Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 da64035e18ccbcb0…

MALICIOUS

PDF

68.6 KB Created: 2021-09-25 19:37:42 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-25
MD5: 74689b66bcd1b518b4af94b23ccf5901 SHA-1: 845ec6a4785891529a371c048ea5982811a3861a SHA-256: da64035e18ccbcb07cf9d4cf8e5251d2e31117ecbc7f74505d0c1838b3f15de7
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious Link

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised CMS upload directories or disposable hosting. The heuristic 'PDF_IMAGE_LURE' indicates a common phishing tactic where a full-page screenshot hides clickable elements. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely to redirect users to malicious sites for further exploitation.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9978

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
  • 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.
  • Clickable URI points to raw IP address medium PDF_URI_IP_LITERAL
    PDF contains a clickable HTTP(S) action whose host is a literal IPv4 address. Legitimate documents normally link to named domains; raw-IP destinations are common in disposable phishing and malware-delivery infrastructure.
  • 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://infrive.ru/uplcv?utm_term=pixel+experience+mi+a3 PDF link annotation
    • https://n95america.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7f2d09cf65cb1688c102c979f93f5a57/81313758586.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://79.170.40.182/boothtastic.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612ef58d3960b---31837572335.pdfPDF link annotation
    • https://kcharp.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fufewexonokoxekifemexe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://adiwirawanbali.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fbd0f0c0a0a35fc883eba92d8feb199d/faliwewaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gz-theoutfit.com/UploadFiles/FCKeditor/20210924144931.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tort-art.ru/userfiles/file/sujaninemebodofufubiled.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://myphamhelios.vn/luutru/files/gepafasojexojewewofoxa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://innovaciones-plasticas.com/imagenes_cont/sitio/documentos/biwekijivukijugolam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://propack-th.com/image/upload/File/54112553305.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ahcxdq.com/uploads/file/031946246336.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://faithleader.org/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/47760239175.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sussexweddingservices.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613c9c17de87e---baxulifadaromuvot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://h04ydivan.ru/userfiles/file/35069634555.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://skidubravy.sk/spravca/ckfinder/userfiles/files/meruzube.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.neoneofitou.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jisapusewubumigolalowoj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lawyersmarketingusa.com/user_upload_image/file/In PDF document text
    • http://finalstage.biz/js/upload/files/vapuxufobuwewunifemav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lederstuehle-shop.de/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fiwaja.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://casaperferiesantamariagoretti.com/writable/public/userfiles/file/5575846844.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alex-vasilkov.ru/images/wisdom/file/18856421073.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1atlanticfunding.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161419e6bb7cee---potuparajagitexazurowawa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://smingames.com/ckfinder/files/5849849231.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://biplano.eu/userfiles/files/23359426803.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_off0000b1ad.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB1AD 10424 bytes
SHA-256: 22f17a356e0559fccf9ca22c0d00abd15302b21f7446dbaa8da4e940eb2a8f2b
font_01_sfnt_off0000c93c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC93C 14232 bytes
SHA-256: 2ca735f6074f6598a67852cc79614e00a98d379e9d3e0caa14df881fcce91180
font_02_sfnt_off0000eccb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xECCB 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1