Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 30900550a9d528df…

MALICIOUS

PDF

76.3 KB Created: 2021-09-06 17:37:39 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-25
MD5: e63fa4f7c245b463541fbd6bdd67c0d0 SHA-1: 702a7416836c3027c29b8f8702373b95071914eb SHA-256: 30900550a9d528df85ed64f1caff24467a1f4dc40fe2db5c78cb24d08b028b7e
162 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 upload directories or disposable hosting, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware delivery. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate the redirection or exploit vulnerabilities.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.7390

Heuristics 6

  • 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
  • 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://danielfelber.ch/userfiles/file/zuvado.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://boschvietnam.com/files/usersfiles/files/kuleluxenuzozoladur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mamotato.ro/userfiles/file/9664404628.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://foto-klub.dk/userfiles/file/34298595420.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://almuhja.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/57907682319.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lushexperiences.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16084fc3a5532f---jegodorexavawuti.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tamilannuaire.com/var/www/vhosts/vps296430.ovh.net/tamilannuaire.com/images/file/tusalogixesegubuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wsp.pl/userfiles/file/46886602374.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hagensmarketing.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a75f805170e---wobewozolobuxagatevovewed.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lecachet.fr/docs/files/puwuxesalotogasotejuleje.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://artmetinc.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607ff4fe1669e---bidunofuxuzopovuzojulegu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://skolicka.eu/foto/images/file/lasipovuloji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.grundys.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ad3c36319ba---31609043082.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gold-carsales.com/js/upload/files/fisovavagorupunelogab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bascobrunswick.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16071515f8af68---rarodamezozujatutewebopof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://peterdegendt.be/file/kuviju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://techson-cctv.com/upload/file/63656451948.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://creteotels.gr/FCKeditor/userimages/file/46825779374.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jackyrouxmethode.com/userfiles/file/lorubanobe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://auksozvynas.lt/userfiles/file/35920767711.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amesmedicalservices.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16078ed6f37493---87639205156.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://info-jimukyoku.jp/lot/upload/files/1230812343.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://the-bom.kr/upfile/files/6647785663.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.studioline.ie/ckfinder/userfiles/files/mowaviwewegowemufojuve.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/YTWXjIUwRh0/uplcv?utm_term=active+reading+worksheets+inheritance+patterns+and+human+genetics+answersPDF link annotation
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.netIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off00010504.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10504 18668 bytes
SHA-256: b3bb44209b4ed3c96bc7311a9a4914d9aa91bec30bb131ec56cae396ac93644a

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