Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 035e9d11a0222c8f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.3 KB Created: 2021-07-19 15:20:03 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-14
MD5: 5a0ac2880e141333c1606c5ca2bef928 SHA-1: 954377f80a5c70f3500e85dc578e61746cebe218 SHA-256: 035e9d11a0222c8f2442a15b8687521e4a1be04c04a803c7ce8d805d1a2a327f
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a link farm pointing to compromised WordPress sites, indicating an attempt to redirect users to malicious content. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for initiating the redirection or exploit.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9956

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://uaqbakery.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16076238187768---pemidipijilazugozete.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.stratcareerservices.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b0bdf877e7e---kalafik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://steklo-shik.ru/userfiles/file/jupaxufetu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fellowpeo.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5f9b680a3727b45ec04b53d6bf2e0532/59170499115.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.akutrans.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e196171b0e6---zunoxaneviwadalijusisefo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.northamericatalk.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c95f64a2c3b---90662018207.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.zaantraining.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b0a585e5c87---96382457187.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mundori.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/84223481208.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://brainbond.ro/userfiles/file/xemujededukisima.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://travelshops.pl/userfiles/file/42913034710.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://atlantichomeportugal.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bb56395388a---kujozisotiguzeg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cornucopiafrederick.com/uploads/files/20632283814.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://maplewoodmachine.com/clients/1/17/17f0ea2532424b9b8bf99baf53cd3763/File/xiwudanodobidipovebuzule.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://anfauglir.com/images/file/jajidu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://steclotildehorton.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bc5d356158e---63562631431.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://edu-mate.kr/_UploadFile/Images/file/61592133552.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://venusland.vn/app/webroot/img/files/dolepunepiwegabe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.enviedecrire.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b7659fd8260---89424405002.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://specialbrands.gr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b4ad03ebb50c61039d76a8e38cb450dd/56256351451.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nhaban24h.com.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1ii0g7i0h3bpcedoh34jbi07ml/wafujavedewaxenuronimopu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rcot.org/userfiles/file/18624222721.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.xcelsus.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c87fd2eb3cd---89617595307.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ctkupavna.ru/upload/file/degekudulatudugop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/Om9ozkHLxGw/uplcv?utm_term=airport+on+the+big+islandPDF 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_off0000e960.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE960 17744 bytes
SHA-256: 5401c902ae35b3a944104e5ded1d8d774a8bcaa19feb7aa605ed31b390106959
font_01_sfnt_off000117e2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x117E2 10792 bytes
SHA-256: 3c4f5e1c33e8d122edb4aab5fd7c141b7aead02edc0fc084919a87fb010b51cd
font_02_sfnt_off00013039.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13039 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1