Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 fd1c59be9c19048e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.5 KB Created: 2021-07-12 16:34:03 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 5ed10f8384b6888b84c6343d43abc05d SHA-1: 234a025324cb90ca7c178dd12ce478bcf4635399 SHA-256: fd1c59be9c19048e57dd384d49bf44a8d70b733e3190c6622af19141726301e9
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised CMS uploads or are part of a link farm on disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to lure users to malicious sites via these links. The embedded JavaScript may be used to further obfuscate the redirection or exploit vulnerabilities.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9951

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://syteq-pro.com/userfiles/file/beregidijitiwak.pdf
    • http://www.thegrcinstitute.org/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/seradin.pdf
    • http://www.qookspot.kitchen/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160805801df357---dawidokofude.pdf
    • http://alvasari.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607e916071ea6---tekojeteregofapukeje.pdf
    • http://orosweb.hu/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jibilomopiluperevo.pdf
    • http://ashole.hu/UserFiles/File/werepumabaxejojuzafosoxo.pdf
    • https://gamletaarnhuset.no/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16094ae013b60d---mupozezazojomixitore.pdf
    • https://deepankarbasu.com/FCKeditor/file/mafojiwuvusiz.pdf
    • https://amagi.la/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609c8ac9605e7---fimibukir.pdf
    • http://usaoxin.com/userfiles/2021-5/file/sezimomaxip.pdf
    • https://www.americanapi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f542584a3f---xofojevatekamer.pdf
    • https://lifesmart.ro/ckfinder/userfiles/files/kemexowizoroxawivireja.pdf
    • https://xn----8sbaavnccwq4am.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2089c25201173432083135234ab4527a/45076977305.pdf
    • https://tyko.pl/userfiles/file/85767945201.pdf
    • http://bazatalty.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3847695dfee5ecb87bd39faa729a184f/xulawakawin.pdf
    • http://thefjordbaklawfirm.com/clients/876731/File/99447479702.pdf
    • https://rajatotogroup3.com/contents//files/nuzawejisixo.pdf
    • http://www.norestim.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a38e625bcbb---64442775934.pdf
    • http://tingyi-bnb.com/CKEdit/upload/files/55549154247.pdf
    • https://tailormade-sales-marketing.com/userfiles/file/pajulimaso.pdf
    • https://www.icslights.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/74db76a0705fd787b30a771ae2dbe3ba/futafadapevuba.pdf
    • https://popa.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6d0f206b2bcf67b2e1e669dfa31f510f/4679522605.pdf
    • https://masterok-kovka.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ca283c7a33bdb34fde79afcc1f9e9ffb/mutobudasawosuwomuzudoza.pdf
    • http://kwik-it.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160af8cdc5daf3---75079084323.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/BkSY9tpko7c/uplcv?utm_term=skinny+with+belly+fat
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000ed25.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xED25 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00010537.bin
909765b44aa6be132210336192678cfbcc4864da153110962c4083dbeb14ad76
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10537 16972 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00013129.bin
937e9ec855afa778284303efc9cea17de00026c83b1e6c2d3ca6b26853f14b62
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13129 10428 bytes