Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1a5de706a0cc17d6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

70.0 KB Created: 2021-09-26 03:48:29 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 437fd5e65948f74aabe57ab1d3d4c9bf SHA-1: e14ac223afa5199225fcfcf356d431b17ff1ff89 SHA-256: 1a5de706a0cc17d6324f5d91e299e8a35653be72753e04fe75192befe48c6952
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. The PDF also functions as a link farm, directing users to multiple external URLs, many of which are hosted on compromised WordPress sites. These links likely serve as lures for phishing or to download further malicious payloads, as indicated by the ClamAV detection and ML classifier.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9954

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://premiumresourcing.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614d7f4b69f81---670253009.pdf
    • https://nothingbutsafetyglasses.com/userfiles/file/32563702856.pdf
    • http://rent-lease-no1.com/userfiles/file/20210915151720.pdf
    • http://kientrucnhacuagio.com/upload/files/25889028543.pdf
    • http://swvocal.com/data/se2/file/83669784798.pdf
    • http://lookupagency.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613d00e7bcbcf---77612693701.pdf
    • http://hellnocancershow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614c58ef9c9e2---55136854688.pdf
    • https://arkadas.yuzuktr.com/eskortarama.com/resimler/file/zudurofav.pdf
    • https://www.growxponential.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2o7jt5uua7als5uc8v6r6gls2u/98472446972.pdf
    • http://citlak.de/admin/UserFiles/file/pufisedutupexoku.pdf
    • http://zlzljc.com/uploadfile/file///2021090709195892.pdf
    • http://hoangminhsaigon.vn/@dmin/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pexiv.pdf
    • http://tythb.com/uploadfile/files/80948273312.pdf
    • https://divorcioconsensual.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5addc556224d8ab690faeaf7663bee15/12721319447.pdf
    • http://plusbateria.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161305afbc2e6d---71215684920.pdf
    • http://www.psstrecno.sk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16145d79cb6076---34009698631.pdf
    • http://www.oe.com.tw/ezadmin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/48787973533.pdf
    • http://worshipedia.net/sites/default/files/file/fizikosufomodexizexitexa.pdf
    • https://cheesykeju.com/contents/files/zixujuxefuga.pdf
    • http://safetyassessmentsolutions.co.uk/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lewejimidipiwudet.pdf
    • http://www.gdchgs.com/admin/img/files/pivemipore.pdf
    • http://sarahscupcakery.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161495c40e245c---viked.pdf
    • https://napraforgohotel.hu/upload/file/76357018799.pdf
    • https://bomberosdenavarra.com/userfiles_nexo/files/gigovatanonukasezadawuf.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/PmAiG5ZyT-k/uplcv?utm_term=cordova+internet+permission
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000afb9.bin
d5fce92943428f02382ffc5e92424c11d433d89788273981e61dc2bfbed1e068
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xAFB9 16496 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000da7c.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDA7C 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off0000f293.bin
e46c126b493418caf33d4b857c1dfd7c4416c005cceddd2a637cde4b6eaed772
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF293 10604 bytes