Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3166315acc07d2f6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

87.1 KB Created: 2021-07-02 18:26:55 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-08-20
MD5: f06f85f20179a453c1453963a4b34241 SHA-1: e16706e06354810d13dc46af6a835a9d1431cc93 SHA-256: 3166315acc07d2f66dc5bbe34fe3a3bb2285e450a15e34492871f253e2824e44
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and numerous URLs pointing to compromised WordPress sites, indicating it functions as a link farm. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate redirection or exploit vulnerabilities.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9961

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 http://herodumpsterrental.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e22ad67670e73047d2745695f03b8256/reviguluwa.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://birgatour.mn/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/milop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vuaship.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/n12m6kun6v89c5j12e48pghqo1/5646027075.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.k-24.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16087536573b79---4265984552.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mytopics.it/uploads/file/43720394758.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://beautifullifeuk.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bb0331c38e07e4279a29819ff41efcf1/nitamavufiwifobede.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thesprotia.gr/uploads/file/90951523687.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stopasbestos.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607124febc94a---94934749795.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://qamarapps.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607345964edd0---91420883868.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alice-immo.com/userfiles/file/82371656249.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alarouba.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/25369994740.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://refundsrefunds.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16085722bc2aa2---kewudoxaxudamezobak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cremeconferences.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1b2bb3f4702aa6c24ef59efee8443878/zutezoriladafuku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://daedukgs.com/admin/fckeditor/data/file/20210602003501.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://silesiacapital.eu/data/file/73782013319.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://apparel.allianceflooring.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ac419ac56fdb6cfa59b1ae84a8e838ee/jejejuragixekupulupi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://michaels-limo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cc4ea5c81ed---loxoxuvevopupowenopomut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ajisushionline.com/uploads/files/sefatilabidezudif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://melissajacksonmd.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160be174b62b6b---kixorowaniwolabad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.coconutlodge.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606cb180d75ae---muliribawuvisiti.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://spc1991.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/duregepevuxa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.holderit.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160defce36adba---32830528353.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/3vuEKuznOb8/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+get+new+warframes+without+platinumPDF 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_off0000f147.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF147 17096 bytes
SHA-256: b6efe36f1d2f7684cfeec31ed2ac06bb443d124cc8ee3aa7ed1b9f9955fee876
font_01_sfnt_off00011de9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11DE9 10980 bytes
SHA-256: 74c723ee7b2bf69f93f9d7d358b734e60acaddb88e0bc672cc63f33071a3fc3b
font_02_sfnt_off0001373f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1373F 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1