Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d0b77ffdbf9d348d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.0 KB Created: 2021-09-18 07:58:38 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: de54287493c4c628a15b34d19c84ee37 SHA-1: 25957a8d38cf90595837b679ff51997bbcdce4d2 SHA-256: d0b77ffdbf9d348d6da69f57e86e703693a6c123b8f2f198188fb0ac622a0235
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a large number of external links, many pointing to compromised or disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to redirect users to phishing sites or download further malware. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for initiating the redirection or payload download.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9977

Heuristics 7

  • 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.
  • 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://konferencii.org/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/bidorive.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://brodart01.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/rt4n72kc36chdk7hpqs1af6j8b/zefetabekereloxiditadugo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cheapneasytrafficschool.com/CheapNEasyTrafficSchool/pa/trainstation/uploads/image/file/39370926184.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ogledalata.bg/uploads/pages/files/lezosusaniguratinitivivi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://marinaxaraes.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/18932414080.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ufolep-69.com/contenus/files/jedizonek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://deurwater.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613c97bec09bb---49480092867.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ck-kutnahora.cz/gais/image/file/812704138.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiocalcinoni.com/userfiles/files/69283145590.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pferdplus.at/sites/pferdplus.at/files/file/16083946981.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wamsconference.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6871766dc212fde808a6e6ae20746f4c/jenezivugaxovawuf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://quanticabtl.com/cms_2018_quantica/sgi_userfiles/userfiles/files/95383426418.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://azco.friend-match.com/upload/files/1763226670.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://narellesastro.com/userfiles/files/musabifilexoxesikolu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://trainternational.in/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16140eb934b7b8---729218504.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://boldogelet.hu/media/ladirekajekewevi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kmjmt.com/news/upload/file/210908152008492555g4gnj6.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://areawifi.com/DESARROLLO/userfiles/files/sobugo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ibadirect.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613ecaca22bca---40960087874.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gyogytornasz.hu/editor_up/livaxetomo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fc-junajted.com/upload/datoteke/janinedufotifuxukura.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://csom.cz/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1f46710e28483dea1e0cc69fcaf56dac/75556523585.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://myparrotfood.com/user_files/files/80533958193.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/S30rS-6n6vg/uplcv?utm_term=enlarge+keyboard+androidPDF 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_off0000dceb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDCEB 18936 bytes
SHA-256: 52c4a34f0772cc1f7164c1db0681ae63767347374f2a6418e59ca7f91d56cf4e
font_01_sfnt_off00010e6e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10E6E 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00012685.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12685 10484 bytes
SHA-256: e009dc0deb31bbdefd39f4df7aaac38d87de51d8241aa7599caac71dda01b49c