Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1c5f5d53d029d8bf…

MALICIOUS

PDF

91.9 KB Created: 2021-09-04 16:47:24 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: 5f5c3cfd66d7c42bbd3d280be9e9e4e0 SHA-1: bdb88fbfc0a5bcf7ccb2a614aef3fe62a13fe158 SHA-256: 1c5f5d53d029d8bf79188c672aecab0e80ef8714f2e68698efaf79aced935827
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF file containing embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. It also features a link farm pointing to multiple domains, some of which are hosted on compromised CMS uploads, suggesting an attempt to obscure the final destination. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9835

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 https://letstravelforacause.com/miet/assets/files/99698263733.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://ankurgroups.com/userfiles/file/pogonowarekefojafibituzel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://brainbond.ro/userfiles/file/22297211773.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.agot.pl/upload/file/24152715544.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.adelaarenergy.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/qrp15epvg6bbobvm06p40clq58/tezaxutupusodep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kaithompson.com/userfiles/file/jatovugagoluseveboxozav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://paintmaster.hu/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/48710378390.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://maloneslandscape.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160db29a4e2144---jefogosuvasitelizer.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.euroservicemilano.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a0f0384a61d---18993254552.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fitsiluet.cz/data/file/katuvigowaladudotejise.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://docando.es/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/85128118535.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cpro.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607dd37834398---winip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.stratcareerservices.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612fdaf809a77---nesufozofidovin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://limpiasol.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16075b79e1d8c9---33028317021.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://healhumanity.foundation/userfiles/file/50824907482.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.phuketvillarentalandservices.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wajotubixefareko.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://thefertilizerproductionline.com/d/files/xadawevugi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tanabuauto.com/js/upload/files/80075535207.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.perfumista.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1ca92fc89df962c9a3a62807c901336e/wefem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dangkyidol.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/scostmqk9gmpjm9q490sorec5s/wejakumozuwudawugoruwunos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://realschoolspirit.net/scauserfiles/files/42284723618.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.qookspot.kitchen/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607000ae72d6f---90981188547.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://levin-dent.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2a6ba2464190eb56411ba41726cf23f5/bezimajulofixegunomi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sherwoodchambergolf.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/43359299914.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.skk.com.hk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lojapenibufolajukit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/LPIa9PGmDLg/uplcv?utm_term=figurative+language+worksheet+and+answersPDF link annotation
    • http://e1pl2.nazwa.pl/busy/fotki/file/tupuxigag.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_off00010034.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10034 10848 bytes
SHA-256: 491a076ab18f928c4d432f439eb5d114270427fa5c6e837cff9a901c492bf883
font_01_sfnt_off00011910.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11910 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00013122.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13122 18752 bytes
SHA-256: afaad573a1ec316d2b5baffe3766b42d95d79e324cef6c1df9661553aa617773

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