Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e7d0d4936644ff3e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

76.9 KB Created: 2021-09-27 10:56:16 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 2b9d5895d30e23b53e324f92e64fde32 SHA-1: 6e34ec23b60a64e77cf4aaedf1a9a45258f3eb7b SHA-256: e7d0d4936644ff3e582e81b7c3f8614873c9e4a267eb320a2af604e949ac0861
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which are hosted on compromised or disposable domains. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to these external sites, which are characteristic of phishing lures or malware downloaders.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9953

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://pistant.ru/uplcv?utm_term=a+quiet+place+2+online+english
    • https://volgogradexpo.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/47930639523.pdf
    • https://classconnbio.com/img-jacson/files/28014390300.pdf
    • http://parateam.cz/file/18335546966.pdf
    • http://www.auditsi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614ba5a757c64---namuzalibudozijerojoxelo.pdf
    • http://www2.grupoksl.com.br/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lurum.pdf
    • https://corumosmanlimakina.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/retofurilagubepezafuf.pdf
    • https://millersexpress.com/userfiles/file/33544819384.pdf
    • https://srilangkapools.com/contents/files/jepagukonofamam.pdf
    • http://educasters.co/ckfinder/userfiles/files/10183407794.pdf
    • https://adsbudget.net/userfiles/file/botofitesanep.pdf
    • https://journeywithmypet.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zujajodilakelijuxula.pdf
    • http://maxgear.cz/webpagebuilder/ckfinder/userfiles/files/perapodanexez.pdf
    • https://olivermilk.vn/tctt/sites/aaa/file/42398110637.pdf
    • http://embody.box8websites.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/bibagonageruvib.pdf
    • https://inchiriereelicopterromania.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612f2f940ed39---81715040908.pdf
    • https://drivetripper.com/userfiles2020/files/49396683541.pdf
    • http://rpsbchamber.org/editorData/file/20393774848.pdf
    • http://www.combatsim.eu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16132ec11a73d1---77323093456.pdf
    • https://picinterior.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/91149072715.pdf
    • http://gorod-r.com/userfiles/file/pefak.pdf
    • http://freeware-software-download.de/uploads/editor/file/kotozedupipalowose.pdf
    • https://www.pal-kont.hu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/481c326f236cfaa3550423df44b376be/levirok.pdf
    • http://topimmigrationlawyer.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/94297896127.pdf
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000bdbc.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xBDBC 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000d5d3.bin
7c214599e21fb865f52c051705d2bbbea9af3ad81928462f46a6f0f420e5298a
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD5D3 10900 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off0000eec1.bin
5f1c37ed5590dfa4c78cb8c380e50223673ccffa461e4ee7a6ab711d3b695c86
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEEC1 21140 bytes