Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c9a75a018fa6cad7…

MALICIOUS

PDF

80.1 KB Created: 2021-09-12 13:31:24 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: cc9e8d03d0866dc50e51e4ac3412f86e SHA-1: 5d300f7ff9999f36b81e3e605a8cf20220a3ddc5 SHA-256: c9a75a018fa6cad7ef42a3cf55e6a9158729ed0103d52c9c59bc79163f5e00e3
180 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF sample contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for delivering malicious payloads. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely downloads and executes a second-stage payload from one of the identified URLs, which are hosted on compromised websites or disposable domains.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9917

Heuristics 9

  • 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.
  • Urgency / deadline lure low SE_URGENCY_LURE
    Document contains urgency or deadline language ('account will be terminated', 'action required within 24 hours', etc.) — useful context, but low-signal without other findings
  • Fake invoice / payment lure low SE_INVOICE_LURE
    Document contains invoice or payment language paired with an action verb — useful context when combined with link, macro, or attachment indicators
  • 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 http://uat2.hkha.com.hk/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pinemipekizoxan.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://szerecsengyogyszertar.hu/editor_up/rixafobadatewaseseba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.reliancecareuk.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/448602d17e7da46ba4baf75040a12ce9/xinanemeref.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nocleginaplus.pl/uploads/userfiles/files/kuzezegafamawewe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://autosoftware.company/autoresponders_images/files/zogobadosasololabutawipek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cplastik.cz/data/cms/file/56306662379.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://art4you.sk/editor_uploads/system/files/66718299731.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mextro.de/upload/files/2600948749.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ctmmaximoravenna.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/kufuje.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://unixsensor.com/uploads/files/202109051013044956.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hiroi-es.info/yamituki-n/uploads/files/72316312247.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://80tner.friend-match.com/upload/files/mubajomipepazadojaje.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://triumphtoday.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613d50b6b9591---41787377214.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://robertmatzuzi-massagetherapist.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16131748fda9fd---77899860812.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.darvidproperty.com/news/file/39424479750.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mtydizayn.com/userfiles/file/vegaramavekofud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16131c76091ac0---72792151459.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://carnow.jp/js/upload/files/nejavobumesubo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dxqzx.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/20210909_210741.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://betalinktech.com/blmedia/file/gelutesexuzigeraxuzu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://songpinhao.com/userfiles/files/fuzob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn----7sbabaajmdfbk3ddf3azka3b6a2r.xn--p1ai/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pipivujuxuzasikakot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiolaviano.it/userfiles/files/bamemodivavapopuwuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lienlacanien.com/img_pages/file/25358236225.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.catalogodecineargentino.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161361b2b8340f---punagixazafef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vallovin.it/userfiles/files/68724433978.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/PmAiG5ZyT-k/uplcv?utm_term=class+11+science+textbookPDF link annotation
    • 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_off0000d314.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD314 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000eb2b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEB2B 10540 bytes
SHA-256: 478966aae803d1c27fb7a8d391a8315bc80b7052b5c81ea2d5a37b905938a47e
font_02_sfnt_off00010365.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10365 18228 bytes
SHA-256: 856420a3001686c5d3e231149a8787ab3abff8684b1430f572b730dce7590808