Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f18de58a0f05963e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.2 KB Created: 2021-09-23 12:12:52 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: edcafcdd35d26b714135ed15e755816e SHA-1: 30e629c07c3aad437ea750f7306823c598db48c3 SHA-256: f18de58a0f05963e470b0b3877d66c5bcb5b6b6bab430768108c7c2ecbbfb1c2
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 or disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, specifically phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to these malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9977

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://garglob.ru/uplcv?utm_term=corazon+de+multimillonario+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://gaestehaus-am-erlkoenig.de/img/editor/file/99064312389.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elcolono.net/userfiles/files/bovopoxelaluzu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eldmsh1.ru/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/80393828481.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vagtteam.dk/userfiles/Files/59099623508.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aeskulap24h.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16142c0491ee86---33484929897.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ghibms.com/userfiles/files/kubarewuniwopanati.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://matrix-corporation.com/upfiles/editor/files/96005371854.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sayurmateng.com/contents/files/65211681850.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://huanghecables.com/d/files/wopafazowoxisegeboni.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://modernplating.com/userfiles/file/59647256964.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://klingende-zeder.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613837810e137---pekezofo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://theemperorsoldclothes.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/hstcga021656bcd82t99ta51rt/26917583081.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.elementstraining.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bf4mrim4ds195l5ruq3iam19hk/pasanajapubozosejepi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://qamarapps.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161308f3ed2693---33961649282.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://photou.cc/ckfinder/userfiles/files/34721462029.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sitarasign.ir/data/file/54435841591.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hgb.se/filer/file/vatulizizifore.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://oneremote.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0cc096c4756b5b99aec353eabdd82c14/waweno.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kk-gorenjska.si/uporabnik/file/xofojakofezun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ciba.lv/uploaded/file/mowabekatano.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://shinserviceodi.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/333c5f30eb58040ffba8eba1eacc74e6/xixenowave.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://beiks.info/public/file/zojiwifumiferibexoni.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://immobilier-valence-agen.com/userfiles/file/xebiludotogodaxuluto.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_off0000dda8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDDA8 19220 bytes
SHA-256: 584043b12579df980b021b3d75e210f2cae9b3f6ea7984c223f3aa18f4a5433b
font_01_sfnt_off00010e97.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10E97 10680 bytes
SHA-256: 089f8c0ac3488d0d6aefc300ff84fa16124343961cd936a1a0d05c220ad4ddf5
font_02_sfnt_off00012713.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12713 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1