Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c230ff89ea1149f0…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.6 KB Created: 2021-09-24 09:15:37 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: c42f86b32857a0b857a74cf6d3a2cdbd SHA-1: 8b6e28bce0c6c927fe4ef8ccdd607172f11f7299 SHA-256: c230ff89ea1149f0e673fb5b9e2c576cf839fc38daa724e61d462a3a06304b60
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many pointing to compromised CMS uploads or disposable hosting, 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 a common technique for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities or initiating malicious actions.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9912

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://www.pvvc.cz/files/37841116063.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://cs-web-design.de/ablage/userfiles/files/rejepipelogaguluvivisem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://chsromania.managenet.ro/images/file/kowitedafatelar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://free-note.kr/files/fckeditor/file/2063101177614aff94e239d.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sun-green.eu/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nagel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bannermaul.com/userData/board/file/27190338280.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--dlek-5qa.com/admin/UserFiles/file/74057392721.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kraski-chernila.ru/resources/file/2314369993.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jlm-kg.com/uploads/file/pilojinaseragotujo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akademibt.com/resimler/files/99126198319.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.zolmedis.lt/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sasupa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kbcsisa.com/upload/fckeditor/file/61989326506.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://piataafacerilor.ro/app/webroot/files/userfiles/files/zukigezurorekidusexa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://prosefkuchare.cz/userfiles/fusetorewirabobibuf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.webhisto.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16135e1925ca12---siwejusapetafevigizedeta.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sziszolg.hu/editor_up/tegemosopebufuboramokud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eltonltd.ru/sites/default/files/uploads/65050560212.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://komunalno.vrgorac.hr/files/jusubuwukudabomilem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ttc-investco.com/img/files/fekupajuvigurudidodojab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://roland-toys.eu/userfiles/file/92075215750.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.santaterezinha.com.br/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/9133196258.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.icodar.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16145ab313ea0f---30658641161.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://glosunspa.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16130bebce38a4---tefateroj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sesc-am.com.br/Selecao/ckfinder/files/32268043858.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hosteleriayvending.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vodovivevoximojaxomub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.yourhealthyourchoice.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16148f01012f13---janapifugetujobipe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/GLLx1DTH0VQ/uplcv?utm_term=a+raisin+in+the+sun+pdf+act+1PDF 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_off0000edb6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEDB6 16312 bytes
SHA-256: f5f41c3d0ef62846e4a5bfd61f1e6fcf4cb0fad6bc777363696552c90f818f74
font_01_sfnt_off000117da.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x117DA 10684 bytes
SHA-256: 922b48faa36ca0e20a4dfa349f934d43ce043e59d4668b26891708893aaf817c
font_02_sfnt_off00013054.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13054 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1