Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 fc5262a4144c2b66…

MALICIOUS

PDF

71.8 KB Created: 2021-09-20 08:22:36 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: 96790f509ec29fdc6baf1a3d8641eb44 SHA-1: 70e89fe280bea84e00b8c137d56547e1e61b1d26 SHA-256: fc5262a4144c2b66289f003e0dd2144f14db42007e88d6c3b003bf8ed049b525
184 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for delivering malicious content. It includes numerous links to external websites, many hosted on compromised CMS platforms or disposable domains, suggesting an attempt to redirect users to phishing pages or download further malware. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9916

Heuristics 8

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • Clickable URI points to raw IP address medium PDF_URI_IP_LITERAL
    PDF contains a clickable HTTP(S) action whose host is a literal IPv4 address. Legitimate documents normally link to named domains; raw-IP destinations are common in disposable phishing and malware-delivery infrastructure.
  • 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://tt-ural.su/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/40121739692.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://thewhitmerlawfirm.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/91604711558.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mtreurope.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/76271623785.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://caribsplash.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613acbec54653---wijizusozupewuvorawagug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://t-eamplus.de/web/editor/files/nejavop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiolaviano.it/userfiles/files/pegefiguxawonetonunufaso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.urbanwaterways.info/files/26921397962.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jyjjapan.jp/files/ckeditor/files/zazerimerorefedisugutire.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://drukarnia-warszawa.pl/pliki/file/dotixoxetib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://docando.es/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/3812899980.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.colegiodesafio.net/home/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16140e3827d8a2---wejomedepokixomobexexital.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://104.156.58.56/~web2inbox/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613fa43335e56---87731633311.pdfPDF link annotation
    • http://hocomesun.com/upload/99168196917.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tatnhapkhau.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/21871490046.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.toptehnik.si/images/93433701854.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://adgroup.co/userfiles/file/wadalegobupesigimadupit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://victory-agency.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16144d8cc1f9ca---69074180607.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.musicmaestrodiscos.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613e562659c55---sawilifopo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asztalosweb.hu/userfiles/file/gebezoxeliliwoni.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://srccaa.bdbabymart.com/app/webroot/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zuxawevuwikubarefo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://viceda.com/userfiles/file/35366637669.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bbu.vn/Images_upload/files/simitafadavo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://livewireeventz.com/userfiles/file/48869111160.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://yptea.com/data/fckeditor/files/72404845737.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asesorialuishervas.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16130a9b3ca7f3---11863783231.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xeroxexpres.cz/userfiles/file/fevovaxux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/LPIa9PGmDLg/uplcv?utm_term=china+tik+tok+funny+videoPDF 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_off0000b754.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB754 10540 bytes
SHA-256: 5d8187be3ed15b54fe9a6eb240a498a3ba327b5ca485624166a073ff8c8620bf
font_01_sfnt_off0000cf63.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCF63 16208 bytes
SHA-256: ad9b47cbd5e61174c2cdd00f0bcabac55cccf666e2889bab1d6729f550ca94da
font_02_sfnt_off0000f952.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF952 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1