Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 07e45ceca0fb6e0e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

79.2 KB Created: 2021-09-05 23:52:14 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: 89e5178db0e5890f02560f9e030deb99 SHA-1: 4a8f0fd303bc6df2dbf3cfdc6aa3d8807f44272f SHA-256: 07e45ceca0fb6e0e50702b7d59429d21498a4d5a455dc8ad2d30b9fce0d76eba
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier. It contains embedded JavaScript and a high number of links, many pointing to compromised WordPress upload directories or disposable hosting, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to these malicious URLs.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9975

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 to algorithmically-generated URL high PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK
    PDF contains a clickable HTTP(S) link whose host looks algorithmically generated (pronounceable-random labels) and whose path/query carries a long high-entropy token. This is the randomized-redirector pattern of malspam phishing lures — the visible document is only a prompt — not a PDF parser vulnerability.
  • 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://pankalconstructora.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c79e603ff53---63335915799.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://fenicia.uy/fenicia.com.uy/uploads/files/51810044056.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pk-kuepfer.ch/ckfinder/userfiles/files/51067719713.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dade666.com/userfiles/202106file/2021062317020770554.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vhshf.de/File/80271369563.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sfasg.jp/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/puxikovibode.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://avonsteel.com/UserFiles/file/wabowenofikum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aquamedia.cn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/855945355.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://frederickfollows.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f0e16ede82f---98400689262.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://k-kompany.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/09bb100fc3e4d080a78528c6ff1fb613/63612896970.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sharidendesignasphalt.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f62ea2f7d1046dfd3a155d03ea9272fc/12378273096.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://4grd.com/cmsimages/file/90984590697.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://papinchess.ru/userfiles/file/zoluwebewojetabu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sad-azov.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2c1f0467e7a87444ef330d53c8c16ec6/75524239116.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://carneiro-sa.pnh.pt/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fadofudilumela.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariovianello.eu/userfiles/files/38703695209.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pirac.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8dc2e8a39eea5342f58e810fbc7d8af8/vexajube.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://agribusiness.pk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16073d4f71f3c8---sirevomulipokoremodalap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.phoenixdentalacademy.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3ea2b953662b2dd5aa92fc50e577f48f/faxatojixedora.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://abapaposentados.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16071500d35a26---tikasadopov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://theemasternetworker.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/84620790849.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/fzgW7-mxBc0/uplcv?utm_term=1st+grade+math+fun+worksheets+freePDF 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_off0000d32b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD32B 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000eb42.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEB42 10896 bytes
SHA-256: b91e1dca8a55470af337e9cd4f37abb4be8209d773bb6c2372b2d69ae6d6ed22
font_02_sfnt_off00010433.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10433 16700 bytes
SHA-256: ef00d2488f60a2adee9cf20c23384d84b4573e9495adbb070678945cef246038