Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c6beda9058b2b8d3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

99.7 KB Created: 2021-07-13 14:30:29 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-14
MD5: 6ec2a50f6fcb22899615e6a959fad39c SHA-1: 30b1da4e2ea7c53afc13990d5781f10ff48d0f25 SHA-256: c6beda9058b2b8d30b5ae400f48f1b8d611065c19e9af6a5c14acada75fe180b
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many of which point to compromised CMS upload storage or disposable hosting, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The presence of a visual download button further supports a lure-based attack pattern. ClamAV detection and ML classification confirm the malicious nature of the file.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9800

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
  • 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://philabc.ru/uplcv?utm_term=red+dead+redemption+2+download+full+pc PDF link annotation
    • http://reicar.dk/userfiles/file/podonagorusonozoxog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://peterdegendt.be/file/jasevugavulobuzawux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hkqi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bbcc9ff3da3---nolidozo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cyuanmei.com/userfiles/file/77924534667.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bfr-bialapodlaska.pl/userfiles/file/fizavogipanixovekikinuvaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mppscstudy.com/admin/usercontent/file/456938332.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bharatbiodiesel.com/userfiles/file/59724920071.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.iamgoingto1996.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16081b2f28b22c---46621039745.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ellisrasbetonwerke.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609b6d1b49a84---papipolazifasuge.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gradeagroup.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/h17sp059r277uapfai0rf47anb/5665384766.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://khautrangkhangviet.com/upload/img/files/69801749909.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://christopherdallo.com/file/mibevuxedufufavogopegega.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stagerightstaging.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/158c28a4a80ada7afa6fca7bbd1be3b4/15041946552.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://chmelo.hu/sites/default/files/file/sizuruxunaduvufuvuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://law.myvzl.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4c4eadhle7e4p1agoskeuuneb3/37409585069.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.rec39.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/734f2e0257959d1478a71de2bdd29a6e/woxawizowanenumurufanunik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dtcprojects.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6985p7t22mffd11ek0r03kr53i/tigonov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://khanikango.in/file/14177389862.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.xcelsus.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160aa0196eaec4---wukuwonasumozikuze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wumag.pl/userfiles/file/69883788698.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://augsburger-dartliga.de/uploads/file/nexikoraname.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fantasypartyentertainment.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607beb845c778---96170953474.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://drvision.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bc8745d1b66---46920039053.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarpazarlama.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1uvc94jo6uvqlu5dfo5lptof13/93919189523.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://konferencii.org/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sopobixamoxokirufuxu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://afgventuregroup.com/cfiles/file/38244764949.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_off00012104.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12104 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0001391b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1391B 10964 bytes
SHA-256: ab5320780d2f20dcfcbece34967eaeca690e99c10fcf1f260fca243cc516de0a
font_02_sfnt_off0001529e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1529E 17772 bytes
SHA-256: 9cb6b855ca11d74f96bdcf9006cbac833f1c6cd812c29db798d32ede56a29b9a