Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 deb71ac4e00c7676…

MALICIOUS

PDF

69.6 KB Created: 2021-09-15 18:18:36 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: 1ee359773126d674323135440cf75355 SHA-1: 49b0bcbfef0daf7d09e869d7c29a54572b38d191 SHA-256: deb71ac4e00c76768ea7f22b6b8c35b1717f2e68509d81c8fadd0bd76d5bded5
184 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF contains an embedded JavaScript stream and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised CMS uploads or disposable hosting, forming a link farm. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to redirect users to phishing or malware distribution sites. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for initiating the redirection or further payload delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9837

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 2 text block(s), carries a click-outward action, and is only 69 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 http://mikailang.net/userfiles/file/20210907121114_1206976983.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://ed-web.cz/userfilesfile/74940124502.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.profiemg.cz/upload/ck/files/mapez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://newchat.xyz/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roxatimupivurugedeponizav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cuacuonnhanh.vn/Images_upload/files/90077131921.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sipare.com.ar/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e45kbijdg78tdmst425tnj54n6/bubotovokupux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://careerexpo.alljobsinliberia.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/44782512811.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://khotelmarket.com/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210912_BE2FBFE6534863E0.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://daindnc.com/fckeditor/userfiles/file/18378804307.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.auto-ecole-rive-droite.fr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/58154933304.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wyslijpaczki.pl/app/webroot/files/userfiles/file/nekizetosutu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://koetec.com/home/~ptow/public_html/ckfinder/userfiles/files/88959630244.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://egokituz.org/files/galeria/files/rufosoje.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ohmamakitchen.com/uploads/files/gijojadilo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://togclick.com/media/userFckfiles/file/fererarivazonenenalab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bosingels.nl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/filofebu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://home-plast.ru/foto/files/kinuxuxibawekedazuxisoriv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.southforconstruction.com/frontend/web/ckfinder/userfiles/files/86392440183.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.predoisiasociatii.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613fc93465559---vovipepu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://doctour.hu/uploads/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zututivojeva.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://terezmisszio.eu/files/file/77468068491.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://radio-salsa.fr/php/rs/filesupload/file/tejexopapikuwoj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.plan.msu.ac.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/21764925693.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kowel.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/1631534576.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://abzesolar.com/uploads/files/megifupowewutekazakaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://1sis.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613108dfc70fe---10209145377.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://optical-axis.com/uploads/files/202109091624567512.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/Om9ozkHLxGw/uplcv?utm_term=android+pattern+unlock+software+for+pc+free+downloadPDF link annotation
    • 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_off0000b3a2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB3A2 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000cbb9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCBB9 10872 bytes
SHA-256: d05502cf0f64995c95fe5d79afdb911f4696ed65b5329c4767ce21956e1e7f30
font_02_sfnt_off0000e50e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE50E 14092 bytes
SHA-256: 9713bedbafdaac5eb0ccdc5e17f1dc1c9a0d42b253a5f20d65117e4efaea82d7