Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2a4b532e38776639…

MALICIOUS

PDF

80.2 KB Created: 2021-09-02 22:20:35 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-31
MD5: 8c50b10ac2e79925caf426ce88d2e7ff SHA-1: 2391e8703729159dc696c5e479c6960114945fae SHA-256: 2a4b532e38776639c373622d5b6726815f1d0715e08c8eb24620952e946bfbd1
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious Link

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple external links, several of which point to compromised CMS upload directories or disposable hosting, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. The presence of a visual download button further supports a lure-based attack pattern.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9917

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://action-roofing.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cc269f9d5e36ee14274bfd1f304cbbcd/fuwejepafow.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://performanshost.com/calisma2/files/uploads/78713531942.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://abicecream.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/dosolane.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://abwlondonblvd.com/uploads/files/kipekukinekagojege.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://myucmas.com/userfiles/file/panatowonu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://esoftland.com/userfiles/file/pogexifuwimemedikoga.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://federicozucchettiarchitetto.eu/userfiles/files/18929760172.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dolphinegypt.net/userfiles/file/karefe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wanyuantemple.tw/userfiles/file/lixisodewugonaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://asiajitu.com/contents//files/jigoberoxopinotik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://technoauto.jp/js/upload/files/10090444061.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kibbkw.com/uploads/file/26476120127.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lawcab.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c451548d7d1---26252102394.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cal.lighting/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8f544710b989bead290a8835dbc615a7/27175226119.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://floridaholidayplanner.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/37494daa6f0a407766c461982878f826/29168478483.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.truesdalepainting.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c32239874f7---refan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.stamfordtaxis.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d5n296ki90gpv3j6elgs8fej1r/dasas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://takeacode.eu/user/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e/file/vowegapigunisubodize.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fixmyhelicopter.com/project-new/christianbook/upload_images/file/63390616476.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://debeight.net/UserFiles/File/23627547974.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://giaiphapthietke.vn/media/file/files/birunidofina.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://healthywithhart.com/res/file/wigemesog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://borgopitti.it/userfiles/file/83237045052.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ixiu-23.com/uploads/files/202108211707074684.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://filipdegreef.be/uploads/files/34315472264.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wikiwebagency.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3e141df91818b514576c2bbd01337ccd/xevon.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/PmAiG5ZyT-k/uplcv?utm_term=past+tense+exercises+english+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_off0000d42c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD42C 17872 bytes
SHA-256: b8edf78cfb0497c3a0615c15071a1ca6ae5a2390177c4b5d7884f3f3d8f46484
font_01_sfnt_off000101d0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x101D0 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000119e7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x119E7 10884 bytes
SHA-256: 41e1285ba3ae0a9358bb8c855b6417c7465040edc730a25a304687265f5a587e