Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c2fc47f448de54b2…

MALICIOUS

PDF

78.9 KB Created: 2021-09-05 04:56:55 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: 89bed65654cd9f278bfc60a781288f99 SHA-1: b390a32c3ac706bfa28fd5c7ff03087a9efef589 SHA-256: c2fc47f448de54b2d5e1c20f5a07457a526f5b2092d5e00b931589561ce8de22
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 or disposable hosting. The heuristics indicate a link farm designed to redirect users, likely for phishing or malware delivery. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, consistent with a phishing or downloader attack pattern.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9975

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://coretry.ru/uplcv?utm_term=12v+buzzer+datasheet+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://fresh-j.info/images/uploadedimages/file/geredimavefuzogoporobu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://albatrossmrn.com/konadnew/userfiles/file/lizawexuguzenugozidujajo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tipkeo.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gusez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://poltinik.ru/userfiles/file/lopomosidatowulanetosito.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asupuro.com/user_data/image//file/lamexevereduparimofug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nfraccon.org/userfiles/file/kanulopefemana.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mdsalon.ru/img/lib/file/ferilalubegorejodogumuse.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://shsalumniauditorium.org/clients/f/fa/fa32e32112b7cad64a7d7e78b95ed61b/File/sejojamosisusosuka.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mithermomix.com.mx/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4c85176a34d58a7d0ae59c3d6f2cc1c8/55799220482.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://firmykominkowe.pl/Obrazki/edytor/file/39524720447.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--e1aaafipco3bk8gra3b.xn--p1ai/upload_picture/file/3531586811.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.louthadventures.ie/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16077d0fab29b9---toxomukur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://0a3exp.com/upfiles/editor/files/61583975367.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kayakbranson.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607d74753b740---fulapasurivuxupafo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nbc.com.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gesonepokatozabefa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ksklinika.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/82644622338.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stonestudio.pl/files/upload/file/vexalelawina.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b7f79fa5448---wizukedurijadij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://patrick-jardinage.fr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/218378338.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.infranetltd.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607e679e921c9---3857652247.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://myphambambi.com/webroot/img/files/bovefekifigifugujej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pattyn360.com/upload/forum/files/letiruxavonudogugaxawul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://foto-recepty.sk/images/fotky/rixopivanomafufugasukozat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hmsendo.pl/uploads/editor/file/16727232207.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_off0000c9da.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC9DA 10672 bytes
SHA-256: d344da8ca8a9d17826aa02363907c4a8f293ff9e6e05ee21edf0a54b38028ffd
font_01_sfnt_off0000e263.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE263 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0000fa75.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFA75 19384 bytes
SHA-256: 5f05c2227035424dda026a8bfbbfd57a409e47c6de0cbbbeef9de1d880d1c05b