Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ef5b96c6be0fdaf2…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.6 KB Created: 2021-08-22 01:05:26 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: 6ce6f8d175fcda4b7fc7ffc17900e02f SHA-1: cea09ff7f3470fe7d5bdc72b25039bed2a810830 SHA-256: ef5b96c6be0fdaf2329ff996431b23ec7cea35913609a7d53294f0e50d304b76
192 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The sample is a malicious PDF detected by ClamAV and ML classifiers, containing embedded JavaScript. It links to multiple external URLs, some pointing to IP addresses and compromised CMS uploads, suggesting an attempt to host or redirect to malicious content. The presence of a 'download button' heuristic further supports a phishing or malware delivery lure.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9990

Heuristics 9

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
  • Clickable URI points to raw IP address medium PDF_URI_IP_LITERAL
    PDF contains a clickable HTTP(S) action whose host is a literal IPv4 address. Legitimate documents normally link to named domains; raw-IP destinations are common in disposable phishing and malware-delivery infrastructure.
  • 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://1hozain.ru/files/userfiles/files/83009021013.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://www.mclarenpress.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a6992209b36---zutawad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://schouteninterieurwerk.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160857aea1a2cc---xiraseneb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gallery4walls.com/upload/editer/file/81302103622.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cdscabling.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a014276dd9b---zukidaxevinebuputus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-photo.lv/ckfinder/userfiles/files/tomorazilut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://indianspringhomes.net/userfiles/files/85588649515.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://komputerzagrosze.pl/userfiles/file/jowekulipevopunasetozave.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://yule-sign.com/upload/editor/file/20210604155143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://musclecar-taps.com/js/upload/files/lorobenodoxajot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://idealist.ro/userfiles/file/kaxediwapibali.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://140.121.180.103/ckfinder/userfiles/files/suvigagovonopo.pdfPDF link annotation
    • http://ekachaiguitarist.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gubozefelotituteritob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rolmech-strzelno.pl/Upload/file/97344567222.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://szamitogep-szerviz-javitas.hu/ckfinder/userfiles/files/29093143115.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vdadanang.vn/app/webroot/assets/files/56527382505.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://maychieuvinh.vn/upload/files/84470161540.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://c2mag.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160751003a4098---93706423408.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://terrietanaka.com/library/files/vevebixopunenufozizezu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://abandassociates.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rotokavavarik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zonweringbelgie.be/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lilowipuriforijod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://malifer.hu/upload/file/gukejetex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://payassistinc.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160926e00949cf---lasekusodusifurakodu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://praward.tw/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d72052408dabd42d8df0401b4cfc1506/12824931411.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://k-newsletter.com/ckupload/files/tawojimapu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/PmAiG5ZyT-k/uplcv?utm_term=linde+forklift+parts+manualsPDF 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_off0000e12e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE12E 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000f940.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF940 17492 bytes
SHA-256: 571a5ef07af217a58c8027544300f650985eb1520a5865cd614a99c374b65ef9
font_02_sfnt_off00012778.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12778 10808 bytes
SHA-256: 58ed579589a424613acad168a3fe258286b20825e30cca534aefeda730c6830d