Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ce0ea528df8eee37…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.2 KB Created: 2021-09-07 01:44:08 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 02ac85c6e7541c810a90f278f949fddf SHA-1: 5de6205b78f4c9473626317d8a5446129886beb2 SHA-256: ce0ea528df8eee370542ec25260c6f8766dd6b3ea4a10b60d04c1ca1b96ff2fa
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code or redirecting users. The presence of numerous external links, many pointing to compromised CMS uploads or disposable hosting, suggests a link farm designed to distribute further malware or facilitate phishing. ClamAV detection and ML classification strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

Heuristics 7

  • 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.
  • 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://huntic.ru/uplcv?utm_term=stochastic+rsi+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://heldermusic.nl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/32836120299.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aslimitada.com/userfiles/file/lavokezafixilizo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://orthodoxvaidikasanghom.org/userfiles/file/117848949.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://szakkepzosiklos.hu/upload/file/livasedijerepolerosuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hoachathoanggia.com/userfiles/file/6664409397.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://skyrun-arser.com/js/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/connector.php/upfiles/file/210728093022669424cn51wd.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mattress-leader.com/media/68105185868.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alex-vasilkov.ru/images/wisdom/file/68922318619.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gostium.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16102ab7ac45a7---noraripugipujezo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pathakpharma.in/singhania/downloads/file/peronurujigupugosolifo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sfeerweter.nl/userfiles/files/16661304891.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bochosushi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a26a8461d0a---majowanuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://outsourcedbackoffice.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/47cebb6f164e18d9fc5aa4b19adf43c6/10825283805.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.helpagesl.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f540e54ba25---71658857969.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.numberoneporthill.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607bab402f832---napab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bioident.pl/photos_fck/file/naxukerisejibuduzu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://harpethvalleypto.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fe51b53a357ad2d3ce7579e2b305c836/golubezovas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hangquangauto.com/files/xexavalajinivo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aitrans.cn/UploadFile/file/F1202106021431218970.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ahirealty.in/admin/userfiles/files/nimorifezeguwaxope.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lightingsolutionsinc.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/24b282e0f9d202366f020442e778d25b/996973729.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.corridar.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/sos21em3j21i0divp684gqbdch/giroroleravozamuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://videotour24.com/data/fckupload/file/37654747352.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.unimedbelem.com.br/painel_template/assets/global/plugins/ckfinder/userfilesfiles/xuzejobeluzaj.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_off0000e187.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE187 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000f99e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF99E 10512 bytes
SHA-256: 6b93c03a76869952cb0947adf48d298d327ed8add5ae2c3fa7d4969305c654ce
font_02_sfnt_off000111a5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x111A5 17712 bytes
SHA-256: 4f31da2739ec88ae0d16ee54096a62e8ceb14002674371f5fd13d97278b35879