Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 30f122defeb8497c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

84.1 KB Created: 2021-08-17 02:08:19 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: 83a780eebf81e3aee985b0a61ecc592b SHA-1: 79ff35d1b86b35c41889a0cfbffca6a57623bcea SHA-256: 30f122defeb8497cfd9ffcee230d858f0bec4be34a9e4484192456e1100f4dda
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript and a significant number of external URIs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites acting as a link farm. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript, though not fully analyzed, is a common vector for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities or initiating malicious actions.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9977

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://extreamtuning.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16094dea19bd76---nukaximifaf.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://laxmigrouppune.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4153eed287d15c3bd66eca58e8c653f0/vubojurebezazik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bagiez.com/userfiles/file/94441500288.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bridalchapel.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e3ec0b9761e---68995348234.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://canvasations.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/83f828a7f4bb495b7a49f4eadb487c3d/94400234203.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://debschoen.com/userfiles/file/67362651588.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.elektrobetrieb-scholz.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160fbe31b68618---gepode.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://levin-dent.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c76e3ee57ec9876963756a4c597180cf/mugevazimoxis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lion-trading.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/gbd1l5hu65q8rtq9ul326bb1lj/41193725857.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://la-roofers.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160adb5aec388a---jixesejutezasijixit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vietnamairlinescorp.org/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zalisefun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rama-sp.com/rama/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/51520036134.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://imosa.asia/uploads/files/202108162107152402.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://prosegik.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b1a20d9f3ddddf5a1a103cc17a913341/madesujodigizaziduwu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://somogyplusz.hu/files/61185991609.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--80aguejfegacgj0ad.xn--p1ai/pict/file/87624300025.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://midiabyz.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dd92fb9ea9824623104dcbeebe51fb76/91063705433.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://3xlove.com/uploadfile/file/jibekatadadazezifaxet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dishdivvy.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/94c2b164e58b82ab610dc6439ad9b8ed/pivezanoxid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hellnocancershow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161168342b0c6d---kezagoxoxezifaxinelas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kingcarmotorista.net/uploads/files/26167658538.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://banghaija.com/userfiles/file/modasojafonolufuwevama.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mvhs78.com/clients/68382/File/vekejobodojorivududu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/1xuhb7AK25c/uplcv?utm_term=poulan+pro+riding+mower+parts+manualPDF 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_off0000e479.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE479 10924 bytes
SHA-256: b438c6c15c083651d9111ca0bdfc086904ca7409d1eb062b03c6e1a8563398ab
font_01_sfnt_off0000fd9b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFD9B 17284 bytes
SHA-256: a8711d2b9755b4c812fe9e038e5e5567ab27b4ffc659200d1507205346f42d8f
font_02_sfnt_off00012ab0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12AB0 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1