Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c2ade7c4b15e91a3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.9 KB Created: 2021-08-18 22:57:05 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: d7955ef171a145058a4e02c0db0b8e00 SHA-1: f0ca6c85a43712f4d22635ebbf099120e2cb7fb4 SHA-256: c2ade7c4b15e91a3472c08c6298dc1e67aff6f7845bf296ff51c19128e8bf6ca
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised websites or disposable hosting, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users. The presence of embedded JavaScript suggests an attempt to execute malicious code, likely to facilitate further exploitation or phishing. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly support the malicious nature of this document.

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://irlanc.ru/uplcv?utm_term=what+are+the+7+stages+of+grief+after+a+death+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://moreit.ch/productinfo/file/2469817392.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://minisadik-margaritka.ru/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/juwazexixawajafofus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.aaar.cat/assets/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jigesujobe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.laterveer-biesenbeek.nl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/60279241484.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mebelpozakazu.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7b66e7fa9ae315b0ecfed9c0963961c0/fesumozekunurikinagesig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://seataclighting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6e2815fb25477a16185b25df32b038ea/pifojuboxukevariko.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tecsal.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607197642002d---75928505151.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://matsonconstruction.net/userfiles/file/dopokobomuzawufoxefa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://namthangbasaltstone.com/uploads/image/files/99998551885.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://esangsok.com/upfile/files/89637947037.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://juegosinflablesarizona.com/files/vitalojonereg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.oknookna.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607c35e729662---10844035389.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tatishev.ru/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sawopudesiporet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://harryreichert.de/uploaded_pics/News/file/gulifozedevegemukanaro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andyselfstorage.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fc45ei9qv36r3r1ihm7v0drsle/19109166290.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rhythmcprandfirstaid.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/28b6c4ed3d5fe728b4c88cbf7401a44b/dejamakenoturu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feriaesotericadeatocha.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bdcdf9dade4---bisamugolopogojow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://srihemkuntsahibfgp.org/hemkunt/userfiles/file/pejanavadow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gloucesterclassof81.com/clients/23558/File/bonupofoxivulovejekex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://carneslaw.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/92906108504.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://apparel.allianceflooring.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/49bdee45733099c26e556465901ac8e4/65563268613.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://leunamgroup.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5371b39ae5b0a8d50657df5d8966759a/pidapavinadinoloninerefi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://artmetinc.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160875c182e59b---595821480.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://branchennachweis.eu/userfiles/file/tejeredid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mobytec.com.br/mobytec/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609414e8aacc7---tevajajiditodajejavo.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 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000e618.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE618 10672 bytes
SHA-256: 9dfd7d2c4d91a469b76e0b46a276a80be8e3799629a0324233b2bc7b8d1c8736
font_01_sfnt_off0000fe95.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFE95 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000116a7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x116A7 16256 bytes
SHA-256: b17768c01d3262288ea07fe527a2cd56b6cb50b38b6aef69dc071736052019f1