Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e96abadf0035fd29…

MALICIOUS

PDF

71.1 KB Created: 2021-09-26 10:49:43 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 94955b0ff1b513efe96926029e5f4b77 SHA-1: c6219e95b6d8ea35818ffd76ee107399fdb42bc3 SHA-256: e96abadf0035fd295448ed1b7c4b714469019ea43ac0dd162afb81843f8bc5f4
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 disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate redirection to these malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9837

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://nomylo.ru/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+turn+off+unknown+sources
    • http://tlumacz-lipno.pl/pdrzewiecki/files/woxujesiwizogutozaz.pdf
    • https://snpwachq.com/files/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wurexik.pdf
    • https://www.hungryalex.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1a6593d0d9ab2984e28e155c1c1aa771/gonidezajutijizam.pdf
    • https://vigilanciaweb.cl/dinamicos/files/file/sisoboduwudame.pdf
    • http://hyswimpool.com/userfiles/piguvejukenirabimunalib.pdf
    • http://stroytehcentr.ru/images/file/32144662445.pdf
    • http://519pf.com/userfiles/files/77274659956.pdf
    • http://ecofincas.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lunipubuzovagikew.pdf
    • http://nedirajtebosnu.net/userfiles/file/vefiko.pdf
    • http://decorstore.eu/upload/file/99847401483.pdf
    • https://www.crossfitparamaribo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16131f97f84ccb---wanoza.pdf
    • http://hebammenglueck.de/ckfinder/userfiles/files/togosolarukezoxexamige.pdf
    • http://maremania.net/img_pagine/file/rerulan.pdf
    • https://masihpt1.com/contents/files/24359457375.pdf
    • http://bigdoughpizza.com/uploads/files/10286969789.pdf
    • https://greenfuturevietnam.com/Upload/files/73239716302.pdf
    • http://europeanprofservices.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614e5032346b9---31418119126.pdf
    • https://enkaotomatikkapi.com/depo/sayfaresim/file/37090259040.pdf
    • http://scissortailfarms.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161463f9eafff3---rifuwigudiwiwaxilibuvip.pdf
    • http://oreoltour.ru/sites/default/files/file/8819973970.pdf
    • http://nfrostov.ru/upload/files/neromoxelirovuxenugex.pdf
    • https://hinodecoder.com/userfiles/file/nokesoz.pdf
    • https://unitedcardsolutions.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16146f1f2ecd7e---wevawep.pdf
    • https://bdata.vn/upload/files/kexaliwas.pdf
    • http://tobn56.com/UpFiles/file/nolabisegezam.pdf
    • https://kawanmto.com/contents/files/21873250860.pdf
    • https://naucharts.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/21651650841.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_off0000b506.bin
364bfcb089a196f2df3fbe99ae1f0119ccfb53e0223c325eea3c5340771c8e0e
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB506 10300 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000cc72.bin
0ea0b65e0995c313ab39bd7e801e9747835b4db19ff5b0895ce22256503f5efc
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCC72 16636 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off0000f6cd.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF6CD 16792 bytes