Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3044bf6bfab01445…

MALICIOUS

PDF

82.0 KB Created: 2021-08-30 01:57:48 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: 758b5bd32d5d12a4db3215656ffb823d SHA-1: 4df6ced62c451632f2e9e793b9251f04f8c9cf40 SHA-256: 3044bf6bfab0144555c526fe694a3ed6b657671c4f8675e5954c01d0bf9e05a4
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains an embedded JavaScript stream and numerous external URIs pointing to compromised CMS upload directories. These links are likely intended to redirect users to malicious content or phishing pages. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, classifying it as a phishing trojan.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • Urgency / deadline lure low SE_URGENCY_LURE
    Document contains urgency or deadline language ('account will be terminated', 'action required within 24 hours', etc.) — useful context, but low-signal without other findings
  • 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://archism.ru/uplcv?utm_term=finding+the+answers PDF link annotation
    • https://www.acetechnology.co.in/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9sovr9rtrml96la13lohvhld5r/50074853927.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dfa-finanz.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f5025124ad---39466711670.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jagominum.com/contents//files/kirulabamegasefoxudikiz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wannawwannie.pl/userfiles/file/58799364092.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://quaretti.it/userfiles/files/gikaruluduvawigubage.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://soudurelausiere.ca/upload/editor/file/nisupisin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kicksomeglass.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bde49d2c5172fd3bdd4b9b4945cd12be/toduneg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.financedeclined.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16079068af2da2---52136443895.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amiablediamonds.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cd6239ff19e5f114aec55e2c9723f939/8821966520.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://globalclassic.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/121uvt6g7oc30jajco1r0u7n2n/lajewokifaso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.asejnrtigers.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16074807e2ab68---93093650850.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ritadas.in/userfiles/file/wemofiwovetiboxidapojide.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://techielingo.com/fck_uploads/files/buguv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://files.ibiza-ferien.de/file/98159892243.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gunjanjain.com/app/webroot/js/uploads/files/10980711199.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://belhasasecurity.com/userfiles/file/povaxofevixedi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://canyonoaksmtg.com/~duckdi5/canyonoaksmtg.com/content/file/90665346511.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asirius.su/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/27081652a7d8e51a26b349136f405d5d/48256494560.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://leap-egypt.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160afc55109d4e---xivetadaxalorafu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alnoorcity.com/userfiles/file/78293693438.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tlpnw.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fe8d00bf5569d568df5adbba00d0dc17/nerilupopaxiwuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--90afqerdlt1f.xn--p1ai/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zalagavu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cruiseship.cruises/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/pckvj1358kn3bs69huc4r8ch5p/podolopaxurakiga.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://skazkavdom.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b14a61d550650e2e650f9edbe172a239/48162456119.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_off0000dbf4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDBF4 10424 bytes
SHA-256: e95fa08a43f5475631973680c1781fb2352254111ff285656adca3db0f85ed81
font_01_sfnt_off0000f359.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF359 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00010b6b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10B6B 18136 bytes
SHA-256: 9bb08f368ed2323a9f5565cc251b0601eee78932208fc44c1bfcfa68f4a43297