Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e5148e93fd66bcf1…

MALICIOUS

PDF

76.5 KB Created: 2021-09-06 08:43:59 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: 256b4e22f778f40a0e82bb200194bbd7 SHA-1: 3ef86e6d944c67a33b3b04636c49953ff4b0b700 SHA-256: e5148e93fd66bcf17d1893080dce486fe58683c7cbee810a6799e21b56f07d74
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF document containing embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. The PDF also includes numerous links to external websites, many of which point to compromised CMS uploads or disposable hosting, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution scheme. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9943

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 http://logopeda-empatia.pl/content/file/26432247268.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://perfectprojects.ro/userfiles/file/jovufimufuzaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sipsak.nl/userfiles/file/27959508358.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://agendatourvietnam.com/hinhanh/file/xupowagalalomuveno.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kaufdeinauto.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160dafc69af3d6---4685698831.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pfgmm.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16084b01ad8e0c---20300049039.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://leo.tw/upload/ckeditor/files/84084176912.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://angelojrobles.com/admin_initial_test/userfiles/file/67976484623.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sussexweddingservices.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608373bf160ce---75649729803.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jordanadams.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/tevewijesuboriruwesejidaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.potterycommercials.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1610c4353168eb---49618954557.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.jimenez-casquet.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609822d948bd1---26108277324.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.idukkidiocese.org/files/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/99288654224.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.loisirs-auto-occasion.fr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sixerogatupujipumumun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.jamesbgriffinlaw.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16080e62e8a5ff---peromuviv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bestmiamiturf.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7a4ead85be1106c836b3027ed5a73f2e/59966696330.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dirabrealtors.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609790985b5fc---kenafilegoriditi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stylowa-pss.pl/userfiles/file/bonefakajano.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sensormaticltd.com/app/templates/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/13643755934.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://agrotehholding.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/52683109b720b917f21f6e8265430a3e/rejuwobejuwegi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pattyn360.com/upload/forum/files/51453282439.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://multiseal.com.ph/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160964712635f1---18502255919.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.iamgoingto1996.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160fd2befcb149---beparesemijalibexivuxak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.heainc.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16096b80022ef8---niforuvejezajonod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://narcisse.sk/editor_uploads/files/31442545107.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/GLLx1DTH0VQ/uplcv?utm_term=shri+mahalaxmi+ashtakam+pdfPDF 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_off0000c39a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC39A 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000dbac.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDBAC 18604 bytes
SHA-256: d87908ff205d46d9039f33602c44b1c4de59111b19a1def98fbe8ef9dae1846d
font_02_sfnt_off00010c27.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10C27 10676 bytes
SHA-256: 753a07ea79bc1b7034dfe5c46c6ae241092462f041013c0313fb9b4504969177