Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 244425b8bcbce457…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.9 KB Created: 2021-08-23 21:01:54 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-29
MD5: a23a605f5ca6de443c73e459e86179e3 SHA-1: cdcfc5414c86ff2abd1a1e5ddb0629a609bc7767 SHA-256: 244425b8bcbce45726dee43e5d0b92f19875c6b8c50d3814d4152cfd31549ae7
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised CMS upload directories. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely related to phishing or SEO spam. The embedded JavaScript is a common technique for executing malicious code or redirecting users to malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9987

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 https://agribusiness.pk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160baad896309e---57261535878.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://worldkelo.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/41903ee0866d736adaadb98b7d28dd73/92556924732.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.edutechusa.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ce55ad1c2c9---ranuledoporone.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gleason.com.au/application/third_party/ckfinder/userfiles/files/15559243218.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://extremetour74.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e3d0191d7d2a3e5786a2cb5836600f39/85792903998.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://proektasis.gr/admin/spaw2/uploads/files/70670364952.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://storage-in-motion.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ee34c950869---tezepem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lalitas-thaimassage-spa.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607466a8cc24c---58977234810.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hram-uspeniya.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/92541271960.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mamnonsaokhue.vn/app/webroot/files/ckfinder/files/92963814949.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://modamoda.nl/uploads/pic_lib/file/tofupoboriles.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://drainscovers.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/30342d5c1c7869969413b153823942ef/98208894189.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://goldenapp.net/file/fimebizigomagubavakodi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.thebetterinsurance.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160887cb080849---65215270960.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.adatechotomasyon.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ab15e4e6538---wafasepovimoki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jjmcp.jp/userfiles/Image/file/xigaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://artmetinc.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608767dc2d410---kugas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://palami.by/images/file/tapanawonunuruzalul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://emotionpicturesfestival.gr/userfiles/file/xasune.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sharzh-ufa.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c7350a737bb17fbb8222b5c9668cb720/venakojupulufajir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://careerpathrecruitment.com/swapscan/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/29837353139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.golddustdental.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f588386465e---10094382906.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://labelmarket.eu/data/file/lowojegobemitarukabalu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/GLLx1DTH0VQ/uplcv?utm_term=an+introduction+to+literature+pdfPDF 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_off0000d970.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD970 10528 bytes
SHA-256: 6a99a79eceba7ba1d31ce5a7c09e13b9a2cc4e0b5c44ddd1bf67b69b5ea0ee5e
font_01_sfnt_off0000f18c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF18C 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0001099e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1099E 19028 bytes
SHA-256: 3bb0cb3fbdf689b464051e1e5c9061fab8c3497b5ed013edc9c7805b9698fff6