Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1a1e7a314a44f50e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

88.1 KB Created: 2021-06-28 11:12:14 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-08-20
MD5: e7d31b4c11f999a55ed0be486a00ae61 SHA-1: f576a1204631b099285f96844fbb2d2a716aee19 SHA-256: 1a1e7a314a44f50e215cda80e96b82a854cc06aaf9c827d96f27759fed379612
212 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple links to external resources, some hosted on compromised websites. The presence of heuristics indicating a 'download button' lure and 'password-protected archive' pretext strongly suggests a phishing attempt designed to trick users into downloading malware. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection further confirm its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9966

Heuristics 9

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • Password-protected archive handoff high SE_PASSWORD_ARCHIVE_LURE
    Document gives password instructions for an archive or attachment — often used to keep payloads encrypted until after gateway scanning
  • 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://cructi.ru/uplcv?utm_term=driver+booster+pro+key+2020 PDF link annotation
    • https://www.thecandystoresudbury.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/hmvlajf55a1k2hv70sfckq77is/xegegatijib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.maoles.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16096d7850f945---27192572870.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://controlcert.se/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160867512ba42a---lefituguvanewokegibowu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://promocionesnma.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/39e7506462b8346ce44690797a91b1d0/42824289756.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://klubalfa.org/img/userfiles/file/5994137421.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://churchliferesources.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a3a5bfc1505---doboxuzado.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://donnasalon.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0e3fd1576344f08ca0c02c5beec5ec49/moperuvokerazefes.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://interesttour.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8f2a4d33dea385b24cbffb13975f0cca/desosejaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://protech.com.ng/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d1dd360046f---75387534249.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://skazkavdom.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0f8c32a48241bec5b02c8f385bc2580e/fagevexotozavaguwew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vom-ragnaroek.de/uploads/file/96514435021.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dentaltaxpros.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/97c6db8ca15861abcd8c670a774895a2/luvemas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sellos-mecanicos.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2b4733b2795c989cea51a0d34e1477d9/62985120164.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bukharajohnscreek.com/sites/default/files/file/xexeripogolojetorodel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://conservationenergy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607a5bfa0595a---80178295073.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kuepancong.com/contents//files/84390058267.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://veronicanealhome.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/2/160ae4b6ac29df---kipeluwaragababito.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nowbali.co.id/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b2350679c95---33293704683.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://skyrun-arser.com/js/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/connector.php/upfiles/file/210622160608701311k95ob0.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://beiwendq.com/userfiles/file/buvafufamivenige.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mebelihome.ru/upload_picture/tusedaj.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_off0000f56b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF56B 10588 bytes
SHA-256: 67ffd15d6ce22b15eab2f95e8119ef74a24804130a38e91e3216193f0411b60f
font_01_sfnt_off00010d9c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10D9C 17468 bytes
SHA-256: 99d1aa4e3ea7f830ca5c0f353423e55ed3d2bef5804a165a2afd60f8eded39ce
font_02_sfnt_off00013b3a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13B3A 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1