Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 13ad835095d26464…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.4 KB Created: 2021-09-18 06:59:51 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: 91be681eda1c26ec7127945961d9574f SHA-1: 00b4f1c56841027c77cda7585388d7f97415c6b1 SHA-256: 13ad835095d26464c60010a4213f642d366f97e08e4b52475c0baf1f1ef7899b
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites or disposable hosting, forming a link farm. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware delivery via these redirects. No specific family could be identified, but the techniques suggest a downloader or phishing lure.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

Heuristics 7

  • 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.
  • 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://jwconsult2005.com/file_media/file_image/file/migixasilipi.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://mithermomix.com.mx/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/00d45a450a4636f51d2c6fe5c2f019f1/82687952656.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://laptopcuhaiphong.vn/upload/files/21919427703.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sherpachristain.org.np/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nuzunitoxomux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://raselapp.com/userfiles/file/lumujiwetixoxogekifeji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://habrit.tw/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jopufuxujaloz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://worshipedia.mobi/sites/default/files/file/volavivunemofijojes.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://plusbateria.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16142bafc75b41---gerer.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wildarium.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/forabopoxet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://helenhotel.vn/upload/files/guvavujigemojifajux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://toroisg.com/public/images/files/datuzevomudop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kazenergy.kz/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16144dab8d5061---lenebipubewapajuva.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://robvancampen.nl/userfiles/file/55631177196.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://inprovitparaguay.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pesodokizepesilit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mexico-airport-transfers.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/30272535022.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dralituncer.com/userfiles/file/jowikewebajetoj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://milkyway-vn.com/upload/files/3717944878.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cps-mbstu.edu.bd/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/47991661996.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://espressobuilders.com/app/webroot/files/userfiles/files/wugajaxerewinezumi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gorod-r.com/userfiles/file/jusefojigabadokok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://daieimotors.com/js/upload/files/93814755025.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hurtowniagrafit.pl/userfiles/file/tidoxijisakeru.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://malir-naterac.info/UserFiles/File/seninedu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://iact2001.com/userData/board/file/lefatiremawoj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/1xuhb7AK25c/uplcv?utm_term=vido+lyrical+video+status+maker+proPDF link annotation
    • http://s250801404.onlinehome.fr/img/uploaded/file/vimadetofumusuruso.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_off0000da8e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDA8E 10912 bytes
SHA-256: e35dea511d03c0584d0bcb6f5f99bc39149e80634a802ea8f66c009259f8c78b
font_01_sfnt_off0000f3e6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF3E6 19872 bytes
SHA-256: 03bf244f34c66b3cead75fd09e0cb00ff05e6dc16fa5435d05b3cf8e2e3c4114
font_02_sfnt_off00012762.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12762 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1