Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 04092d0bc3d11e70…

MALICIOUS

PDF

82.2 KB Created: 2021-09-03 07:38:03 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: 691d6237a928372faf5df16526b74be3 SHA-1: b571ce038dcad4d5797e3f9708e8fe0b7a1de5c1 SHA-256: 04092d0bc3d11e70a86bb6a9e637c3ab50793fdef588741c243e160a381cfab8
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites or disposable hosting, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely involving the execution of JavaScript to redirect the user to malicious URLs.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9833

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • Urgency / deadline lure low SE_URGENCY_LURE
    Document contains urgency or deadline language ('account will be terminated', 'action required within 24 hours', etc.) — useful context, but low-signal without other findings
  • 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://drafthe.ru/uplcv?utm_term=wh+questions+and+answers+pdf PDF link annotation
    • https://visaonline-vn.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/sgv21u9qvutd7bbov29ooa8gin/18623440054.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pabrikangka.com/contents//files/83397635221.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mirrorlink.com/public/files/files/giruputur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://101balkon.ru/upload/files/medibizis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akcjonariusz.com/UserFiles/file/mefopepak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://namastehealth.in/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/qdf1ashji6l8j4mlhr1ef3t68c/kipofirafuditutalonimefow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sgcaregiver.org/contents/files/xuzexi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://prestinoequitacion.com/imagenes/upload/files/46672719888.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fortlauderdale-carservice.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607ed0698b861---98376970664.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.birdandwildlifeteam.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e68c8edbf9b---reputosuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.x454.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/g25senfr9iiv2ve7eeccgk5ce3/10999987197.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zs-g.jp/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/10220216785.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://landtop.com/filespath/files/20210807171901.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lbs.ac.at/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/l364udp7ilaff1nd375goanljc/fabelavawipe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://network-italia.com/file/liloxijudetumibotel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://firsatpin.com/calisma2/files/uploads/xuguzugopu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digireg.lu/upload/dagun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jkohut.pl/file/19736131905.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn--fct5g39pjpo.tw/upload/leakstop/files/kivekizasebasufisi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xperion.hu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fa8228155767224d1f941704ae04f2ad/gunapide.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sxhk365.com/uploads/file///nunazaxusekemixijopixaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn----7sbbjg7ctfs.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/647af80d76b96f39f30347b6545839d9/52037041489.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://praxis-greve-polley.de/web/editor/files/nolagekavafutesovile.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://premiumresourcing.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ae4c43ce462---lifobonifeduwe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tropo-design.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/24232093339.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://totalfinance.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bd0ddf09a12---duranukabokijotelasu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://snpwachq.com/files/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/75280857230.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_off0000dd7d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDD7D 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000f594.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF594 10876 bytes
SHA-256: 9688713c0cad0bd1d7d150c5c1c158673d8aa8d219f9550f4867ceb64d38c332
font_02_sfnt_off00010e83.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10E83 17304 bytes
SHA-256: 27a598e0304d661425177b157263e49c6430170861505af3c5876692f37ca610