Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 fa05ee5636d0bf9d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

74.1 KB Created: 2021-09-21 09:51:49 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: f1fb4451efa7966b11263f070d5148a6 SHA-1: 0013b9ceeb01c8be085617b61ba5877a33ad2bc1 SHA-256: fa05ee5636d0bf9d0ae944e0aca0bc1515c2c348a76e72a85637cbc80082b0f8
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a large number of external URIs, many of which are hosted on compromised CMS upload storage or disposable domains. These links likely serve to redirect the user to a second-stage payload, as indicated by the ClamAV detection and ML classifier. The presence of embedded JavaScript suggests an attempt to exploit vulnerabilities or execute malicious code within the PDF viewer.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9939

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://synerhu.ru/uplcv?utm_term=dls+19+hd+graphics+download PDF link annotation
    • https://easternresources.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/kavafitorul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://anchor-m.com/js/upload/files/tusuwitelozi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://turdv.ru/SITE/files/editor/file/49940748161.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://taiwan-tsai.com/upload/files/gazijinekoxiropuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://clic-essc.ch/ck/ckfinder/userfiles/files/batumo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://testgit.begurholidays.com/uploads/userfiles/files/xixajujepem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://olivermilk.vn/tctt/sites/aaa/file/xalokesi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.consorcio.edu.pe/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16141a985890b5---8120640910.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iieng.org/editor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/foripenewuzawejagidi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://estatepie.com/files/userfiles/file/41669033406.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://phukienbep.net/media/files/21268651275.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mb-classic-service.de/userfiles/file/jewabe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rmissio.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613d0e1241071---73452247866.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hyunbulsa.org/~ewedd2/userfiles/file/tafofodev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://basyapiemlak.com/yukleme_klasoru/userfiles/file/41445243585.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mikludava.lt/images/files/fulawetaxobo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://le-lemniscus-incandescent.fr/ckeditor/upload/files/ludavulowugaterezolegoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://totaleclipsenv.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613a175b9f9ef---xiborikigujapog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://infotechb2blite.com/bot/ckfinder/uf/files/ximededutoja.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.alertgy.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7e48d8afff95fc09c881c494264bafd0/jepadunizib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://camphacement.vn/upload/files/sorupuduta.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pinpointfeedtech.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wetikinimelulopi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://artgallery.devctn.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xazuwuvamedafejifalu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://weforyou.it/userfiles/files/32035083666.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://delphin-restaurant.com/ckfinder/upload/files/99620077045.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://szelvedojavitasmiskolc.hu/files/files/69020755791.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_off0000bd21.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xBD21 17236 bytes
SHA-256: c465e1c7d4052044c55e9fd0eab11e52388215c7b3b6eb32d62fbd2c8bea9ad7
font_01_sfnt_off0000e9c6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE9C6 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000101dd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x101DD 10872 bytes
SHA-256: a7ee830ac316430aa842801e82c0e1d55af111320fc133f827f59c4cf45542bf