Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f65bd61026eab288…

MALICIOUS

PDF

99.9 KB Created: 2021-10-06 00:43:42 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-25
MD5: dac506d6bef187c72460f80d7a87caf3 SHA-1: ab1fdfed640d0c641a9c4a53e80d682f26a86eb3 SHA-256: f65bd61026eab2881d34b9c08055fc3017bd60c5d8ccd0c844476b1ede9f3210
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple external URIs pointing to compromised WordPress sites, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection or download of further malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9875

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://chcial.ru/uplcv?utm_term=brantley+county+arrest+records PDF link annotation
    • https://ncfouting.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613b53094cbb4---jaburewakepegupotazijex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://getrade.net/uploadfiles/file/12712369248.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://weblative.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/mp49rer9php0vk7mkuta04nv1n/foridagazez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://herfon-machinery.com/images/ckfinder/files/20210902021342.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://idrogastermoclima.it/Utentifile/FCKPage/file/jofitesalaxufodu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bergfin.se/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16141d99ca4c38---10347009518.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://donleroy.net/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/19263141110.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fleschimmo.lu/userfiles/files/xetosojudabuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nordiskvillaventilation.dk/userfiles/file/menitomilibimadona.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://serviceservice.eu/userfiles/file/tiduduribodades.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://debandhelder.nl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nomolukorexuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sambometal.com/dataroom/file/31654556894.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studionegro.net/userfiles/files/pugapal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pwr-tech.ru/userfiles/file/mibiz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://koreanhotpot.com/uploads/files/gujawapuguxewumu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aviapartner.biz/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zubavatofusesafezuwariw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aluvioneschicamocha.sinecsas.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pobebaduko.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ordinate-ltd.com/file_media/file_image/file/lekesowafasudamaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bamor.org/userfiles/file/43777196734.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://songod.vn/uploads/image/files/19372568625.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pzhjintai.com/upload/files/sejixobunenetozirolixut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uteambio.com/upload/files/56600204368.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://flyingfish-stay.com/userfiles/file/suzelozotudabamuvo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://biorenta.lt/ckfinder/userfiles/files/94125197725.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://antoinepanau.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d39122bf4988c6b99575a021b8203e88/mixub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stfurnimart.com/file_media/file_image/file/boserizowafovezan.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_off0001216f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1216F 10536 bytes
SHA-256: fc05c4ef67504e3bdafaee47f8aba9fe1d3eb6f87f2f5168cce625aba6d99220
font_01_sfnt_off000139ac.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x139AC 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000151be.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x151BE 18376 bytes
SHA-256: 9320f85cf00ab657ae375374bcf6cd187f8765e0749ea150c3e2255869be55b6