Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1d039b51674b5a47…

MALICIOUS

PDF

74.1 KB Created: 2021-09-19 01:46:12 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 4ee3b04ce2a0201f9fcb27596a94ef65 SHA-1: 1a8e71c5b0215c15fb27e40bd8650b63225f0ac9 SHA-256: 1d039b51674b5a47fcc273ff453a1cb210eb6ae77d4642e54a274ea65c19a6d9
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code within PDFs. It also features a link farm pointing to numerous PDF files hosted on various websites, many of which appear to be compromised. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9976

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://www.dentaltaxpros.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9f72ce07ac6a7b264bed158b57ffaf25/gamupuzemulilikiruvutegot.pdf
    • http://handsonmontessoripk.com/userfiles/files/mulirafagofupawomufefo.pdf
    • http://louisefarmersmith.com/admin/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/99855565796.pdf
    • http://doo-san.com/userfiles/file/20210918094145.pdf
    • http://scuderia512.com/js/upload/files/49610235567.pdf
    • http://bascobrunswick.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613e0d0cb4fbd---xigavuvo.pdf
    • http://tipiland.net/upload/file/kuwafivutiviribil.pdf
    • http://hotstamping.pl/files/file/zuzem.pdf
    • http://www.luminicaambiental.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161406d9bb7c33---saniperexexo.pdf
    • http://architettosbaffo.com/userfiles/files/netivifitom.pdf
    • https://sinaia-vik.com/admin/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/file/pawoxuf.pdf
    • https://www.tonygssoulfood.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2160ca7d0220e0daa7483a16e073a7aa/vuvuzakikiwifosoko.pdf
    • http://hastensandbreakfast.nl/userfiles/file/tigujexage.pdf
    • http://villaturri.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16141dedfa5484---wotew.pdf
    • http://stkvn.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d7c7713c9a71b65fc009c537e8928271/kuzorumabofaverusoxupites.pdf
    • https://tahubunting1.com/contents/files/44744454898.pdf
    • http://gaishachuukobuhin.com/js/upload/files/dizigetik.pdf
    • https://www.simplythebestevents.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161465e6d6fcaf---43713020614.pdf
    • https://www.burit.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16141dd1339e97---43697802950.pdf
    • http://bronnicy.inhome360.ru/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rasukefadupaxuzizuvidok.pdf
    • https://bibliotheque-des-arts.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zusebutejemekaw.pdf
    • https://infotechb2blite.com/bot/ckfinder/uf/files/63058036179.pdf
    • http://averon.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613abb52b0dea---58304458463.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/PmAiG5ZyT-k/uplcv?utm_term=the+gathering+storm+pdf
    • 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_off0000c09d.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC09D 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000d8b4.bin
e06d4d22df5d56e0e8982d2018374d47feea2f56e7456d01139b072c60fb8d4c
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD8B4 10860 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off0000f162.bin
a36e7b2cf5008a22bc5fc3483980eb250fd72e30957b3f78afc200c1e724144f
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF162 16184 bytes