Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1c64f33e8638ffc5…

MALICIOUS

PDF

91.9 KB Created: 2021-09-01 01:48:58 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: 1f335b6428be48649e19f0d29a5ede5c SHA-1: 253231f907dd4b48a0b298ed63109db437cc16ba SHA-256: 1c64f33e8638ffc5fa0d7c4fd6f5b0541b8e49760213d60c65f8a61d5099aa01
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple external URIs, several of which point to compromised CMS upload storage or disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to these malicious links, which are designed to deceive users.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9970

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • Urgency / deadline lure low SE_URGENCY_LURE
    Document contains urgency or deadline language ('account will be terminated', 'action required within 24 hours', etc.) — useful context, but low-signal without other findings
  • 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://wisdomtours.net/upload/file/50258650956.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.dnevi-sekretarjev.eu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607c36681a24d---topadatisupo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://khiconghoixuancong.com/Khicong/admin/userfiles/file/fumesazoduvegurojew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://3duct.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609eea14b657a---jaloloxikovafaginazovumun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://3q1p.com/upload/file/210709215050343752327v081h22l4.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://faceless.me/userfiles/files/14411367257.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bantinnhadat.com/users/files/45543188295.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://betenenergy.com/sites/default/files/file/somudojub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://patoman.ro/ckfinder/userfiles/files/siwawukowun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aitrans.org/UploadFile/file/F1202107230641537419.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://windcampus.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a7712e7910c---18906959502.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://relaxationplusmn.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7cc24fdf28cb29e4805879f4dd47766c/xabojazirubawuxejoforazid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tsutae-f.com/js/upload/files/regafiwiberobuxum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tucsonhomewindowtint.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/062031b723a5633f277360aea1a162b4/gazedodelafonopilero.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lingchuanfloor.com/app/webroot/userfiles/files/telanege.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wiskind.com/filespath/files/20210813085607.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dsodrecital.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609b27165fd27---nobujunesoweledo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://annassteen.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/76062053837.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gulfcoolcontracting.com/uploads/userfiles/file/file/nuzazetetimurogul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wotfiles.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vixapajaregazotufesome.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.adler-leitishofen.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16094b57c200b3---75397077066.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alimentosldm.com/userfiles/file/44605422855.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://contabil-fiscal.ro/mm/file/52499598919.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://avision-italia.com/userfiles/files/megeriwepomawom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/BkSY9tpko7c/uplcv?utm_term=space+questions+answersPDF 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 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off000100de.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x100DE 18056 bytes
SHA-256: 3eef9e6654617224b3907a18a1afb06774a059a63f2af38b7752bcf733936d17
font_01_sfnt_off00012ff2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12FF2 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00014809.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14809 10728 bytes
SHA-256: e7ef4c842c120fc958d2f3f145cce252168f32f8c3542e357291a9200a97e51a