Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d97ec06965148c1a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

68.2 KB Created: 2021-09-27 15:54:16 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-23
MD5: da83b76dcc1e75838e526f003239f52f SHA-1: d5dce11101be10f3cddb2e3fd978d7eff1fadde0 SHA-256: d97ec06965148c1a7ca442f2263230962e45f8a73c4184d5467baa353f857be5
184 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document contains embedded JavaScript and a large number of external links, many pointing to compromised CMS uploads. The heuristics indicate it's an image-based lure designed to trick users into clicking these links, likely to download a second-stage payload. The embedded JavaScript is a common technique for initiating malicious actions within PDF files.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9955

Heuristics 8

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • Image-only document with action trigger (screenshot lure) medium PDF_IMAGE_LURE
    PDF has 1 image(s), only 1 text block(s), carries a click-outward action, and is only 68 KB — typical shape of a phishing lure where a full-page screenshot hides a clickable button that launches or submits to an attacker URL.
  • 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://smidgel.ru/uplcv?utm_term=editor+de+audio+apk+full PDF link annotation
    • http://quickfix-poland.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614b10b628ed4---fuvibolumugedumoropomumig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tkhomedeco.com/assets/uploads/ckedit/files/20210914090957.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://solelane.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/22101538037.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://saatgaamkansarasamaj.com/admin/uploads/files/gozupuzizizul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lica.plovdivweek.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/69413398847.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dynasil.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cff1a34d082b2113b748997772cb8a62/84136627091.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kurumakaitori-one.com/js/upload/files/jojinijuka.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://erainbowrealty.com/userfiles/file/23556212192.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://emanuelarombiarchitetto.eu/userfiles/files/bibuxibasomewaxuwizavepu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://iasvn.org/Images_upload/files/50338424887.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mstreatmentadvances.com/userfiles/files/mibixafapuwunubavod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dtd.com.pk/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jowozepox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ons-station.com/editor_upload/file/jusegadilu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://infunplastic.com/d/files/6909309718.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://avandcie-automation.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/57894185272.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.physioaktivkramer.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613a383adb523---43897005816.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://marmetal.cevhertemizlik.com/userfiles/files/79291324354.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://economiadecomunion.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/89610170892.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.neslihanonur.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8108650225058c1063c5f30229fa4663/12514334847.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://burmeseburmilla-allevamento.com/userfiles/files/sodedeloxopadevom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tlxzkj.com/uploads/file/100555535522.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jsushibrea.com/uploads/files/98007696706.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://obraz-tlt.ru/userfiles/file/53249899666.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mediawerf.nl/bundles/store24backoffice/ckfinder/userfiles/files/51494422603.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_off0000ae8a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xAE8A 10392 bytes
SHA-256: 959ed65f0e89b21fbeb1f932389643269800e2aaa64863729f97d8d264bce23a
font_01_sfnt_off0000c61f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC61F 14280 bytes
SHA-256: 48950bd0ffee98ff0eca5af5214cea5e243ae9588d0b290a62840e6f51d34eba
font_02_sfnt_off0000e98a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE98A 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1