Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 30ed1566c84f47d1…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.9 KB Created: 2021-09-04 17:33:19 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: 5d4363472882ce878274187544c50840 SHA-1: e865cafe887f57123fccf2b197c93bb28fc2048b SHA-256: 30ed1566c84f47d1d1f10c42c7ea4baf05273bce9710380c1bfe2e425700739e
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 CMS uploads 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 distribution. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate the redirection or exploit vulnerabilities.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9975

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://alpanelektrik.com/depo/sayfaresim/file/86813584039.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://goactive.hu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fca28adcf6eefbc5c9d8474639edc065/77038460019.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://my-natural-style.net/upload/files/jugokulotibuga.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://staffxrecruitment.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3447a663521bf2dfb1fab6f87fb4f2cd/natepuzejumazajex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn----8sbnbd9chja.xn--p1ai/userfiles/file/bovupomajunixalimebol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://thejasmineway.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3pujnlfniod7cpmsuknf0qjs1d/40832746410.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ithaca1966.com/clients/8/85/85e9e0a76fddb83d7689cebc6ab07fae/File/6202072309.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fertilizergranulatorprice.com/d/files/66917641427.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ahi.com.ua/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b325e23776fd56ac963509592f82c442/46238361487.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hintonassociates.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/279ced279b3bac6f70511d8e8867ca22/59443727629.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://davaocarrental.com/images/file/pisinixasivafinuxej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kondicionery-fryazino.ru/upload_picture/file/39155042680.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://parkhigh65.com/clients/4970/File/pazijap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nedimgame.com/calisma2/files/uploads/vipotamuwutelusibazun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fanaf.org/article_ressources/file/23315109222.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thegrcinstitute.org/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/714287629.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://escqatar.com/uploads/userfiles/file/file/22898437156.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://coastalholidayproperty.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sunafemonob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.medicalalliedtraining.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e5006c5d2a5---61700182347.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://congseng.com/uploadfile/files/ruxizotazilujova.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ashtralmedia.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ceceec65196---93652486776.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.schule.havonix.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/dimuvamoxoriwamiv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://agroadvanced.com/app/webroot/newsletters/editor/files/bolokupoputuzivutij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://queuemanagementsystems.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607ac2c7e936d---39450149240.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sungder.com/upload/56382433845.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/3CAf4wW3hvY/uplcv?utm_term=article+review+worksheet+middle+schoolPDF 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_off0000dcf1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDCF1 10592 bytes
SHA-256: 73749efb30193b28cf120e49b10c5cf974708d8315a9b8596f4763eed8e12fd4
font_01_sfnt_off0000f534.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF534 16932 bytes
SHA-256: ddc93f05bbb298800e25164c8b5c31e3409d1461952d457725c0a248d74e5e39
font_02_sfnt_off00012133.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12133 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1