Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f23a989d2701595e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.7 KB Created: 2021-09-13 16:37:21 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: f46630dc51a42c47d1154781946277e3 SHA-1: a9a96c2f2ab8293157f2e1109d8c71693b9dd8e3 SHA-256: f23a989d2701595ed7ee919835cf4e99c219e396a55e5644e6e96f6bc41b62f9
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.007 JavaScript T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URLs, many pointing to compromised CMS upload directories. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the execution of malicious code or redirects the user to one of the provided URLs, which are designed to host phishing content or further malware.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9848

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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://coretry.ru/uplcv?utm_term=watch+the+croods+2+123 PDF link annotation
    • http://www.onegelha.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8b1b10f56cf547cf6a87d08f252d17b0/metomarowu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ez4parcel.net/upfile/files/2021/09/10/tesizotidaferoxajenig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://yangpupark.com/uploadfile/files/nubowisitaguvokevi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://forma8.kz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pivefoneludewomezufuf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://markzone.az/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bd1k9606jmpcdphm0tdck8mhb8/kosiwudazujun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://almoheetmanpower.com/public_html/userfiles/file/61345480959.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nawoo.net/userData/board/file/61762895233.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://agedwedfjtj.pretty-match.com/upload/files/zopofepazi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nanchang.chinatupai.com/web/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/33371577528.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ismet.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/44114414026.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://baracenter.be/userfiles/file/vamigutin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hiperaktivite.info/userfiles/files/durona.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://godparents4tz.org/home/god/public_html/ckfinder/userfiles/files/76146718887.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vitrierbxl.be/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161325fdcb61da---74392242927.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stpeterscbs.ca/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lilodupuwob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://damutech.kz/upload/2021/09files/210908152250519718x7h96.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://global-brand.net/userfiles/files/78003084049.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://benqmusicworkshop.com/fupload/file/nimizagavosi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://everintelconsulting.com/upload/file/202109130105353350.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jeykrishnaclub.com/images/file/guwazapedirumalofe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dichvugiayphep.net/hinhanh_fckeditor/file/35304396446.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wieswioska.pl/userfiles/file/49880622398.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://empezo.xyz/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/52923913826.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://findusafranchise.com/files/files/60308809747.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://irrisyst.eu/files/file/lolowosewefebevokakaxapa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pravkniga.ru/files/userfiles/files/zenuzugikir.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_off0000ec2f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEC2F 18684 bytes
SHA-256: 96f69b195b7c3564596f1374bafc275e2a5aa89733c8b92461ac2d74b834cf92
font_01_sfnt_off00011cdd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11CDD 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000134f4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x134F4 10560 bytes
SHA-256: 83e6708dc8b0b391a930016ade27cff4a267e9e57af9ebe5fcae10844be81f21