Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1d27a34620ce97a2…

MALICIOUS

PDF

79.5 KB Created: 2021-07-06 02:13:11 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 56475241d089fb9b436905963a41843b SHA-1: 93f97872b92807d66412b3a37c05b09a769f6226 SHA-256: 1d27a34620ce97a222c650ca12a6d9d863acff5690290317cb29259ce4408b9b
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. It also features a link farm pointing to multiple distinct hosts, many of which appear to be compromised WordPress sites, suggesting an attempt to obscure the final malicious destination. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9933

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://clasesholandes.com/userfiles/file/jokabofazaxabejunowiju.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://www.harasportcenter.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fgv5ab07h72m4g2e5i9nqgaken/4431404868.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://serextion2006.com/js/upload/files/20518313127.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andeanskyline.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607bef633d7ac---nudaxireferotufekav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.tctnanotech.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/19e836e282ebe484cd91b824687f6d27/govipof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://prestizhstroycompany.ru/SITE/files/editor/file/ropajuduruso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pfgmm.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608533a94e527---wigapokubirixela.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://precisionautoandac.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e2538d77dc25cda387f42020921db3b3/63783599187.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.opdrrustukalac.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160de46a81962b---46705561145.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://majorsagilekvaros.hu/uploads/file/sedonezasudilopaji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hpx.com.ua/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b1df4354a017ac7c42fc52f40578fc22/pafar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://soudurelausiere.ca/upload/editor/file/marubu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stkvn.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/42bcef07a0211e8434ae994682e2a70b/64984790197.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ashioke.com/images/library/File/50771821562.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.whirlpool-beachcomber.at/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ac79fae24d4---8719853895.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hnc2.com/userfiles/file/mavevizub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.fecomerciomg.org.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607ffc5cbc9c0---87776350402.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://foire-fromages-et-vins.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609c1fa29cb45---tujovujopijufubopolagat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://oversaslogistica.it/file/21175935737.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aweibel.com/Photo/file/morenegibopimelekisube.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://budoprojekt.eu/obrazy/file/vesajopevimodegekuvo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.benvenutialmare.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607cd78d4bfc6---pokakuzedukavul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://constructionone.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160806206c3d7d---kabebapuzi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://singaporeroadshow.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/43254700ed8c0e5a08083d247dead874/29605713077.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/cv9VXjIrmdE/uplcv?utm_term=area+of+a+segment+of+a+circle+without+anglePDF 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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000c0c0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC0C0 8956 bytes
SHA-256: 303de3af5c81502e87b2971451c3ebfe68a08c08fbb8606587a1a9c8f896db08
font_01_sfnt_off0000d322.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD322 10948 bytes
SHA-256: 267c86e4c87d446d23700c204dfd8eabe66ab679e66e0d5a1347596cf61175c7
font_02_sfnt_off0000ec6c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEC6C 16096 bytes
SHA-256: c0d793fac45dba7e02007ee9793aa8ad3b7b196bd33d2f897c094ea4c9148142
font_03_sfnt_off00011657.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11657 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1