Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 07a3ccea8582abaf…

MALICIOUS

PDF

88.8 KB Created: 2021-09-17 08:24:30 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: 2568a3693f1094624b3a97a2162e0c53 SHA-1: 417dc78125d1726182db641f31059e2471a9d5ab SHA-256: 07a3ccea8582abaf5d55fbefd36504c3710da4fcd77fae3b5e8c35da677dfc31
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple external URIs, with several heuristics indicating it functions as a link farm hosted on potentially compromised or disposable domains. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate the redirection to these malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9905

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.
  • 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 http://citygclub.com/ckupload/files/73938997413.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://tidomusica.com/uploads/files/202109170223452573.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cardealer-space.com/js/upload/files/84009995600.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://roycraft.ca/userfiles/file/14371099659.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://in-dapt.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613fcd5716305---66197803680.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://antropolog.ru/userfiles/file/mofajelatexewexalolalax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://proxima-design.cz/files/file/83765587438.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hiddencliff.kr/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210904_C5574B0842D510AA.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://santehsevast.ru/userfiles/files/tutinovegizixogu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perfectsextherapy.com/public_html/userfiles/file/75824170.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://recapress.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/87109820215.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aktasmatbaacilik.com/resimlerfiles/11860916079.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://s-h.cc/uploads/files/202109130754155674.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ineke-ott.nl/keramiek-beelden-imagesfile/nuxafusovitobodifefeb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jeykrishnaclub.com/images/file/teruwu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://duext.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4d071d32e7955ac24e60cfc94e696c78/46988763712.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fallsplat.se/bildbank/file/vimovanutefivazeda.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://michaels-limo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161358fa89312a---56470553044.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aotwresort.info/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vufetasokubejipagix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kyanite.tv/userfiles/file/26597684539.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fantacyhandicraft.com/userfiles/file/89803073679.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lsp.od.ua/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3ot19v6q2krfrku9g8hbeg8c82/77125023892.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rumahbaruku.com/contents/files/pexugifekes.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://psn-monolit.ru/img_file/files/wemugadasow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://keletunderground.hu/images/uploaded_pics/file/38069030138.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elitakhealing.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/veguzevemim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://scout-educationguide.com/userfiles/file/18029565150.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/ngfLrbzwjls/uplcv?utm_term=best+app+for+ppv+on+firestickPDF 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_off0000f43a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF43A 18336 bytes
SHA-256: 2b543209462f592361a62b47d0be885c9b3c11aa56a5689c437a5a0740bd0cf2
font_01_sfnt_off000123fb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x123FB 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00013c12.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13C12 10640 bytes
SHA-256: 29e0f230518b7f642f4d1e0b75dff7d975005ccca5e7e85332aec219a0d740fb