Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d1dbe15c0b5131bc…

MALICIOUS

PDF

73.5 KB Created: 2021-10-01 02:56:29 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-24
MD5: 9026cb3a5f1d7b07cf296469e58d416f SHA-1: 0ae10dba7a46d14a2444a1b1f03b01be5d1b004b SHA-256: d1dbe15c0b5131bcbb1aea86bb049793a56cb4e65b5596d4826c7ebcea99e26b
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a large number of external URIs, many of which are hosted on compromised WordPress sites or disposable domains. These links likely serve as a lure for phishing attacks or to redirect users to sites hosting further malicious content. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9840

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 https://infrive.ru/uplcv?utm_term=class+9+english+grammar+book+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://eske.hu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613f81de91fb8---zajeguwowifesejilatabega.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://clinicaabrahaoosta.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/valedulet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://inewbus.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/gjf70dnpuaksgm09puuj7i8nt0/38037149142.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chataphan.com/file_media/file_image/file/sunuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://happysmilecard.com/uploads/files/70604865595.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tecnibat.net/uploads/archivos/94850261836.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mikomisushi.com/uploads/files/42016521597.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://daquin-ferriere.fr/userfiles/file/wuwavaxekumepejozuzoji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://shotclock.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/60cf39a246730b11aa991c0bb0d9574f/litesogofomobijufiloxuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pulsrmedia.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613bf10a6c4ce---xewakikavotivubetujob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cpk.by/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pedopufesowofazaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://penzion.sarmo.cz/Images/file/ketilodo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiotecnicofrisoli.com/userfiles/files/pirafegaresisojekar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mercedesbenzofaustinservice.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16142f3d684905---8948981729.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.marcelasemper.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161472745810ef---nigazebufurevo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.fibertech1.com/my_content/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/9285886249.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://metabolit.ru/files/file/79414831029.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://suachuaspa.com/upload/images-content/files/pajodabazugubijuziru.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://clearpatth.com/userfiles/file/82515728584.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bluestandard.pl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/37157904241.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://andreuma.madteam.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/7496303499.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jlssj.com/qianzi/upfile/case_editor/file/tekegizukokobateki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nbcmedia.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/35813896986.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hevolta.com/upload/file/98550329114.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nhatngudongkinh.phapluatvietnam.com/upload/ckupload/files/wexupifobifopag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://scissortailfarms.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16153142228e83---gixotetijegovixu.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_off0000b7ca.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB7CA 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000cfdc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCFDC 18704 bytes
SHA-256: 103c0034f964f58e24989c4f17b559d069c421a5caded927755d1a36b07a99f7
font_02_sfnt_off0000feb2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFEB2 11280 bytes
SHA-256: 70526f33bcc808a84fe81eee33fdca74cf7663a29781b89cb04e87b2f959c47f