Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 24a05afeacb99f96…

MALICIOUS

PDF

102.9 KB Created: 2021-07-05 00:49:01 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 220a8279cfe91a9ada533ca86469b479 SHA-1: 02ba6237865bf8b339635b07edf1760c82545e58 SHA-256: 24a05afeacb99f96f0ded1a15e81d656f8d3504a9557f1c7a0db43ec9710ad2c
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links pointing to compromised WordPress sites, which in turn host other PDF files. This indicates a link farm designed to distribute malicious content, likely for phishing or malware delivery. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly support its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9874

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://123kozijnofferte.nl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c2f1ksk34oig0kv337jkpr1oo0/2205879106.pdf
    • https://humicdp.com/uploads/2021-06-17/images/files/24586698080.pdf
    • https://www.davidwoodpersonnel.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160be3e6d1e107---dezux.pdf
    • https://www.harnoordesigns.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/297r33gqckml1262qkt37pmtp1/gerexedakim.pdf
    • https://melz-feu.ru/upload/30133728646.pdf
    • http://www.predia.cz/userfiles/file/39320109827.pdf
    • http://themultifold.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ocr4ae99mq9io4867c73r34cj0/tomenonaluvu.pdf
    • http://www.bridalchapel.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bfc5740d09d---3031289954.pdf
    • http://docando.es/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/dosuvufisosujavilibifow.pdf
    • http://reclaimsplus.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e82f93cc4814cd55196a774c3388123a/63228760674.pdf
    • https://faktxeber.ru/resimler/files/19378126236.pdf
    • http://dui-antidote.com/images/userfiles/file/petofogafovovigolagoxaba.pdf
    • https://autoschiller.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bdd5e70fba3---16623480415.pdf
    • https://www.rath-catering.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16078b7ec2ed78---nufopuxazugasekiwaveg.pdf
    • http://nadiadsa.org/userfiles/file/xuzimumigerirujinas.pdf
    • http://broorybulldogs.com/clients/33993/File/43555256627.pdf
    • http://cnhhgj.com/upfiles/userfiles/file/47185715707.pdf
    • https://jennysbooks.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6afc9d68634986a8614c5a177f1d7bef/nutus.pdf
    • https://xn--z4qq44i.tw/upload/actfiles/newojaxigunitumewuxitib.pdf
    • http://www.pianoszimmermann.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607c277598e2f---petisa.pdf
    • http://dhs1959reunion.com/clients/871764/File/jubaj.pdf
    • http://cesurmakina.com/userfiles/file/48233327928.pdf
    • http://architects-desk.com/uploadsfile/17317032070.pdf
    • https://aquaticlandscape.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c1c85565bcc---74050318884.pdf
    • https://t4g.nasscomfoundation.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/khnges1n9fuu1rvlisva9mplu7/26307234780.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/zMnd8XtcwSM/uplcv?utm_term=example+of+a+nigerian+3+course+meal
    • 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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off00011761.bin
a41cff13c479f8b57b466959126fa6720567328c522ef6dd673d1b3fad9cff79
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11761 17688 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00014568.bin
c026a52f2e71ec12ce7b0fdedbd4992a10723ae7cc595e8382a6094beb39cce5
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14568 11080 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00015f3b.bin
0c133022d1e9883d2ff7035cf84f1fa0be9cfa0d671266bc5a940283bc0f9855
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15F3B 16376 bytes
font_03_sfnt_off00017563.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x17563 16792 bytes