Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1a39285a4ffbd271…

MALICIOUS

PDF

342.8 KB Created: 2021-07-06 04:50:44 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-08-20
MD5: fdc02d95209314572c503ca2a3fd7df9 SHA-1: ec20e15e0faacf348adc01790b33e296a194a171 SHA-256: 1a39285a4ffbd271976a9f0440bab4b725b63b37acea365a889a982bcdbf2cff
194 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple links pointing to external URLs, some of which are hosted on compromised WordPress sites. The heuristic 'PDF_SEO_UTM_REDIRECTOR_LINK' indicates a lure for free downloads, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly support the malicious nature of this file.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9562

Heuristics 8

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
  • Image lure linking to an SEO redirector (free-download phishing) high PDF_SEO_UTM_REDIRECTOR_LINK
    PDF embeds an image with little or no body text and a clickable link to a multi-word utm_term / FeedBurner-proxied SEO redirector — the 'free ebook / solution-manual / document download' phishing family that ranks for natural-language search queries and routes the user into a payload/redirect chain. The PDF carries no exploit; the risk is the linked destination. Flagged structurally (image lure + SEO redirector) so it does not depend on a ClamAV/ML signature, and regardless of how many filler text pages the lure carries.
  • Clickable URI points to raw IP address medium PDF_URI_IP_LITERAL
    PDF contains a clickable HTTP(S) action whose host is a literal IPv4 address. Legitimate documents normally link to named domains; raw-IP destinations are common in disposable phishing and malware-delivery infrastructure.
  • 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.
  • 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://oniceh.ru/uplcv?utm_term=download+whack+your+boss+with+superpowers PDF link annotation
    • http://aeskulap24h.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ac2775f14b0---74720018984.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mountmedpharmacy.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a05dbc7f994---sexapapowew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dreamscapes.ca/dream_scapes/userfiles/files/29920332416.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://staffxrecruitment.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1a7bbebe092c57067b2f0221859a47ae/sitowud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hospedeagora.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/o91jfr8rsjc3reggg5jrseunkv/jalisekenibafabukegim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://discoveryenglish.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609af8a5aaa93---51900386251.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chiengthai.com/file_media/file_image/file/58393007771.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ixtvs.de/_upload_bilder/_filemanager/file/84695743276.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gbagencement.fr/uploads/file/toditirujofo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.phsdcenter.com/temp/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fusiwuvoxa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kondicionery-dolgoprudny.ru/upload_picture/file/88598614356.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sellos-mecanicos.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c34b6a104c2f1a0cf3073d2e0a800659/sitowuwiduwulokutig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://df-2.de/images/daten/file/84672795656.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sergey-yushkov.com/pict/file/kupirigal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mariopresto.pl/userfiles/file/nodesusaso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aggengr.com/uploads/CMS/file/rulozifipanex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://avgdesign.com/userfiles/file/zipasivitinipulimavaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://floorco.allianceflooring.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c503b49142ab9a80f7dedba1ec79adab/20932282708.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://autohondl.cz/userfiles/file/48453293447.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://inchiriereelicopterromania.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c95779cb8e4---topomufuxo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wcdt.co.th/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fen8of4auoqtmrgmlrgq2ssi6a/35215194946.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pfgmm.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bd48ff6f6e8---gusegokew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://middlegeorgiacoinclub.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609049385a91e---nagebuwawal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://104.156.58.56/~web2inbox/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160906a0f4c226---javogij.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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0004d1a2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x4D1A2 11144 bytes
SHA-256: 7099463a554767efcd07432ab395cace39ead1e6ce65c8c8e6e25b2aefd2481f
font_01_sfnt_off0004eb70.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x4EB70 19988 bytes
SHA-256: e5bcc2c8046166f60e75477e23f234b8bc64ef2be6626740aa9f02c546e952f0
font_02_sfnt_off00051ead.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x51EAD 16140 bytes
SHA-256: 00b1f632e8afe72716c8bcdb76b7901b56c060d1dc0f96f3f5c1b8373b85735b
font_03_sfnt_off00053429.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x53429 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1