Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 dade6b0c3b09d0d0…

MALICIOUS

PDF

67.8 KB Created: 2021-09-29 09:02:53 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: d65313b20654ff9daee4038a908ca7e8 SHA-1: 9bf4b520064d3599e39789ec130afbbc6397593e SHA-256: dade6b0c3b09d0d0145bf26f82fe8fd47521d91b3ae10ef33b76b49db2a73a5f
184 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document exhibits characteristics of a phishing lure, employing an image-only presentation with embedded JavaScript to redirect users to external URLs. The presence of numerous links, many hosted on compromised CMS platforms or disposable domains, strongly suggests an attempt to lead victims to malicious content. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection or further malicious actions.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9957

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
  • Image-only document with action trigger (screenshot lure) medium PDF_IMAGE_LURE
    PDF has 1 image(s), only 0 text block(s), carries a click-outward action, and is only 67 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://cructi.ru/uplcv?utm_term=fast+furious+7+full+movie+online PDF link annotation
    • http://bibrka-school.org.ua/ckfinder/userfiles/files/kefikif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.brennholz-heinlein.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16148ad4c0eda5---52119602078.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://carrasvilla.es/uploads/files/73107470208.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jobsandhi.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/vawovisezo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lilipoupoli-drama.gr/lilipoupoli/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/9133220084.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://marinaxaraes.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/kovuledepiwubagawo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://polinagerz.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3k1k74b2bjgdjq4n5trtojb54f/33646312907.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bisleriuber.genefied.co/ckfinder/userfiles/files/kujebun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://langeline.com/ckeditor/upload/files/80601889111.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.magicapro.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613a88f7b00be---64485130320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://frontiermyanmar.com/sites/all/libraries/ckfinder/userfiles/files/58658789717.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tecsal.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16134aac95002d---xifazaderelakodezizav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://peterdegendt.be/file/kokire.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://automozg.by/upload/editor/files/65538013539.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perilatomsk.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pejesunejoguwigaripekin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://equinox-e.com/upload/UserFiles/file/96866637459.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://7foro.exceltur.org/exceltur_nuevo/ckfinder/userfiles/files/9477329188.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bn-biz.com/userData/board/file/renalawolisex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tahitotfaluovodak.hu/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fupizo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://okazdedziecko.pl/_files/Media/file/65579959748.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://iltorg.ru/upload/file/43759186942.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stradatextiles.com/upload/ckfinder/files/rofabuwijebifi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zhongjiukeji.com/upload_fck/file/2021-9-27/20210927031649876675.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_off0000ae69.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xAE69 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000c680.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC680 10568 bytes
SHA-256: ddc661a5fa4ad9e8c7f47408eaa71e5ef09570ac29e0300fce50efe99738c745
font_02_sfnt_off0000deab.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDEAB 14264 bytes
SHA-256: 118b573b64add906625c478b793a5a21b9c8df5e451dc1509e2a20aa87136cc9