Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c2fd560904d9d91d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

80.7 KB Created: 2021-09-18 23:12:33 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: d4b6a286d2e931f7c593f0453885eac5 SHA-1: 88cb51ad4fa33c57c525af83d98d9f9ca695ce4f SHA-256: c2fd560904d9d91d0918660e2a03659096c67d97fe0465d53123a3ca10d9de4d
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The file is identified as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier. It contains embedded JavaScript and numerous URLs, many of which are part of a link farm hosted on disposable or compromised domains. The presence of embedded JavaScript suggests potential for further malicious actions, such as downloading additional payloads or exploiting vulnerabilities.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.8945

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
  • PDF differential parser failed info PDF_DIFFERENTIAL_PARSE_FAILED
    The cross-check parser (pdfminer.six) failed on this file: PDF differential parser failed: PDFSyntaxError. Static heuristics still ran and any of their findings above are valid; only the differential cross-check signal is missing.
  • 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://chugguwang.com/files/fckeditor/file/63472380029.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.haztartasigepszakuzlet.hu/pics/file/20134757454.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jumpstart.mobi/userfiles/file/79360745807.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://antwerp-reefer-tournament.be/argt/files/ponojorakeb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sealskinz.ru/files/file/jufolomej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://concertwristband.com/resimler/files/27243854870.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://massarentearchitettura.com/userfiles/files/32123816385.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.carlosfunes.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613ebb615e332---genuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://quimis.net/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zexoxemadasawuwejomabu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://american-security-inc.com/assets/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nosedufodipuzikajo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://abwingsva.com/uploads/files/jejudetibafot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.platformliften.info/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16145e5f2ceb26---luzaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bacninhonline.com/webroot/img/files/gewesutikazuladodeb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://teewer.mn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/12668562336.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://colegiosantarosa.com/uploads/imagem/file/mazipoparan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cec-intl.ru/app/webroot/files/file/30498026450.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aronabritcan.com/userfiles/file/kiguxubifebesuzorenewivop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://worldkelo.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ddf5efc610a27bfeadce84a75adb2aac/bakajipetufeso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://escolaalfa.com/userfiles/file/ruvewowep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ncteonline.com/userfiles/file/sikasokerolajuzu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cameralehiep.com/hinhanh_fckeditor/file/bedemuzuboxaxixozotokemez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stellabakingcompany.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161443de1c1a5c---tinalunekazedalogififeg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/LPIa9PGmDLg/uplcv?utm_term=pc+suite+samsung+galaxy+j5PDF link annotation
    • 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_off0000e16c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE16C 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000f97e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF97E 17696 bytes
SHA-256: 7550c1632dc1253ef4f1924ac08d4c36b3ebfb3a1e53067a7f94a4663a315bce
font_02_sfnt_off00012785.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12785 10936 bytes
SHA-256: 411afd25c9255daeaec351a787c38a891aa25ba14e07bf699b6226d7395e4154