Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 cc820c418a0fd0d8…

MALICIOUS

PDF

72.0 KB Created: 2021-08-28 13:02:46 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: a23cfc254fbf1de55ea01649f82112b8 SHA-1: 728a046b27b9d5c38e906c2bf82523fb18f96518 SHA-256: cc820c418a0fd0d8a82048c22b73da79ae82c92df508a2f59832d9396e8143e7
184 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document is identified as malicious by ML classifiers and ClamAV, exhibiting characteristics of a phishing lure. It contains an embedded JavaScript stream and numerous external URIs, many hosted on compromised CMS upload storage or disposable domains, suggesting an attempt to redirect users to malicious content. The document's structure and small size are typical for an image-based lure designed to trick users into clicking through to attacker-controlled sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9945

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
  • 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 71 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://ketchas.ru/uplcv?utm_term=introduction+to+biomolecules PDF link annotation
    • http://benthanhsgfarm.net/images/uploads/files/xelurakukabaxa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://empezo.xyz/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pubobutitubuduzikapovevu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zartmobilia.com/userfiles/file/20210721065408.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vhs1962.com/clients/b/b9/b967f936f519796c2a696a6ed1da67f9/File/60707891601.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://almuhja.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jerubife.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dialogueinpraxis.net/files/docs/96731893448.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kindytennis.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16104676d66ce2---62153838549.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elmiraclassiccountry.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/javf8orrbvbo4ostnhacajsba3/68645498170.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://swaminarayangm.org/userfiles/file/30396662567.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.edutechusa.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607f0a83d4293---39968607746.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://runo34.ru/attachments/file/2039797701.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mtjjt.com/2013/upload/article/files/210725180146622373m37h5.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.drop-lok.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1611bb98271233---mujowiruxewinoxuzadubar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.rogierstoel.nl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/t1kh9vfdosq0rm205knucp925b/koguv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dimensionshoppe.com/alpha/ckfinder/userfiles/files/tovefefugamijuxisane.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aeskulap24h.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ba858e4ccb0---pivubezivawetaleletiwen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://acrgroup.nl/userfiles/file/kupal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://clinicscrm.com/img/files/monijijijuwipopalor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://boschvietnam.vn/files/usersfiles/files/63931554834.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.enterpriselighting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dc1f6beafcba4ead3744ca95134218ec/86955534595.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://1hozain.ru/files/userfiles/files/mipufakurirarulofe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.penyembuhanholistikreiki.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e68962d9db5---16184042485.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digireg.cz/upload/13210909756.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://duonglaohanoi.com/userfiles/file/56506542645.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://travelsi.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/28522974414.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hnc2.com/userfiles/file/josafuput.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sacproblemleri.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16119acfa3ac05---83250307950.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_off0000bddf.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xBDDF 14136 bytes
SHA-256: 985e32b5c61ecb50e2f70be2a3da5f0b8acc1a4ba4553a2a1d235704a3419522
font_01_sfnt_off0000e117.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE117 10560 bytes
SHA-256: f0330ddf14473b38119e0d5e0331e0b2d97aba375b9ca3ee7020ae70f7217fdd
font_02_sfnt_off0000f924.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF924 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1