Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1cd34d92cabd60c5…

MALICIOUS

PDF

79.7 KB Created: 2021-06-28 08:36:38 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: 6f9701115a29bd3f4824661c638feab2 SHA-1: 54de4ef9ca2baedb85ac358ac11b8f3c84720f79 SHA-256: 1cd34d92cabd60c5a97543ce953b79702593e936210ade8194a22df13623ac59
72 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, which is often used to redirect users to malicious websites. The heuristics indicate the presence of a link farm pointing to compromised WordPress uploads and disposable hosting, suggesting an attempt to distribute further malicious content or phish for information. The embedded JavaScript likely serves to facilitate these redirects, potentially downloading and executing additional payloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier suspicious score 0.4208

Heuristics 5

  • 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
  • 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://synerhu.ru/uplcv?utm_term=traditional+weaning+meaning PDF link annotation
    • https://totounited.com/contents//files/julolesajisala.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://otvorene-srdce.sk/userfiles/file/59844482167.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hoffmanowska.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608e1f82cee23---bazegipa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sblending.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b82c1d2d9ca---kuvomuwapig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dadosefatos.net.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16071a50fa52b0---36188658784.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://faxik.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/37013869572.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://macphersonproperties.com/clients/876251/File/vukalixubuvuxekolupabi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://callhfelectric.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607a2445a2727---kesegonusepisikupesukos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://banghetretruc.com/media/ftp/file/43004317588.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.americansummercamps.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607bfd5b06b64---zolujokawokadujotopijojek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bouldersudbury.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a215bb2564d---20247076997.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.fliesen-brill.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16073a3907b40d---60578249708.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.businesswatchguardingservices.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/icdcmcmt6o0qe858bccnc3vr32/wujeb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://argyler.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16075e2201c797---98702921523.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://arserwood.com/js/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/connector.php/upfiles/file/210618125100148722knlok6.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.skupp.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607c378766829---16118223897.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://deurwater.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608ba3c57c772---56194555516.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.absolutecateringla.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16076061e2a515---98950026478.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://psychotherapie-dr-albrecht.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bc1a7dc8cdc---41782362711.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://boulderdivorcelaw.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f05cf55718---24594806370.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.m2asolutions.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/26079f49b729d63ba35211447b4f20f7/65514017493.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://salubrismd.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/67787ae0082c07e73d7955501d51d916/10954462789.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://greenfuturevietnam.com/Upload/files/mopezikidimu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sdyh.gr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7gsl537n6knppqcirgdkglrqm4/4295479010.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.netIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000f6be.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF6BE 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off00010ed0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10ED0 17008 bytes
SHA-256: 035fcb64b621e639dd6dcc7b69b49d753a4bd31d4088ae00b3cfa148de5e26a9