Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d6ebeeb446df6637…

MALICIOUS

PDF

73.6 KB Created: 2021-10-05 11:31:07 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 2c59ee04dc87e48ebf3abe8fc82435e4 SHA-1: b5e163068c4bb4bd231e12b2e5b11631dd5c0157 SHA-256: d6ebeeb446df6637aeb0b87a7324619b747342b5781367a6760202aee3877106
212 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The file is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. Several heuristics indicate the presence of malicious links, including links to compromised CMS upload storage and link farms on disposable hosting. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier further support its malicious nature. The embedded JavaScript likely attempts to download a second-stage payload from one of the identified URLs.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9947

Heuristics 9

  • 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 to algorithmically-generated URL high PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK
    PDF contains a clickable HTTP(S) link whose host looks algorithmically generated (pronounceable-random labels) and whose path/query carries a long high-entropy token. This is the randomized-redirector pattern of malspam phishing lures — the visible document is only a prompt — not a PDF parser vulnerability.
  • 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://viajespereira.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161505202eb228---nazamawegitamenugekepan.pdf
    • http://dichvu12h.net/userfiles/file/mowufeki.pdf
    • http://drivescuolaguida.it/userfiles/files/53446666992.pdf
    • http://carraracucinecomponibilitrapani.it/userfiles/files/towonodaresekolo.pdf
    • https://kemxoithanhhang.vn/app/webroot/files/images/pages/files/55042127511.pdf
    • http://ldksolar-officialliquidation.com/userfiles/files/dufosigodozufuro.pdf
    • https://metrosecuritynepal.com/assets/userfiles/files/vunovavuzaderoxugelefek.pdf
    • http://nwatchonline.org/userfiles/file/muvipegate.pdf
    • https://alajuusa.ee/media/contents/file/50379931057.pdf
    • http://careerpathrecruitment.com/swapscan/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jadanifixirejis.pdf
    • http://poliinc.com/upload/files/62626937997.pdf
    • https://davnosti.ru/upload/dudewaramurapi.pdf
    • http://bettaletroom.com/file_media/file_image/file/65916721337.pdf
    • http://visualpaint.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614e8540da2be---89441925635.pdf
    • http://cautrucpalang.vn/webroot/img/files/26161531455.pdf
    • https://yenicekentkaplicasi.com/userfiles/file/21242326796.pdf
    • https://balance-global.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2927hgpog6a3ofthaph6ljru3u/razutifitudonavedol.pdf
    • http://cleversystems.ru/userfiles/file/mufekav.pdf
    • http://malerbetrieb-malanders.de/Webseite/pics/fotos/1/file/riporapogelowonefesa.pdf
    • http://clearlakesd.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1615a790262acd---74463018804.pdf
    • https://xanbiente.de/userfiles/file/90265543603.pdf
    • http://soloparamideco.com/js/new/fckeditor/userfiles/file/81798081161.pdf
    • http://stellar-toys.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/84136599812.pdf
    • https://spbmworld.com/anaeter_capital/siteadmin/userfiles/files/baxetibasonatelade.pdf
    • http://zjgjqmr.com/v15/Upload/file/20211041181786.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/YTWXjIUwRh0/uplcv?utm_term=i+can+make+my+ears+click
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • 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_off0000bc8e.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xBC8E 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000d4a5.bin
16336f9bfbb92ccaa203382ff46829aeaff9ba13dd96ba20d0ac802aed2a2976
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD4A5 10332 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off0000ebde.bin
ebe534204549612167936e1f6ad3d3b9cfc0aef6d11c674d3ce02a1a8191ae01
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEBDE 17432 bytes