Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0311cf797eba14a8…

MALICIOUS

PDF

82.6 KB Created: 2021-09-23 09:47:24 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-02
MD5: cd686bed4aa3a9b16d6dc53af59706f6 SHA-1: ed1312e99912982569d019228a6b23449c7f4448 SHA-256: 0311cf797eba14a8a76f059005d82e0b0befc2cd9db3cf9912c977a81da85558
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 WordPress sites. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates redirection to malicious sites, as suggested by the link farm heuristics.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9833

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://aliancegroup.su/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612fee7c90322---83627301360.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://tomei4x4.jp/js/upload/files/gajaro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://acupunctuuryao.nl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/75926913033.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pierrelemagicien.com/userfiles/file/70332388125.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lolakarimova.uz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jupidif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jadeite.ru/images/file/giviwolopakovolaneku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elijasprojekts.lv/files/file/91865743129.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://congthuonghotel.vn/app/webroot/files/images/pages/files/fevitutejozexusotekebupu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ouhkpthaa.org/userfiles/8230614267.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bvphcn.bdata.vn/upload/files/gukemogid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amartzon.store/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7b6efa2c3c6effe59ce1569458c3a68f/69135510726.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kreasoft.mx/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613a35845c91e---dekujunesegexesadanexi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vrzion.com/data/userfiles/files/fatozoxorapizofipavudux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gizaviation.com/uploads/files/zavewesetusetudujet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://etcpremium.com/userfiles/files/79677426114.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bokaichenyu.com/upload/files/98981258622.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://noithatdangcap.vn/app/webroot/uploads/files/97053405097.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://carsonpokebar.com/uploads/files/24582664993.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ewdel.cz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/76871388133.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feriaesotericadeatocha.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16144e3d50bb6d---fevijekilifo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pevak.info/UserFiles/File/36899992242.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.inhd.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613c6a6879343---35770001114.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jumpstart.mobi/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vezonokulijavajewif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mya1fc.com/files/ckuploads/files/83861515214.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://naturpix.ch/cmsimages/file/rakipisavimod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dulichtantai.com/files/uploaded/files/zilexewizusidowegelajar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://protech.com.ng/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613f73fdea089---kilerewuvupegubilifebalo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/cv9VXjIrmdE/uplcv?utm_term=pi+360+degreesPDF link annotation
    • http://mustang.tom.ru/jsplugins/ckfinder/userfiles/files/67586409798.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_off0000dd2a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDD2A 10356 bytes
SHA-256: af098e3899ec8f7982fc3b1489e9016673d15f8d84ca1bee9508b304c1571224
font_01_sfnt_off0000f46e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF46E 18660 bytes
SHA-256: e83f122af543d1ad4d95a7506c420988351f2ea5e9146cb3bbb155076c29574c
font_02_sfnt_off0001251d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1251D 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1