Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 dc3df61ef2a36b6e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.3 KB Created: 2021-09-19 15:30:20 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: 30c5ceae51ad46cd1b90175c27d72eb3 SHA-1: ff01679fc4c48d121772a6c8f11efa3f155301d7 SHA-256: dc3df61ef2a36b6ec2b9d74e222702f6e6ac13a71b63200c4987eb656e0c52bc
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 upload storage or are part of a link farm on disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution by redirecting users to malicious sites. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate these redirects or exploit vulnerabilities.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

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=where+can+i+watch+shawshank+redemption PDF link annotation
    • https://termokingbt.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zewobidakapazivetoviwenog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://raylutickenterprises.com/userfiles/files/56300175324.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://audreyheselmans.com/_files/file/ratadejofozuzogidanabew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://akdenizokullari.k12.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/njfq7dv0l896hsllj03og8up8c/janodexu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fiscalonline.eu/app/webroot/files/userfiles/files/77366502860.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://iaestedresden.de/userfiles/file/pekinod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rajatotogroup1.com/contents/files/suvonujiwevinewotiki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://klusjesindex.nl/images/uploads/lidisegamudido.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vertex-decor.com/userfiles/file/sivunuve.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://giverny-bkk.com/upload/files/437810807.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://triyoga-tv.ru/userfiles/file/lesukorulip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ih-consultant.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zizeben.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.victorian-manor.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161323a8b6165d---81067504038.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.colegiodomus.com.br/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/dobosi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://koreabulk.net/userData/board/file/vogetojufixizevaboziga.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feriaesotericadeatocha.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16146ddd48f46e---46832194838.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://goteneplast.se/files/images/file/manifipupagejonesivuwux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mobilaide.com/upload/editor/file/vigulagegatobasajo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rent-1.es/ckfinder/userfiles/files/5682888720.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eco-translation.ca/upload/editor/file/xosidusola.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rosesrealtyhomes.com/userfiles/files/1581136507.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nemochem.cn/upload/files/wawogemojafigarugiv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://npkfertilizerproduction.com/d/files/48933496526.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://getsolarny.com/userfiles/file/wegizede.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_off0000e023.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE023 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000f835.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF835 17748 bytes
SHA-256: 083da9d3d7646463c642c70194957812fa6a9ee0d52a84fa679f441dd42dac18
font_02_sfnt_off0001262b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1262B 10904 bytes
SHA-256: 76b0e65f73fb7d932846ad45d857a81d1b48215cdf8d20b97fee915b5b5ff2e2