Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3451f397b28d1b1b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

88.7 KB Created: 2021-08-11 12:30:12 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: 7e41c6fe0e1a09eaa082aa7efcd6f937 SHA-1: 633aa417d299dbb183d13652dcd946877f19ad92 SHA-256: 3451f397b28d1b1bb1b9b847771820a4df356a21398c61e97afb03f0f4366af9
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and a significant number of external links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites and other potentially disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The embedded JavaScript, though not fully analyzed due to obfuscation, is a common vector for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities or redirecting users.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9972

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://lacasedescaraibes.fr/file/10395426376.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://antonio-pelella.eu/userfiles/files/zawafeladifidifev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hometeamcorp.com/images/usr/xodebiberumewo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kingwrapcarspa.com/upload/files/32332890445.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://theopenhouseclub.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bbe57075fbe0062dbb3a01388e00393f/90282796834.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://archerelectricsupply.com/userfiles/file/35892335173.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lezeckastenakosice.sk/upload/files/61011923330.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bahattinburyan.com/userfiles/file/73578232.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://g-ortho.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ae33414e4f1---22711711247.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://totalfinance.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16071922030780---41891298194.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://evergreendentistryva.com/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/67140010712.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://californiaoptionsrealestate.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f687c06f01a405b1867a146738ef49cf/temika.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://clifestyle.net/uploades/userfiles/file/fixejifudakumuxazikegito.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.temsilcisitesi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b342560fa6d---59165589289.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://phatgiaolongan.com/upload/ckupload/files/tijasar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://albarossa.jp/js/upload/files/feguturibesekuli.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nandomoraes.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16072504bc1713---paladinilubokife.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dadosefatos.net.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160829de3b150f---fepatuxowabarigoduxobet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://comobrew.com/newsite/images/user_uploads/file/18139717276.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ocvirapuato.com.mx/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7f13bc2b9e5b9073aa54c50e5bd3493d/59847368662.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.propper-droppers.nl/files/file/18003987930.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.letspassdriving.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0e9j8cerhb77afv9m7ll555a9g/94576565286.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sdyh.gr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9u5bsjbqtpvot0tndbeo63i3c4/gudesagolivifug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lang-mayer.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608062b06f2c3---gugogu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pavcargo.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/60af9a31fa4090baee137461530ec5ef/96494508358.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/A3Ryygt5BCM/uplcv?utm_term=tabla+de+conversion+gramos+a+mililitrosPDF 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_off0000f368.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF368 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off00010b7f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10B7F 10884 bytes
SHA-256: f5ff12932c34d315d648cf90b4a0d56a0a5007b861b8301bc8f15dda180a9d31
font_02_sfnt_off00012476.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12476 18204 bytes
SHA-256: a183a94977f07d298448868463da647979c4e7fb3253a265a23cace91aad981e