Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c67d16b4bfd2fae6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

72.3 KB Created: 2021-09-28 02:25:08 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: e200923d5374f7212a44c8f056399604 SHA-1: 8f0bba047dcdae2d0859fba923481b492769d6cc SHA-256: c67d16b4bfd2fae6b006ee933b8091574bd3b9fdf78de6c290b045a7d639abb8
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and a large number of external URIs, many of which point to compromised websites or disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or SEO poisoning to distribute further malware. The embedded JavaScript is a common technique for initiating malicious actions within PDF documents.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9908

Heuristics 8

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
  • LOLBin token sequence in document text high SE_LOLBIN_RUN_COMMAND
    Extracted document text contains a Windows script/execution tool name (PowerShell, mshta, cmd, rundll32, regsvr32, …) within 220 characters of a dangerous flag, command verb, or URL. This is a visible 'run this' instruction in HTML/PDF/RTF lure bodies, or — in macro-laden Office files — the macro's own string-pool entries appearing adjacent in extracted text.
  • 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://crewmak.ru/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+find+the+vertex+of+a+quadratic+function+in+standard+form PDF link annotation
    • https://octvads.site/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xoroburotesomeza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tort-art.ru/userfiles/file/fakili.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://qdcmd.com/data/files/57315123851.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tomasmrazek.cz/userfiles/file/xorosofekimuva.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://skvacations.com/userfiles/file/72344819043.pdfIn macro / runtime command snippet
    • https://klingende-zeder.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613272c32c046---17254826968.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cu-mbc.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fuxode.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alansglobalservices.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fagejoviz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://arserwood.com/js/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/connector.php/upfiles/file/210928051319080267s8goph.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ayersworthglen.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16146da49bf97f---17982779448.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rideco.hu/upload/file/62397302394.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://khotelmarket.com/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210912_EC6F14335A836F13.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ladyqueen.it/userfiles/files/51689952259.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://abwnickersonplaza.com/uploads/files/82222313332.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mfplus.ba/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614d7dd58dd89---fedoroxu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://strategie-online.net/catalogue_dynamique/file/95138125711.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eastmanllc.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/moniwadakodareju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://myhoteltrip.com/userfiles/file/51503473286.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ingegneriarossi.it/userfiles/files/43043603753.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://yidaig.com/uploadfile/file/20210912185442.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hairfibers24.com/upload/file/80188902355.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mmckno2010.zkosuchdol.info/files/mivadakodi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://study-go.info/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/728c3abad51f56643a851de8c8db6ac6/35913407213.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mecateengenharia.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/80988737497.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://datenglagi.com/contents/files/83464550989.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://shreenatharcade.com/userfiles/file/bunukarim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://coevent.ru/upload/files/vojaniwof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tomasmrazek.cz/useIn macro / runtime command snippet
    • 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_off0000b5bc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB5BC 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000cdd3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCDD3 11184 bytes
SHA-256: 60b4d8d93500de25af0c7cb9a89c5226de06df4a4c539612ecfea68793ecc27e
font_02_sfnt_off0000e79e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE79E 16636 bytes
SHA-256: 31a88aea87d5142a3c460dc5b0c567e36c4493b2c31977616eef440f530f7f68