Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2a3e04f26b80b359…

MALICIOUS

PDF

76.8 KB Created: 2021-08-05 00:36:32 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: 2444a12273c0a7ceb48ebd70c4b1cab5 SHA-1: 5ece6d02b135df4e0fae56f666e3f4f01d4e0174 SHA-256: 2a3e04f26b80b359660d639b06565715e9a0b7453af1762dc6398bcdb012d1cf
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and a large number of external URLs, many of which point to compromised CMS upload directories or disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to these external sites, which are characteristic of phishing lures or malware distribution campaigns.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9976

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://garglob.ru/uplcv?utm_term=dinosaurios+para+pintar+online+gratis PDF link annotation
    • http://beijingxinzhi.com/userfiles/file/20210516140025_1338497854.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://riverasphotovideo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a2ff6ab619c---kokubuwuka.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.reparaciondebomba.com.ar/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8ev74k2r4ltqoofptra9jpioi3/xejabureginekidokokibube.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://genesisbehaviorcenter.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a240e8b1634ac796b35ac274c553bbb0/semevajabip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ab3892c11b9---53871113549.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://taiyoaquris.cn/upload/userfiles/files/20210720105255.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarmisir.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/avf1fu9j0p0omru1a6bd72ar65/60630051109.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ahi.com.ua/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ec2218fd448d3a208ab41349833872b4/51752498868.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perilatomsk.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/96078280743.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.audioclinica.pt/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/n0ucrmljso8tr96b5fbn92d712/56682445586.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ocbond.org/userfiles/files/dolugosasodowuxapoxux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stagerightstaging.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b9aa4275df84c50966b3c0e7d170b1f0/xexasatomopibinomoxogefol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://5udua.com/contents//files/54864574792.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://diversifiedhumansolutions.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/013b26a9dd79af657086a087d98f9966/31228297820.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ruiguoex.com/upfile/files/2021/06/23/nedifotixugiripono.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://garagehayashi.com/js/upload/files/lubomewabijol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.telsercom.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609fa6a133e4c---molewiwisidasezaje.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://worldplastsolution.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/piporojotavagubi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://t4g.nasscomfoundation.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1ba2a49njn8n3vg42qk8qg50l6/89431868256.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://psychotherapie-dr-albrecht.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16099755dc0d45---32793042895.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://medicinasolidale.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4a87ec3e60e7aac1766579f74be30c22/34801242882.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://chambres-hotes-aube-bleue.fr/userfiles/file/11987722708.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://geology.ie/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160904e623332b---tipaledufotarakak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • 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_off0000c98a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC98A 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000e1a1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE1A1 10528 bytes
SHA-256: a29331f649acdc3fac0140228b3850c9f7034b3e49d238a977ce60dc84341c94
font_02_sfnt_off0000f9b9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF9B9 17428 bytes
SHA-256: 6c0a878fd5f1295098890f5f9e2967636d242d01d5689c8da1a32125cbee899f