Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ceda023e32b7b851…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.8 KB Created: 2021-09-13 17:35:33 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: 4ede988bdd0c2747ee23f278fbc69b09 SHA-1: 5f7544b9927017613a24efa110d38e325888be27 SHA-256: ceda023e32b7b8512622f08057b16f6a7b73d2896fb6461f6cb61b38f7ef8bf4
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many pointing to compromised CMS upload storage or disposable hosting, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. The presence of embedded JavaScript suggests it may be used to download or execute further malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9951

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=free+global+call+mod+apk PDF link annotation
    • https://sanidom.pl/img/file/jejolizipeb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://krindustria.com.br/site/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613861b38b314---nareziw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aymsoft.us/aym_image/files/dojumokelapiseji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://k85shj16h-561lt.com/contents/files/dilomun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mskabel.cz/UserFiles/File/65630628908.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chornakorn-packing.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/24160972213.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vico-domrep.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/tiweromimotof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--80aadcnaeutgftohcogh8i8dsc.xn--p1ai/pict/file/55009825434.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kaplanpm.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613265beef6da---46823488991.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://confetti-seasons.ru/upload/files/zatepepupuruk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vinocastillo.hu/editor_up/jodab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bankkartya.hu/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/60590587599.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://optimuselearningschool.com/learning/site/images/uploadfiles/zusibukinojurowonoriwadu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cultureresortpokhara.com/assets/userfiles/files/87516618386.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://goldenparadisestsimons.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/333b82569eebc8c3d4dabc92b543be2e/kamunulegesude.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elard-group.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/89226027447.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://radekslodkiewicz.pl/files/file/mojufojamisusatimiw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.twibiotech.com/plugin/ce1/ckfinder/userfiles/files/94444745369.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nandomoraes.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613c83ac31f3d---magibiwudozopum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://solmoda.it/userfiles/files/57332103097.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thevisionkharj.com/userfiles/files/tiwuxaxogodabukexinewof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://deeringbayrealestate.com/userfiles/files/5724023102.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--c1aejbdnke.xn--p1ai/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/17732876182.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mkkdigital.pt/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16132bbb36da39---50872918988.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gainerwindows.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/569gg1tlbppua108d1ner4pu90/gojuwaboduzoboze.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_off0000ddce.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDDCE 10604 bytes
SHA-256: 7bb84f632db23f7379b73a953c5478880b6a61561d0f34598a3657358a0ac737
font_01_sfnt_off0000f58f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF58F 19840 bytes
SHA-256: a3b80228f7f15e223f29e50451d289e61c9eda9a5b0ae5855b7dd5d204d3041a
font_02_sfnt_off0001298e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1298E 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1