files/88326700641.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vinniescustoms.com/userfiles/files/1567477279.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akkoryazilim.com/userfiles/file/25348830038.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://keluargamimpi.com/contents/files/depamisanikevi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bajajsports.com/userfiles/file/dofirozowafe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.fecomerciomg.org.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613b74f566881---topapel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://travellifeafrica.com/ci/userfiles/files/58930507872.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://yuktiedu.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f024fec894dc454f2526788b7df84b36/pawuzaranabivitabelesukud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://phamtrangia.site/upload/files/84780270019.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.vek-bg.com/app/templates/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/ziwomabukimoma.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alaqart.atelierleuthold.ch/userfiles/files/revolaxolobuzopowodu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://funcarele.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/16276175687.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://meta-min.com/files/91848519253.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn----7sbjvweekof5d.xn--p1ai/files/files/93241099589.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.finanzanlagen-honorarberatung.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16134bb0b88c98---76861222242.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cebrium.ssnn.ro/images/79552127839.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://viveironativodevicosa.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/12904150186.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bloemenwinkelindex.nl/images/uploads/xobisumezimusapo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dorisemitchell.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/53009196073.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://leprofit.ee/cmsfile/contentfiles/86473525338.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xo-sound.ru/userfiles/file/bakadowafebifi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nuricomuvakfi.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8utik8n2h1jiqibjnvi70gqvb1/62006058467.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://enkepharma.com/upload/files/13721867058.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://irodori.kir.jp/files/file/29762631530.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_off0000b5d5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB5D5 10816 bytes
SHA-256: 83a251c6b73db1b7c8e843125427c57350cf16ee059af92ffc5e4c8426227d7a
font_01_sfnt_off0000ceb9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCEB9 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0000e6cb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE6CB 19476 bytes
SHA-256: eb42f5a6fa5e3d8f9218ffaded1637f68a3e5af1e40a256e7bd0ddbeb0fd0d79