Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c8a985f223b0e4c8…

MALICIOUS

PDF

73.1 KB Created: 2021-09-14 04:51:43 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: 8a70b386d439619b9b980102c24b8fa6 SHA-1: 903486ceeb2126b261ada13022e372c73d144241 SHA-256: c8a985f223b0e4c8ac21c5c1dc2a763e28816e25785aae716a2d02c41a1360b6
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The sample is identified as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. It contains embedded JavaScript and a link farm pointing to various external URLs, some hosted on compromised CMS platforms. The presence of a visual download button lure suggests an attempt to trick users into downloading further malicious content, likely exploiting a PDF vulnerability to execute the embedded JavaScript.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9909

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://inwebjor.ru/uplcv?utm_term=i+am+hero+mod+apk PDF link annotation
    • http://automotiveenergy.cz/userfiles/file/geluwigafufiduxuvonenajog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ketex.com/trcgp/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gawakik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sarljarry.com/userfiles/file/munanunukivakon.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kovofilm.cz/userfiles/file/pidizazuvoxomerijatupipos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stnicholasway.com/userfiles/file/87120007467.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tanabuauto.com/js/upload/files/suvubokoxofibateko.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lucky-erotic-massage-bucharest.ro/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lodazugit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.yeosung21.or.kr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/1631193085.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wangwangcamp.com/uploads/files/202109061953106383.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sheilahancock.net/blogfck/file/77671863950.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ecowaytechnologies.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pigulivew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lab4050.com/upload/editor/file/maran.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://miyozenemeryville.com/uploads/files/damolebogobasimisemokutag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.garriagricola.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161300e544e44a---89394464492.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zebcom.in/userfiles/file/pusurunadinesewe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://etasystem.net/userfiles/files/1224825711.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sharidendesignasphalt.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2679f93f73df20c6f43383dcf0d45c91/38802876417.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.adler-leitishofen.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16137f4beda16b---91869206700.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ht-cooling-j3t.com/contents/files/87400794101.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://templeton.sk/userfiles/file/39341922866.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asupuro.com/user_data/image/file/janeturezi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiotravenzolo.it/userfiles/files/11497951122.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dursunguney.com/userfiles/files/12978422536.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://woodlander.sk/grafika/file/gabusamonafonosalidopu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://webbsoil.com/home/webb/public_html/ckfinder/userfiles/files/49708966995.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sogelec-eng.com/files/ckfinder/files/8303923610.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_off0000bdf8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xBDF8 16280 bytes
SHA-256: 75487e849fc4e2188394e1056b2f5755ef8a66ee4f656de51fcbd90a168de5ae
font_01_sfnt_off0000e7cb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE7CB 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0000ffe2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFFE2 10192 bytes
SHA-256: 5b2d99fe94056db1f062728bae281a5f105a1cd062236f1bb4a09c245813ec54