Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3035661c2d7c3c95…

MALICIOUS

PDF

89.8 KB Created: 2021-06-27 21:58:38 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 901307de4b849c6a3c9885812f09c854 SHA-1: dc8f40051818f1351eac4adcf696f8cb2ce482b7 SHA-256: 3035661c2d7c3c95c7e998a87d4cc8c6afd11b9b2fa26334b4652d7b10302854
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites acting as link farms. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution by redirecting users to malicious content. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate these redirects or exploit vulnerabilities.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9822

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 http://www.sempresaude.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160aa82d8e690e---86308247716.pdf
    • https://www.cr-sdc.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/92cd256f6534ceda75b922a2fd7d6070/81064603793.pdf
    • https://wholisticvibrations.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a50d915ef56ffad888bb0c2eddb8130d/41867860431.pdf
    • http://www.dadosefatos.net.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c1fb9de00b7---81707514010.pdf
    • https://webtraffic.ch/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/81p32qsr6f6n266fgq8vd231lv/kipezi.pdf
    • https://phase1acoustics.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160835d1cb4112---pokuletazotikidilusat.pdf
    • http://kaplanpm.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606effea2bc3c---suziwowijuzepojidipada.pdf
    • http://www.ddd-iasi.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608b257812b5a---nugubi.pdf
    • http://www.sunaryem.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2p0o2j2igv12kqd1bheuv0fst4/45824384737.pdf
    • https://californiaoptionsrealestate.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a2b7c738fcecff1ac5c95973e0366e86/97723823867.pdf
    • https://www.jemelectric.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16072b2c16bd7d---wikuxubamorizaxebawegi.pdf
    • http://anhuizpyy.com/upload_fck/file/2021-5-4/20210504043239113497.pdf
    • https://registracijakoncar.com/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/8726395203.pdf
    • http://polskienarty.pl/data/aktualnosci_imgs/file/29892748302.pdf
    • https://www.elitelawnsolutions.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/94enfrtlkhnaldjtqio7qolf67/73421877797.pdf
    • http://www.radioemka.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a4645d9b39b---33542569966.pdf
    • http://uspeh-kursk.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rigan.pdf
    • http://studionegro.net/userfiles/files/dujomowenavoropedokow.pdf
    • http://fantasypartyentertainment.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b0ca10c7d4b---fesanopebiwodakafadifid.pdf
    • https://rescue.bg/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609aadd715f96---gezosazotujegunogafimike.pdf
    • http://gezond-trakteren.nl/kasteel-doornenburg-img/bestandenfile/punaxufilarolelarozozu.pdf
    • https://markzone.az/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/nm6hme0jlatfsu8g6r1c1d6va6/nisodajotiso.pdf
    • http://jncs.kr/page_data/file/20210518201101.pdf
    • http://akcjonariusz.com/UserFiles/file/siruvejukekon.pdf
    • https://visaonline-vn.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/pe8pu1cp11q60en8jiaj7spit8/47928529768.pdf
    • https://www.skyline-recruiting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/71b562b882cb63f2f073eb1fa763c68a/66000039589.pdf
    • https://www.psalighting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/24e527639a9a4be18506e26273fb0d2e/lobotoz.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/1xuhb7AK25c/uplcv?utm_term=code+riddles+with+answers
    • 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 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000fd88.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFD88 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0001159f.bin
6659692265ae25b6457a430128208c05427569725f238daa509b173f7af2799b
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1159F 10460 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00012d5d.bin
19233e779f62230507e454e34d5662625f92fc6725cc6d9747ed46dee99d8657
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12D5D 17108 bytes