Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 31378d8ff5e433d9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

96.8 KB Created: 2021-07-03 18:02:32 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-08-25
MD5: e5dd147ecd40bd102ec8b4e5a41e5501 SHA-1: c7fe740c475fee7342ac83ab4a5452cb1e39266e SHA-256: 31378d8ff5e433d9e29b6fb3f0f208d2b235480d1eb2076d876f2a8b14baae4c
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 upload storage or disposable hosting, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users to malicious content. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly support its malicious nature. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection or further payload delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9957

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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 https://nomylo.ru/uplcv?utm_term=church+of+the+lutheran+confession+directory PDF link annotation
    • http://www.dadosefatos.net.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606cc9d5b1ad5---lezadipefukeguweworinitol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ecomassage.pt/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9rcaufhs9t7mel61058t5ru4o7/29203249815.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://in-dapt.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a31e2b8cfbf---zotolorerezenimibil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://louvre.lv/res/wysiwyg/file/pipugedujejibetu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ezhealthcheck.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/jtgjmfohdnskts5eifnp3kq4c4/84767261956.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ahxxzx.com/userfiles/202105/file/nipafasepuxasiw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gasnguyenanhst.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/30271958309.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://web300k.com/upload/ck/files/zorojuginera.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://praward.tw/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/45d8777ab9d35247928438d7a4940c26/89316653246.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cremeconferences.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/356839d9d1cd736f199454eed1622763/baxujazusojosakagol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://capitaleny.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a509123196afdb7f6a5a9e98347bd212/futogepujunibidetudubole.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jfhconsultancy.nl/userfiles/files/41046343942.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://appletechsolutions.com/userfiles/file/36544013759.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://budaikepkeret.hu/uploads/file/jejiwulu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cr-sdc.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c2e4de12c51b2f09a96084f4ce0fd4e2/1289362286.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sevgiliyevideo.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607c1705065ef---benisorekagum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://beribuket.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/08b67c4b38ed19bc56019082d912312d/vomenaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://purpleleafestatebuyers.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16076327ba5816---80504163590.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wecafephuket.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3gptctdecram2oenk7f7j77dog/sogivewetumerogewitolun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kcequipment.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8b1aeb9f449c25b623aee162cf0458d5/tikewanimelome.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.etbsupplies.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608579678c340---warodelusewamom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fine-cottage.ru/userfiles/file/geligavigivalidi.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_off00011706.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11706 10820 bytes
SHA-256: 58ff194371e63a5ddfe02e4fd12cfedc067661508aa43c379486f43588291743
font_01_sfnt_off00013000.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13000 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00014812.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14812 17840 bytes
SHA-256: e4d818bd60c143f1bf29dc0a356885e194f99e1f45079f6c1fe930e8bc487782

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