Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 129d29cd8b3018fd…

MALICIOUS

PDF

75.7 KB Created: 2021-09-04 04:55:50 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: 42c1a32e0aad92ed596d2cbe021a286d SHA-1: c95976d280d93d84a3ff789e878eb7cce0db6019 SHA-256: 129d29cd8b3018fd0b7d70355a921c7986f49498a0768acde70a636eaa9faec7
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for malicious PDFs to execute actions. The heuristics indicate that the PDF acts as a link farm, directing users to multiple external URLs, some of which are hosted on compromised WordPress sites. This suggests an intent to redirect users to phishing pages or download further malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9947

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://jtour.vn/userfiles/file/mumipamevikofe.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://www.avenueroadadvertising.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607b230c5428f---50248251117.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mariapolis.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gemobixo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stayatrosetta.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fb7qd104k91u364e82h8ahcjum/dozigawapanorekis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://soudurelauziere.com/upload/editor/file/kegebuxupusakatawodu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.tokyomagic.jp/images/library/File/94511918331.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rux-thai.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xegoroso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://identik.hu/editor_up/futagudidoseveti.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alpinashop.bg/files/fawanefowikufiwozamafeju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fpole.ru/sadm_files/rukivemasuxazalus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://diversified-nj.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/74d0407aa40a213995b0303f575c5fa5/72425540725.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://limpiasol.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a8c9b1c2ed9---39172219683.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://flycam.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607d0dc50217d---zopunugukosumijusibetin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://chinatupai.com/web/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/83086476951.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.etbsupplies.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d7c17b1e738---89174166684.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.peopleoftheheath.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607b101269c70---dusiv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aaykpn.com/uploads/editor/files/sexasiwo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wilsonbarrera.com/inicio/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160da46b799ace---30808195720.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.campacinter.com/image/upload/File/12202173831.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://davaocarrental.com/images/file/zuwuvupipexumowir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tocgia247.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0hhsrd1lgb12hlpactvc1jahd4/kewitowapamabolonezexol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dfa-finanz.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16084db0d88c92---zusexibuxofumekixebiw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ecrivains-consult.fr/easyonline/ckfinder/userfiles/files/51813116425.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cbolean.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/s28de9k3u7nurqdigfea4jfdk0/46210727374.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.magicapro.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ee2207cb87c---witibefulamosepoku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/GLLx1DTH0VQ/uplcv?utm_term=basic+chinese+conversation+english+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_off0000be4d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xBE4D 18888 bytes
SHA-256: 8051697f831a37ec84ec2e3ba6e35f024d56be500f0a7a7866e108f96b40e314
font_01_sfnt_off0000efd5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEFD5 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000107ec.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x107EC 11016 bytes
SHA-256: cc4fc04e3398a41457b062125a562fab87f573297b4e8c5ecfa81e50b2e36c41