Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 30a3deac76a0006c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

80.0 KB Created: 2021-09-17 21:57:49 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-25
MD5: 30ab30b38890ac525126bdea5bcd8f5b SHA-1: 9227ad4d6853897e87c9b1f0b53f6b7cdb0e5c18 SHA-256: 30a3deac76a0006c18d191f846ae07546c440fbac5e5bd0e2c598a29dca34f66
134 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is identified as malicious by ClamAV and exhibits characteristics of a phishing or malware distribution lure. The presence of an embedded JavaScript stream (T1059.007) and numerous external URIs, many hosted on compromised or disposable domains, indicates an attempt to redirect users to malicious content or download further stages. The document likely serves as a spearphishing attachment (T1566.001) to initiate a malicious chain.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier suspicious score 0.3396

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
  • PDF differential parser failed info PDF_DIFFERENTIAL_PARSE_FAILED
    The cross-check parser (pdfminer.six) failed on this file: PDF differential parser failed: PDFSyntaxError. Static heuristics still ran and any of their findings above are valid; only the differential cross-check signal is missing.
  • 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://synerhu.ru/uplcv?utm_term=task+sharing+app+android PDF link annotation
    • http://shepardinteriordesign.com/rw/upload/file/73346629275.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://luxesystem.site/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jikubiwisura.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://harpethvalleypto.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dc89ed1dd12221da4bb943de7dbe6ea4/jigitugaruzilibikarowi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ntct.dz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jinevoxatiwevoredo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://makaifruits.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16131d091d461a---konefaxakiv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ivfnna.gr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cd85e9a70045f22b3014f58b2db2cb3f/19317978776.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://igs.compcierge-asia.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/24093138804.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://edu-mate.kr/_UploadFile/Images/file/85734163305.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://filtrydokoparek.pl/img/all/roxixolitukezekam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://safaraval.com/basefile/safaravalcom/files/minalukibure.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ksmt.edu.np/assets/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vukupojuzalowejibuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tractortools.cz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/27325511504.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://protectname.xyz/whoisprivacy/userfiles/files/85895004615.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vizcsap.hu/files/file/wetoxanilalolagufizit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.puskinas.lt/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sasosagusoviwedibal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://baongochoa.com/upload/file/magatupilotewuna.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://malashealthcare.com/userfiles/files/36094517655.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://autolubitel-irk.ru/userfiles/file/wuzumakakevubib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gysanya.com/upload/file/210901153415256447x111cdhiicox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://panama4d.com/contents/files/59960292723.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thucphamchucnangmy.vn/uploads/files/xozugosawe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://skatrip.com/basefile/skatripcom/files/94415898529.pdfIn 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_off0000e2b3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE2B3 10452 bytes
SHA-256: 87c627574f7d5759260bb265b175f5be45996bf428f1035c3cb0f25be84ba8e7
font_01_sfnt_off0000fa1a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFA1A 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0001122c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1122C 17968 bytes
SHA-256: 0be5f1fcea30c181b1c11b121e696b5c51a8ec02ce9587cf0ae4cd2af01f6a07