Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ddbb8a3188d3dda2…

MALICIOUS

PDF

80.9 KB Created: 2021-09-07 20:53:24 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: df1dba6cded8aec795c10b51067f15df SHA-1: 49b0d4fc62ca923a5097605412d6e96e5187f2c9 SHA-256: ddbb8a3188d3dda21201e890fe7b3f53b35f5df6a2ccf0b106a7cb115d7bf5ec
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. It also features numerous external URLs, many pointing to compromised CMS uploads, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution lure. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier further support its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9955

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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://inwebjor.ru/uplcv?utm_term=multiplication+tables+1+to+12+worksheets PDF link annotation
    • http://www.tramag.pl/upload/file/25444558944.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://neuragen.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1610ec212429c3---resijesibazadubok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://drsuthichai.com/userfiles/files/5242073010.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ratco-hardware.com/Ups/files/weniloxenuke.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://andreevmag.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/79e7ab4263f08d00a1e7c6a5d0c4c5d8/titikoxixogu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eyetracking.pl/userfiles/file/wawowuxugalu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://brandweeramsterdamamstellanden.nl/userfiles/file/rivuxomomebu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://armagedonspedycja.pl/files/file/39290999264.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gaishachuukobuhin.com/js/upload/files/67293927216.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://malashealthcare.com/userfiles/files/99743687981.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://webhostmurah.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16085c7131d353---53563572445.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://palyavalaszto.hu/teszt/upload/file/67311404344.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://glosunspa.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609c50a92960e---67567686707.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.cheapmotorcycleinsurancepa.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1m1rpodo4gqrnmqi9ln0oirch3/80015460690.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://web-sila.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/abb73ae8f096d77cef606a04edf2b0b1/sikibijoleropikoxu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lemma-studio.pl/userfiles/file/pelosixilojafobepuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://logansport1971.com/clients/4/42/424235dfd0fdcd2d3cc2afd1e16bb83e/File/poganex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://workcoop.org/fckeditor/userimages/file/20210713044304.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hit-education.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/itgeibb6ans386u162papqlq7t/26574992011.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alex-vasilkov.ru/images/wisdom/file/78204083054.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://videocycling.info/files/file/vuluza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://utpcomp.ru/uploads/files/68016204014.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ketgate.eu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4dfe53533a51b0c20eba59701accf9a6/24891626621.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.circoloaletrium.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607ecfa6e534a---vilajadumewatomitelivat.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_off0000d8df.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD8DF 11052 bytes
SHA-256: c05b45d392fdfc9bbb77273da1c57031b2c19014ee38c68eb3c61b9aedd75739
font_01_sfnt_off0000f28c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF28C 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00010a9e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10A9E 16888 bytes
SHA-256: 1562a187480965eb16f72c1221f466384723bf96a94f099b5eeca8a1e5054dcb