Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c49b4c72782afb24…

MALICIOUS

PDF

68.9 KB Created: 2021-09-25 11:14:27 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 0f13832bf718e48464da81ad9cb275d9 SHA-1: 3105d26e72996a2712de538aa9804b7a5d2c1997 SHA-256: c49b4c72782afb24dd9bcdf8a0e6a3d9129d9d79acafe0728ec8118db1fc2bcb
184 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many pointing to compromised CMS uploads or disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The document's structure suggests it's an image-based lure designed to trick users into clicking through to a malicious site, likely for phishing or malware distribution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9978

Heuristics 8

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • Image-only document with action trigger (screenshot lure) medium PDF_IMAGE_LURE
    PDF has 1 image(s), only 0 text block(s), carries a click-outward action, and is only 68 KB — typical shape of a phishing lure where a full-page screenshot hides a clickable button that launches or submits to an attacker URL.
  • 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://pistant.ru/uplcv?utm_term=how+many+games+are+in+the+play+store PDF link annotation
    • http://rebeccaosborne.com/uploads/vewivawerop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sensormaticltd.com/app/templates/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/31996416409.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://saksisan.com/upload/ckfinder/files/dakegerozukodob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.phuketvillarentalandservices.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rujixuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nbnjl.com/userfiles/files/36624337282.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://g-ortho.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16144f3bf46f73---fufitorotajemewes.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://old.arcnet.org.tw/ckfinder/userfiles/files/52330343611.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nemeckystrakac.sk/editor_uploads/files/lumigife.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lifestyleufa.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c23aae0d61d8299213ffd070c02d2652/73474667037.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.colegiometa.net/home/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614eb7faefde2---58621453853.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mamap.in/ci/userfiles/files/73053505609.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://websbag.com/uploads/files/11278469006.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://markiza-trade.ru/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/67087336838.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asesorgubernamental.com/images/file/fuwudapitodukukitusewaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://munsusa.org/userfiles/file/20210902145021.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pileki.com/imgup/file/71949923696.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hk-bbc.com/upload/file/kezefatidororune.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://produktybhp.pl/pliki_user/File/54288436147.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rusepress.com/uploads/wysiwyg/files/24432782513.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://plasy.com/uploads/file/bejanujononudavot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.grandiosa.is/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4qqtnt9s6ajdlu6nmuqrg89p12/32324777101.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.medicalart.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614991c5be03b---wixera.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bharatandcompany.in/ckfinder/userfiles/files/luvipesiforawofelomed.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_off0000b113.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB113 14176 bytes
SHA-256: eca4f8a21319327ad57ffda5ced4e18ea899240fb8155a59a4f170b3ef45116a
font_01_sfnt_off0000d45e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD45E 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0000ec75.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEC75 10892 bytes
SHA-256: 8216ced62613ac84923603677290038360a92c918531f3605c9cff2d0ccdf216