Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 be5b4168f3fe0457…

MALICIOUS

PDF

90.7 KB Created: 2021-09-10 17:28:40 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: aa8201f13eae8fa19891b2d6386a9dc2 SHA-1: 6af294517caa488821bf992ddaaf70b6e4162f36 SHA-256: be5b4168f3fe0457e19971666a5ded50fb4db930cf706cf08f43a6ad68614eb6
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a significant number of external links, many pointing to disposable hosting or compromised CMS uploads, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate the redirection or exploit vulnerabilities.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9913

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://legend-chang.com/UserFiles/files/71362792643.pdf
    • http://allier-genealogie.org/File:/wezasezinekewupasurig.pdf
    • http://pegasomeeting.medcoast.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lujenexezigepukilezuzew.pdf
    • https://losaltos.com/wysiwygfiles/file/93540604152.pdf
    • http://barudan.hk/UploadFile/file/20210904033047730.pdf
    • http://southerncross-ex.com/images/blog/file/nanefisakesu.pdf
    • https://x-leather.com/radsportfiles/file/62668383545.pdf
    • http://serextion2006.com/js/upload/files/xokidifediwititepona.pdf
    • http://fixafilm.se/userfiles/file/14225948122.pdf
    • https://esteticarcare.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/752f2422ff3b265651cbe76037707885/risuxoletarebavodelokopo.pdf
    • https://cincia.ro/ckfinder/userfiles/files/donit.pdf
    • https://bazk.info/public_htmluploads/file/82169445754.pdf
    • http://logisticsnetworks.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/reseregupoposupibig.pdf
    • http://puebloexec.com/userfiles/file/midezebanebabumibe.pdf
    • http://cjmfgxfollow.morefriendship.com/upload/files/tepumumuvudixer.pdf
    • http://www.cenlaenvironmental.com/siteuploads/editorimg/file/lubugumetufederemewisapo.pdf
    • https://www.lavishlook.se/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4f70507145a9d436d81d80e194254082/dutilujaduvuzuwazafebux.pdf
    • http://cnwt.mgo.cool/upfile/files/2021/09/06/madifuwiganogalu.pdf
    • http://z-sinpro.com/upload/files/sofedidexu.pdf
    • https://dsodrecital.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613ab42c4b54d---65983249989.pdf
    • http://stepasidemedical.ie/images/uploads/file/69533295860.pdf
    • http://bjoybrands.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161308aa635078---noseletovitikus.pdf
    • https://limadelimon.com/images/file/funibe.pdf
    • http://www.web-globus.de/ckfinder/userfiles/files/5907816499.pdf
    • https://www.harnoordesigns.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8c1a580e2597df4f6b9e891133b7c294/66227050180.pdf
    • http://vimbark.sk/editor_uploads/files/gorixedixopoxosijobinuz.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/BvfzZFkJO3s/uplcv?utm_term=iot+android+app
    • 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_off0000ff59.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFF59 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0001176f.bin
c50c2e1c5e3ed26a5cf6b77f80ea8089cd5c1cbb0d630379d6dc0ac9b1ff257b
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1176F 9988 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00012d98.bin
cb6f03a01861d7dc1e5c1eaef9e69e1b9396374e56cd326ed79db5b870eaaa31
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12D98 18276 bytes