Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 da620c5a82d44142…

MALICIOUS

PDF

69.5 KB Created: 2021-09-19 18:56:03 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 61a7de45f30b6f499dee8f0ab66e68e2 SHA-1: dc9c53506bc57a2cf85710ad6c89009125e0c938 SHA-256: da620c5a82d44142da459884845049bd3f2d3469fed97388dc194164ca6675ec
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised CMS uploads or disposable hosting, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely phishing or malware delivery. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate the redirection or exploit vulnerabilities.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9965

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://smidgel.ru/uplcv?utm_term=creating+emoji+android
    • http://tsnpharma.com/upload/files/92477567069.pdf
    • https://inchirierielicopter.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16140f1ac5196b---51835396061.pdf
    • http://www.pacautomarketing.com/file/78797552902.pdf
    • http://dungcucaytrong.com/images/files/25718994875.pdf
    • http://www.awakohchang.com/image/upload/File/8487335832.pdf
    • https://inprovitcolombia.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/51980472428.pdf
    • http://jonme.net/ckupload/files/91963194025.pdf
    • https://mattweidnerlaw.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16145a6de0884a---wetotizokijukisewu.pdf
    • http://viral-list-machine.com/ckfinder/userfiles/publics/files/87608109251.pdf
    • http://ckrestaurantgroup.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/99466967286.pdf
    • http://lightofislamonair.org/uploads/files/pimonosozufasajugaf.pdf
    • http://sh8ke.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161403b66089ba---9722896866.pdf
    • https://indicaperu.com/userfiles/file/76540954453.pdf
    • https://stcatherine.ac.ug/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16141a9d5a8ab6---98579141731.pdf
    • https://vnsteeldetailing.com/UserFiles/files/wulakupiwisepekupen.pdf
    • http://yalcinsezer.com/upload/ckfinder/files/kazuxixifavasas.pdf
    • https://camgloberealtor.com/userfiles/file/25275481951.pdf
    • http://www.playerclub.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613078dc355e4---29421949085.pdf
    • http://bwc.lt/i/90035649353.pdf
    • http://www.ortodonciaelisafarache.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/58750211734.pdf
    • https://marciasmithconsulting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b4a1a8875b9b2ce4f971b4b39881a862/bujotakibofanowebunubin.pdf
    • http://angelojrobles.com/admin_initial_test/userfiles/file/raxinusotosotonokamesitat.pdf
    • http://bachova-terapia.sk/images/file/xupadewezefugugu.pdf
    • https://sensormaticltd.com/app/templates/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zuluk.pdf
    • https://beeshark.ro/app/webroot/files/userfiles/files/vegawofaluwebesa.pdf
    • 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_off0000b475.bin
f00b38b393b4dd40cd79727d4f32bdd23be05daa0ad2df283566842b6718ee51
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB475 14488 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000d8af.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD8AF 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off0000f0c6.bin
89e35f06a3e120c6c6b6f2b9a9a7c0e94402a49a409f8243ee396410c8c59d09
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF0C6 10540 bytes