Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 111a7d339d42131f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

91.5 KB Created: 2021-09-02 02:28:57 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: d6d00c58d839a42e9e7a1c1f07963fe1 SHA-1: bff365aacaacee92232c29d012d1b959b943fe6e SHA-256: 111a7d339d42131f8d1e599d98418c5c99db2e6c58d8104e644b9fd7c54cbb7a
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised CMS uploads or disposable domains. The heuristic firings and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for redirecting users to these malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9822

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 http://donleroy.net/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/dubiwufulamaxipozufilasa.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.cargeacrew.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c52eca9a9c2---mupevogijomumiwowotema.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vernadoc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5f555e1a6c91c90dfdb8376d05d8b31e/17969634530.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cropscipublisher.com/files/upfiles/file/38942454508.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vialivonica.eu/userfiles/files/92459785784.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zrdb-drogbud.pl/Upload/file/gilalapivasorutidobez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opuspoint.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/dexoxar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://weifong.tw/fckimages/file/vudafubaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tecnoservizi.com/userfiles/files/midadenelejuweda.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.adom.biz.pl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/litag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://heilpraxis-pankow.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16106b389602c9---47177857219.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://carnow.jp/js/upload/files/duzorovavupo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://festivaldeliteraturadepereira.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160713062139c7---xedinuluxerez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.marthatrotts.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607ec8551131b---wipebeguzijatuneku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://matonaklawfirm.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/natufopanovado.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://toptoptraining.ru/img/upload/file/polatakoralozagamevuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.numberoneporthill.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609b2b79ba64d---42494155746.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nsfeed.com/_UploadFile/Images/file/15015678013.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tuanlongland.com/upload/files/80214710455.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tcufroghouses.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606c8233e1860---sesirijazuloforeda.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://counterreaction.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607d81c5374f4---62636514864.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://artinterior.bg/userfiles/file/bixuvusudokijodiripav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.physioaktivkramer.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609d278c7a48e---85650385089.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://keluargamimpi2.com/contents//files/63346772464.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cravaluos.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/70390105013.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.lightingandhvacexpo.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/46d81b9c4ba36aae49abde22e871439d/47847218450.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://empylean.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8vc3ec879ds9ni0aae5uonho3u/zajuvafojig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.holderit.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ec9de387b82---sinamadozojeremufabit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/S30rS-6n6vg/uplcv?utm_term=sample+application+letter+for+any+position+without+experience+pdfPDF 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_off0000fc38.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFC38 18724 bytes
SHA-256: 5f6a5e6f435308b342abd692ea8b219c36b1e6ee978e985c6d3101cefdc80be6
font_01_sfnt_off00012d07.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12D07 11364 bytes
SHA-256: 84acdbba2afcc43d63f79134d120724f2ed6028e1244622c663c17484d9d0172
font_02_sfnt_off0001479f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1479F 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1