Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3261da826fc4c999…

MALICIOUS

PDF

94.0 KB Created: 2021-10-04 21:54:06 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-24
MD5: 90597f442749bc48e0df83b4b362c383 SHA-1: 3e7f1fc58c9b39cc9f691a3f28443145caaae0fd SHA-256: 3261da826fc4c9990a111c7e02be79c6db9e5ab94a0bd3a8dddefecc40acaee0
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 directories. The heuristic 'PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM' indicates the document functions as a link farm, likely to redirect users to malicious or phishing sites. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9935

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://themultifold.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7peunu9ugvsfvptgci5hg2al36/65084352678.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://stluciachamber.org/uploadedImages/contentImg/file/rifejosim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1615ad0078f58a---28431797622.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://itps-group.com/uploadfiles/file/22859533505.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.harnoordesigns.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/34cd56c94eb844d5af02b82a855701d5/paxinisakej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://flexi-cms.com/uploads/file/mijojurigiwanup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rinsacars.com/files/others/bamolumijetavenudafujosev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://braviengenharia.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3t5d00ai9b86oerqofiin4e2sm/tufudavaseso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://knx-shop.ru/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/97390590848.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://antik-cafe-bergen.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161409259513ef---vopanuxiduj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mitcostruttori.it/userfiles/files/wanumabejixonelu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aj-freight.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/loletugotovulapufekadorod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://diphong.com/uploads/pudimejexukadejitituxaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://landbar.com/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/core/connector/upload/files/55355591407.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cuakeobinhduong.com/upload/files/64137200779.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://travellerisland.com/files/zipitobavoxojinepero.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://groupburuemas2.com/contents/files/94451339177.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ptogel2.com/contents/files/18752641679.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://laconchigliacasevacanze.it/userfiles/files/goledejiderarine.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asalsold.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16133187903adc---xanomezu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://for-rent-antwerp.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614147a158dc4---jitosapulolozabeloxalejo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bertrandetgastineaudesigners.com/userfiles/file/sidosizozurana.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://palakkadtourism.in/ckfinder/userfiles/files/28419085848.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.die-umzugsfabrik.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16156478df2b95---nagutonasibuvit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/6naE_Nh8_CY/uplcv?utm_term=the+letter+j+in+spanishPDF 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_off0000fbc5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFBC5 10324 bytes
SHA-256: e742d1a45be3e6beb8b045757a6871f91d271260dbc079f8a84ec5b590f0fcb4
font_01_sfnt_off000112ee.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x112EE 25312 bytes
SHA-256: b54776fbbe36fa612a659eb33b71e804358684fedb36396a7d9d860dacefbdea
font_02_sfnt_off000152cd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x152CD 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1