Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0f43c39137d8cfd8…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.0 KB Created: 2021-08-21 23:08:37 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-17
MD5: 0c2e846f43b97b55fb022ed468b037ae SHA-1: b36162ec7af53c0bfadfa0d51301e2eed9e71130 SHA-256: 0f43c39137d8cfd806791af836cdffaf35240ded3568f19c1274d017b3dc1aef
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs pointing to compromised WordPress sites, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to these compromised sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9991

Heuristics 7

  • 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.
  • 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://chcial.ru/uplcv?utm_term=cuanto+pesa+1+litro+de+agua PDF link annotation
    • https://miamiuniquelimo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ce98fe0049a---pakimopoxufoxisisoweranap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tweedehandswikkelaar.nl/app/webroot/files/userfiles/files/27989673684.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ddaengshop.com/ckupload/files/xobubovidul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://socialacademy.gr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5ed9bd0998cf5fbef3c12b6b6a90bf78/tajorelarizi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://art4you.sk/editor_uploads/system/files/76781024477.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fceresources.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/58157023615.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ideaklinik.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16077133168a8d---jumetavileluwuwadino.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://inannamsao.com/uploads/files/58706608058.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kampusogrenciyurdu.com/file/nanetatis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.infranetltd.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c37abc4e722---nuxolu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://miaousland.fr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/66447788052.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eliteswimmingpoolsinc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/k6jtiq0m1queu5nibnvq3tril7/95806790485.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vickers-electronics.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9166a17d2eaa035bfa7a369db2294841/vurivodase.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mdteam.se/ckfinder/userfiles/files/83951998843.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sheenabusesandcoaches.com/userfiles/file/wilowegunesalivojifepuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.urban-quartz.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/29ab095818ebb4bb0ee84a451292f27f/niromofepesipoguw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alcoolassistance-creuse.net/www/site/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/94375063266.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jnafarms.com/clients/864068/File/47025494841.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gtselect.fr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/bemeluzobavilari.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.whirlpool-beachcomber.at/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f5d5371e48---digef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://master-service.ro/images/file/bagazek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://adasms.fr/userfiles/file/zekuv.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_off0000dda3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDDA3 17996 bytes
SHA-256: 7262a19ec904e52fb23c7ed4878f04a0b64e1d4f89b792549f5d927f87761ce8
font_01_sfnt_off00010b44.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10B44 10748 bytes
SHA-256: ad617b703433f4562caffcad5bdbc2898ac02feaeb04eea402b9f215c7763c6c
font_02_sfnt_off000123f8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x123F8 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1