Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d491634ba72b8e62…

MALICIOUS

PDF

123.8 KB Created: 2021-07-03 11:36:56 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 766bc96c1733d9f4f6ef5bab79fad61c SHA-1: 6dcde2fb5809a5c61ddd02d8c93b2e457d64ab6e SHA-256: d491634ba72b8e6260c6cd1bce41f74fce4e2a571cf05f47501d63e82f5ab9ba
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for delivering malicious payloads. The PDF also functions as a link farm, directing users to multiple URLs hosted on compromised websites, likely for phishing or further malware distribution. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9904

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=may+2019+us+sat+answer+explanations
    • http://agiusfuneraldirectors.com/files/file/tadogasoximonexuminepu.pdf
    • https://mziagroup.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/nk4inf1ssh2of35p0pcl6kf4ri/40614701279.pdf
    • http://kwik-it.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160744cb702226---18978513784.pdf
    • http://mqskin.com/luutru/files/4668037733.pdf
    • http://wecans.net/_UploadFile/Images/file/luxigugenoxow.pdf
    • http://poorclarescork.ie/images/zozoxogabanelepogeku.pdf
    • http://cbelmira.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cgomi1v6ah08sen30m4bl5ebq0/18779083273.pdf
    • http://xn----8sbpvg0afdbe.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c6j4375ogbr2786vocjro1s9g2/veputetuwotedun.pdf
    • https://www.dekleinewerf.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16099b35584b1c---23479405960.pdf
    • http://grandrosso.com/js/upload/files/19202446772.pdf
    • https://www.novet.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16077a6b0da5a0---pajufokanupoviz.pdf
    • http://mebell-city.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wuterorefuwifunexila.pdf
    • https://centar-znr-zop.hr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b879e662e11---vavobikawaluvuverawuwuz.pdf
    • http://www.tenniscanberra.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606cce246ce2c---82124402574.pdf
    • https://asset-books.com/userfiles/file/texulusadokobul.pdf
    • http://deborahkay.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/savevas.pdf
    • http://savaksangida.com/resimler/files/46990919573.pdf
    • http://humanitool.ru/userfiles/file/57030419621.pdf
    • http://protech.com.ng/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c668d5d4e6a---tasubutowojidaf.pdf
    • https://vernadoc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/13832341154d84ff1b7f1f56ac19b0a7/sufibejuvamojawow.pdf
    • https://zanhotel.ro/beficientconsultingFiles/file/mazuxejonafupukalitug.pdf
    • https://journeypeople.cc/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f0e9e05ba9ebe4ad7f138bd35bebe4b3/42305336374.pdf
    • https://lorenzonimmigrationlaw.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609f41cc791cf---16579876426.pdf
    • https://felix-schulze.biz/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5lmlg63vr5p2cirvct7np4ih5v/93639379681.pdf
    • http://konditsionery-reutov.ru/upload_picture/file/lijowewagawixotur.pdf
    • http://grupophi.es/uploads/files/18014060518.pdf
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/practice/full-length-practice-tests���Practice
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off000180cb.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x180CB 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off000198e2.bin
f41fa2e401cface6256dadc81e9d83c031e16ee5d3e31ccfdbddfc191b01cf57
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x198E2 11100 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off0001b31d.bin
e389ec3e7b16db294dafe3935aa5562f6ea7a34899715110ae7b489f97e8db67
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1B31D 17024 bytes