Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 eae78dd7bb023dc3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

108.3 KB Created: 2021-09-08 04:52:47 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: d88badefae6e2780c20b72b40c6c2c21 SHA-1: 09acb1abc9e0347d7f5a55dde3f52ea4c1cb1276 SHA-256: eae78dd7bb023dc3218e90339534efb486cc1a4a168eb899f010df7a90e09a89
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 directories. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to phishing or malware distribution sites, aligning with the 'Spearphishing Attachment' technique.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9984

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://ketchas.ru/uplcv?utm_term=david+jeremiah+overcomer+book+pdf PDF link annotation
    • https://www.sahabatkeluargahomecare.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607f1812cdde9---luwexex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mtcongnghiepxanh.com/upload/fckimagesfile/12514449297.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://workinhotel.com/upload/fckfile/96470016070.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tragiaocolamsapa.com/userfiles/image/file/rijolenaxubetolanijipufiw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://linlinline.biz/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/livejef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lomasdelaweb.com/userfiles/2008.09/file/36313307396.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://coffee33.ru/archive/file/92244382835.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pracowniatechart.pl/fckpliki/file/waxoninexesemekufolivuf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.advancedevents.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160881bbe15653---73443898903.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alcc.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/nlt8k1dnuv7mnfq1hs9o8gh34g/leboxupefawi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://atrax.eu/userfiles/file/88822728568.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kocgrafikavukatwebsitesi.demowebsiteleri.com/upload/files/67441548782.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kultmotor.hu/images/files/kupozeponu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ziepniekkalns.lv/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160890562605f5---80123088413.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kahounova.cz/userfiles/file/37796191770.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://getlovebooks.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/41c21cbc37685258eca4bb4951d6aa8a/zisavatuxegates.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.stockholmswingallstars.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606c88c6aa49f---74220604924.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mprime.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/kizomopul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tangiahoang.vn/Images_upload/files/12246909471.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarozlem.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7qa0mnkg2gp8573fhvqlc07ls0/56753540923.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ballestermultiservicios.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bb80f03c56e---76371402394.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thaimassageboy.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jujuvoleruk.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_off00014243.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14243 10900 bytes
SHA-256: 2d23b21ad39f62ab4815ac864d80d31046303b069e7f173250eaaff335c90237
font_01_sfnt_off00015b2c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15B2C 18308 bytes
SHA-256: 5b4f0e343e22f3d742a8ade52d9d486f9d03abfa4c5a0a32b602f8f4f48c8aab
font_02_sfnt_off00018b58.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x18B58 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1