Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c0d7f6bf0be4d7c0…

MALICIOUS

PDF

78.5 KB Created: 2021-09-16 23:45:21 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: b28e9e28e510368371b7129ebfb002d2 SHA-1: 985412333d0da99bf355acf46d1e2451a7b059ca SHA-256: c0d7f6bf0be4d7c04ae732eb146b42de0a6e1312c58638ac7fefa64cbb0db865
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous URLs pointing to compromised or disposable hosting, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely to redirect users to malicious sites for further compromise. The presence of embedded JavaScript further supports the execution of malicious actions.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9978

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://ketchas.ru/uplcv?utm_term=teks+berjalan+di+android
    • http://agisma.ru/files/pages/files/28101061951.pdf
    • http://thermcom.cz/userfiles/file/ruxelewixidosabivasusos.pdf
    • https://liepasmuiza.lv/userfiles/library/ropularerapubokimo.pdf
    • http://zakuskymoser.cz/www/ckfinder/userfiles/files/39389534500.pdf
    • https://hbfilm.ca/resimler/files/21897670486.pdf
    • https://wlao.on.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ea0072afb8ecf193f9ec44b1ac826d9a/27141071587.pdf
    • http://gasasosong.com/upload/fckeditor/file/xifop.pdf
    • https://www.businesswatchguardingservices.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1f3i0nl0adop0orkrrum1elavk/74126427192.pdf
    • http://principessavencanice.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16141124dc2c83---jokapakina.pdf
    • http://machulski.com/public/file/41071744172.pdf
    • https://agriplan-rs.com/dados/ckfinder/files/solagawonitopagofamerit.pdf
    • http://plenaseguroseprevidencia.com/fotosempresa/files/22994012887.pdf
    • http://msslink.ru/userfiles/files/6366806801.pdf
    • http://www.leads-bd.org/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/11718160704.pdf
    • http://mineraux-et-lithotherapie.fr/ckeditor/upload/files/kiwutiposogu.pdf
    • http://nanchang.chinatupai.com/web/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jebadozevusazoso.pdf
    • https://planet-pvc.com/upload/files/65063197206.pdf
    • https://geneticapanama.com/userfiles/file/66089541968.pdf
    • http://www.smpnuenen.nl/images/files/wexewilewapiridu.pdf
    • https://073741256.com/uploads/files/202109040913157515.pdf
    • http://gioithieu.btccorp.vn/uploads/files/88962255890.pdf
    • https://catequesisnavarra.org/guiarte_userfiles/files/84767069957.pdf
    • https://greenways.at/userfiles/file/malutaxafu.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_off0000d249.bin
7caf65a09efdaf1d73664dbb8c378117cbd4efe6e1d1bae359c5cf8a1e0985b4
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD249 16344 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000fca8.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFCA8 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off000114bf.bin
0edb6508152a46c64a75e5fa06e703a704bfc0ca8791b41613e7fd5f0acc6ff9
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x114BF 10468 bytes