Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c1776d60227bc2cc…

MALICIOUS

PDF

88.8 KB Created: 2021-10-08 13:17:55 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-24
MD5: 00f89dd48c783f1230e882e437d940f1 SHA-1: 8146c2e47978f6277ea4d984377d778f296befd4 SHA-256: c1776d60227bc2cc01c4acf75af87f1eacfc0a91c51a677632762eb4038b28b7
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple external URIs, many of which point to compromised or disposable hosting. The heuristic 'PDF_COMPROMISED_CMS_UPLOAD_LINK_FARM' and 'PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM' strongly suggest a malicious intent to redirect users to potentially harmful sites. The embedded JavaScript, though not fully detailed, is a common vector for further exploitation or redirection.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9987

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://keletunderground.hu/images/uploaded_pics/file/lezimevesokonulusiru.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://s-privod.ru/userfiles/file/tiguxivunomozikinaruxij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.papelerialapiceros.es/ckfinder/userfiles/files/mufudiki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ranchobg.com/img/file/doselejutogisiwozasagek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://760_709737661.mildmedia-dev.eu/uploads/userfiles/files/20785541196.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zhouzhuanx.com/v15/Upload/file/20219282017257757.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thaide.org/userfiles/file/faxumedofegakukita.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zzwgjx.com/d/files/lakovijazotajizo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://phdpecs.hu/userfiles/files/xufurolevukojubilu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rainwater.cc/images/uploads/files/xesizudezixupavowibu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.scmsgroup.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gavanefufow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://luminex.pl/upload/file/ledoniwipuxim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://massarentearchitettura.com/userfiles/files/58692304858.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.stsmcc.org/www/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/dasasufudu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://angelsforwarriors.org/userfiles/files/35866195871.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.cuerpomenteyespiritu.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613a96aa2b287---zekisatadifewiwiwu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hotelristorantenovecento.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ea0c1f98dd47189e2b22f0215468cffd/xowufutaxosuwib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dolphinegypt.net/userfiles/file/miwekufozerurorujaferov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://infoenergie-loire.org/userfiles/file/67326870176.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://barrierball.cl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wikobakixijazafegitazagel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://azco.friend-match.com/upload/files/jedabelu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tangiahoang.vn/Images_upload/files/64212053372.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://beaufortbond.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0a1e9b02410538464905504d3b99e946/xevefinuvajufidunuvijuba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gsprojekt.eu/userfiles/files/54883727799.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/cv9VXjIrmdE/uplcv?utm_term=why+is+personal+appearance+important+in+the+workplacePDF 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://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_off0000f940.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF940 10924 bytes
SHA-256: 6375198f909bdb53a9dee777410848f9747199bbca7931d33e7a461eeaacdf8b
font_01_sfnt_off00011274.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11274 18532 bytes
SHA-256: dbe98f53973493acf78091056128eae58e5f97ce5c3d32631d63a89e0edec69e
font_02_sfnt_off00014267.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14267 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1