Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c22798832714cbb7…

MALICIOUS

PDF

95.0 KB Created: 2021-07-06 21:57:41 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-14
MD5: 6a3dd5ff348d4c52bd84fcb93bc1361a SHA-1: 7dd96e6334895937e4bc8f57f5c14a90b8022346 SHA-256: c22798832714cbb7695471bc0768bc5618b31d37c4394e791bdb2a3f0e21806f
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a large number of external URIs, many of which point to compromised CMS uploads or disposable hosting. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate the redirection or download of further malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9918

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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://infrive.ru/uplcv?utm_term=mod+master+for+minecraft+apk PDF link annotation
    • https://soyana.de/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jomifabapuvopi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cloverpark1959.com/clients/51168/File/gebidusisopibutaguwun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://4998horo.gmmwireless.com/contents/files/78142907157.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.scanworld.se/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b96ca95e8f4---gusivolo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.financedeclined.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606efcefcd09a---46993449278.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://secohthailand.com/file_media/file_image/file/7300261010.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://oneself.pro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606cf2457c787---17273712026.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://apsons.eu/files/file/84787643931.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dramayaramendes.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16071a446aade0---fixufozomutibiwufub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.quatainvestimentos.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607bb531061b5---70039867765.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://webhostmurah.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a5915e5099f---73621518453.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lynxitservices.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/7454496736.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.finestkindcharter.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16071b6ac2a137---puvaturujiwawosufatamekon.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ideaklinikbakirkoy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d0bcdb04911---72761129252.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.medical-psychology.gr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608134ebbe4b6---64217470867.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://riolospettacoli.it/filesUploads/file/67905739080.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.esthemed.ch/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609d34df5fc37---zorawurejudimulexo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dgjst.com/upfile/file/dezevuda.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fieldofgreen.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/adde9a81d8971c8f16d4c43645dd6f34/kofuvulusagiko.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://51www.org/uploadfile/file/dc5d89c23136e8e892005165b3d51f2f.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ag-concept.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8fb294aaaf4021e60f719deb4f26f359/5516591268.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hpx.com.ua/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7f5599cd9a00d4c5b01b210633b3f34e/wumejezu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dipinkrishna.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b24158d02db---mojotilurenowikopusatolu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://theemperorsoldclothes.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0nkicgftcdc2icslifl2um98v2/girujidexotezubowo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://paymentsbusiness.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16071d87702932---dajokufapupufow.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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000f892.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF892 10820 bytes
SHA-256: b70c161d462aabb4c60bfb523ef9fd1ea8ab4e4fb5e8ea95417d6336eb1a0555
font_01_sfnt_off00011183.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11183 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00012995.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12995 17540 bytes
SHA-256: ffaf7c2fe0250f0c2ab5916200ef97733e22441663c3b81e38878b168f5d9fa9
font_03_sfnt_off0001579e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1579E 16704 bytes
SHA-256: f3a20dd5e700ae390a0fe49f1c8ffa79b3fb96a0bd172bb38c6ac14fcf60674b