Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d60491b60fbb8137…

MALICIOUS

PDF

73.2 KB Created: 2021-09-21 01:46:27 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: 419273ca44ea2bdcc22ce8c4924af7f9 SHA-1: 1fb2082be145e9c0ae86df410c92fb67d841eaf0 SHA-256: d60491b60fbb81375a413ec1275e05e3a7e5a8f89177fc95a8d8567139418861
184 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many of which point to compromised CMS upload directories or disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The embedded JavaScript is a common technique for executing malicious code within PDFs.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9981

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • QR-code redirect lure medium SE_QR_LURE
    Document instructs the user to scan a QR code with a phone — consistent with QR phishing, but also common in legitimate documents
  • 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://lg-palette.com/upload/files/20006708666.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://alhambra.kopanramen.com/uploads/files/fasivogigitamefunopodur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://40parables.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1fafc12430735519327efe541a6e0360/reroki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://szabolcsipeter.com/userfiles/file/53402894175.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://adhunikjewellers.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/valuxago.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studioaba.net/userfiles/files/bogofi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vongtaygiay.net/media/ftp/file/8245601599.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://f2h63c2.ip4secure.net/upload/files/junuwurux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://haisushitogo.com/uploads/files/rifefakimotoxogepobew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://treasurehunterdetectors.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/91938160121.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lilipoupoli-drama.gr/lilipoupoli/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fosifuji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ladispensadicampagna.it/uploads/assets/file/69157157462.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://yellowmangocafe.com/userfiles/file/bototugizip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://greshamgilessalon.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cc6873f39767040ec649c4afe6e50f58/61732099324.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ahha.az/userfiles/file/40663038466.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tekartltd.com/upload/files/mosutukorubadofeduvakidik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mauthietkedep.info/upload/files/20432873540.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.skupp.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16137065960f54---83465519306.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://prodesign31.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161453231b694f---gidimek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--72c7caerxx0d3a9eve.com/UserFiles/File/newatatozefunoxawenaxa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.liveartsaskatchewan.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614101a947c9c---87562187241.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://becucci.it/userfiles/files/67777990252.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/Om9ozkHLxGw/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+know+if+phone+is+hacked+or+notPDF 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_off0000bf9b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xBF9B 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000d7ad.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD7AD 15304 bytes
SHA-256: 487430938b10d9d52f37f9d7911982dceb4ba99950d3d75d2788e8a38a3269e1
font_02_sfnt_off0000fe44.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFE44 10840 bytes
SHA-256: 9e54a1d0f78665e8705c823f016362709721ebadc2ae993b12f28280e89854c5