Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0539ca595c3f1b0e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

77.8 KB Created: 2021-06-25 19:03:42 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 30f9f084aca44190e0bd3376936a3827 SHA-1: 993487b5f0997e594e1b5314b6e47725316d91b0 SHA-256: 0539ca595c3f1b0e8f32955f24dd0e697fedf6332d9f9b6e7333d79dfda45e41
172 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 upload storage or are part of a link farm on disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to trick users into downloading further malicious content. The embedded JavaScript is a key component in initiating the malicious workflow.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9953

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
  • 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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=isometric+projection+of+cylinder
    • http://tafgambiatours.com/userfiles/file/podanulusamunosodet.pdf
    • http://andreaslasnik.com/data/files/werijavefedoz.pdf
    • https://bharatbiodiesel.com/userfiles/file/96057216258.pdf
    • http://cimkezes.hu/uploads/ckfinder/userfiles/files/forenorasaguvok.pdf
    • https://uaqbakery.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c0befd59eca---kuluzesawefabazakovur.pdf
    • http://uamarkets.com/images/file/wilutiduf.pdf
    • https://digireg.cn/upload/32267415240.pdf
    • https://www.pietri-automobiles.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/vh1d2d1ijst68bod1mjh7c1ruq/7594692081.pdf
    • https://frennphotography.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cb9b8159d74---ribidibalobulewa.pdf
    • https://www.kadeavenue.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/841ef6d7b31739ec854e7bbc7c7690d9/92281946848.pdf
    • https://alzubidi.com/userfiles/files/82951858820.pdf
    • http://www.veronicaneal.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1/1607a43d122237---puwarabakovuxegulezejizo.pdf
    • http://aliceinformaticasrl.com/user/pages/99252346957.pdf
    • https://securitydm.rs/slicice/file/nadixekijirapim.pdf
    • http://arserwood.com/js/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/connector.php/upfiles/file/210618125309376433uhd35g.pdf
    • https://www.andeanskyline.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c9128195ce5---lusagejen.pdf
    • https://www.chauffeur-prive-nice.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160befc670cacd---79593640438.pdf
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b76358bd9fb---fovosax.pdf
    • http://aksaaydinlatma.com/img/editor/image/file/kezatuwule.pdf
    • http://xn--49s538bo8ux8c.net/userfiles/file/74339070285.pdf
    • https://banderlogclub.ru/Files/file/10120073652.pdf
    • http://webscape.co.bw/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160798e44dde7b---18932283393.pdf
    • https://inchiriereelicoptere.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608ab6d63e0c2---22000843456.pdf
    • 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_off0000caa1.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCAA1 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000e2b3.bin
b14e6fb912209df8919e67d25cf970cc0efd8bd0af6cb3b3164bd65401367b03
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE2B3 17012 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00010f8f.bin
3ee61a5923c7c3b267350075055b19332a0d55bcea36b205c231a697305e8265
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10F8F 10816 bytes