Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2a3fc2ac5c3ff599…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.4 KB Created: 2021-09-23 04:02:19 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: 72b6e070d29a47408b29be5f0fd52e8e SHA-1: 83d4bfe08593724026ec38cfa97d34a8656f5414 SHA-256: 2a3fc2ac5c3ff5997500693d4976a0f0fe57d3b0766af600315c6f396d150f16
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, a common technique for executing malicious code within documents. It also features a link farm pointing to multiple distinct hosts, some of which appear to be compromised WordPress sites. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

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://safrano.pl/userfiles/file/dexoga.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://earthchartercities.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614b186e6b128---95720804916.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ttlengenharia.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613252de5e793---petubokavadugapitaxu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://swaving-stalinrichting.nl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/80748995742.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://arabic.cz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/25915197207.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://scuolascifondocortinadolomiti.it/userfiles/files/tubik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cms.blauraum.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/704ed95e77a3486788fe4bd6cdf46348/pevixadofomisisi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://luminex.pl/upload/file/37648488153.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://secretinvitation.net/images/files/dexujaze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cesnek-vysocina.cz/UserFiles/File/33291651352.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://technoauto.jp/js/upload/files/969103888.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fijiembajak.com/uploads/ck_uploads/files/kurigelavadizujawuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://chongtham68.com/app/webroot/uploads/files/talizijadozabusajex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vegagastro.pl/upload/file/40872403707.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://shuimotongyuan.com/userfiles/file/68006533908.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gospel-streams.com/asset/ckfinder/userfiles/files/41466333868.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://canavesiobruno-architetti.it/userfiles/files/89244435006.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dansungsala.com/uploads/files/puzogipobow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nickels.design/ckfinder/userfiles/files/susojod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mamitobe.ru/files/file/sajurusilefijimowuxexagu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://93564497.com/userfiles/rijeguzufidatokami.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tocgia247.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/l5vhtpueduhe1n1odukkf6a47e/sufopog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.playitdirect.ca/ckfinder/uploadfiles/files/54183127687.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.andreapondika.cz/file/74297519952.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://afgventuregroup.com/cfiles/file/83512299330.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/fzgW7-mxBc0/uplcv?utm_term=best+stopwatch+app+for+androidPDF 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_off0000ebf1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEBF1 10808 bytes
SHA-256: a300f1c9c29355ff50bee67cb38a39b596d9bd7321f3e1f727dd751ee2c6dbe5
font_01_sfnt_off000104eb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x104EB 18056 bytes
SHA-256: 010ab80c89b9d2f81fb225132c79c52ac118ba9b4ffcc9fa460822b1dbca5173
font_02_sfnt_off000133ca.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x133CA 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1