Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c0f146bd00a6dc10…

MALICIOUS

PDF

73.7 KB Created: 2021-10-01 08:05:48 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-02
MD5: 4925b9c55fed400be118dd22b7ba2740 SHA-1: 8e2bd4053de509472436ba1e3d4e734b1a4cbd84 SHA-256: c0f146bd00a6dc1048ded4c03612850e7cf276919f4bb164450259cf7fccf623
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a link farm pointing to various websites, some of which are hosted on compromised CMS uploads. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to facilitate the download of unwanted or malicious software. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to obfuscate the malicious links or to perform further actions upon opening.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9982

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 http://longarmquiltacademy.com/fckeditor/userfiles/file/tibasiwutoxas.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://noospc.ru/SITE/files/editor/file/81331037604.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sbsedupatti.com/sbsedupatti/userfiles/file/sisurabajomiv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studioferrato.it/userfiles/files/61960129691.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cs-nippon-cp.com/mailmagazine/upload/files/jixidodenufokejoweloj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gostinica-domodedovo.ru/files/puderum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mobilahomedesign.com/userfiles/files/72253455427.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://futurepoolandspa.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/repiwatanukago.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wyslijpaczki.pl/app/webroot/files/userfiles/file/magefi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://u-spot.biz/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/67058021428.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://af.ssla.ru/images/fornews/files/19830084302.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tfsroanoke.com/home/tfs/public_html/new/ckfinder/userfiles/files/31739405709.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.karavanlakesfet.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0468e7d65f8cc1620b7958dc3620b572/15685279199.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.capitalroofingct.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614213590018a---86749064089.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.stallionreadymix.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612ecaadad438---takijikete.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.birdandwildlifeteam.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161404322b1204---76885276633.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://feriaalainversa.com/uploaded/files/sagafejojed.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://goghepcacloai.com/media/ftp/file/20481550852.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gamaconsultores.cl/upload/file/6736480643.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clinicaveterinariagussago.com/userfiles/files/rilizunekusevuvowifevum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.jobsincrete.gr/images/_user_na/file/97651904393.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://smwiarus.pl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wujajozopenizusujexaked.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://superfasttv.com/uploads/files/53205390834.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://btfa.tw/upload/files/97807895774.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hotechike.com/files/files/masonovesagu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/ngfLrbzwjls/uplcv?utm_term=download+yowhatsapp+apk+latest+versionPDF 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_off0000b8cd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB8CD 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000d0df.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD0DF 18348 bytes
SHA-256: e060d862983fee8071621eeffd315ce5d088f6dcd4378f728b05912387281bf8
font_02_sfnt_off0000ff88.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFF88 10848 bytes
SHA-256: 71984c641a235cb92704486803fb0ac24c90fd4b6b74ba3515858049df21785a