Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f36f5ce0168253e9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

74.4 KB Created: 2021-09-10 15:49:08 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-20
MD5: 29d757d25993c87ed213dd1abd058820 SHA-1: e54ef54cf0e7f91951af5f3d05061d4d45e7a5bd SHA-256: f36f5ce0168253e905b4a50375f42ef8f469a562cc94b1d33f92e16c59e785ce
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for exploiting vulnerabilities or redirecting users. It also features a link farm pointing to compromised WordPress upload storage and disposable hosting, suggesting an attempt to distribute malicious content or conduct phishing. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier further confirm its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9908

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 http://cathyourhair.nl/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jexuw.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://justsayhi365.com/uploads/file/49482573662.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mathcountsoutreach.org/userfiles/file/limavofibapajudugaji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://korsorlampang.net/user_img/files/bazukowisorojosobuzarefuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ceccardolj.ro/userfiles/file/29241836497.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://colantuono.it/userfiles/files/jijubez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rothemtour.com/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210906_798447564DA3BE25.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hieuchuan.com/upload/files/40399939748.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://namhungholdings.com/uploads/ckfinder/files/kuregexurerogisuduwoj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gpagroup.in/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161313c42a3565---rokakirosusuvozozimopir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tractorpulling-emmeloord.nl/upload/file/47033797819.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://noticiascgnews.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lobufotanasudibevemoli.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kimcert.org/E/file/gowojazizumekiluj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pasifikendustriyel.com/userfiles/file/71236324728.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://location-venise.com/italie_documents/files/26523874740.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://getsolarny.com/userfiles/file/2284089313.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nut-shell.net/upload/files/guxunuxupoxemidamolalirux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bdsductri.com/upload/files/15742442404.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://savoie-outils-coupants.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/15616862503.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.isnb.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0531036dbb5f4229c93dfce072ec7688/gaxulujite.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://shrmivirtual.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b14a3e7727f40fc7875975987351151d/10404814371.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://shipnhanh247.vn/asset/files/66280458493.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://uppersanduskyrotary.com/cms/files/File/57306195486.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rendszergazda-cegeknek.hu/ckfinder/userfiles/files/49347401721.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.zaluziemalina.cz/userfiles/file/gamomonugo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sirindhorn.net/upload/File/semuvuze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/GLLx1DTH0VQ/uplcv?utm_term=bitlife+apk+latest+versionPDF 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_off0000bd15.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xBD15 10564 bytes
SHA-256: 541441a6c32f80128d8a3e1c40d6d2228049d8bb6a1a7d67482fe573b97f7aba
font_01_sfnt_off0000d558.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD558 17788 bytes
SHA-256: eb4e7f53d4db60f00f863c06a2209068091dbcfd70f0e44391b19d7b399d2851
font_02_sfnt_off000103b5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x103B5 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1