Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 34f3d57f2c327136…

MALICIOUS

PDF

75.9 KB Created: 2021-09-14 12:08:29 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: e4055bb7b685dbf021f4354bcb17f181 SHA-1: 25502bb6dc09987790fe18fe420b88032a8c94fd SHA-256: 34f3d57f2c327136c3ff04eef86c821a1fc71d164b4294d39c355f54e82024dd
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. It contains embedded JavaScript and links to external URLs, some of which are hosted on compromised WordPress sites and utilize disposable hosting, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution scheme. The primary lure appears to be a 'free password remover' as indicated by one of the URLs.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9973

Heuristics 8

  • 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 to algorithmically-generated URL high PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK
    PDF contains a clickable HTTP(S) link whose host looks algorithmically generated (pronounceable-random labels) and whose path/query carries a long high-entropy token. This is the randomized-redirector pattern of malspam phishing lures — the visible document is only a prompt — not a PDF parser vulnerability.
  • 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://crewmak.ru/uplcv?utm_term=free+password+remover PDF link annotation
    • https://gauravkankariya.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5828b613bb7f44390bfa2bd64a53a7b6/tozolixavazes.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://autosofortkauf.ch/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/82lng6c54p4vktuv8u7paji374/gisij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lumieretvie.com/userfiles/file/davitotebugiwenogaketa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pantryscan.com/123cars/imagefck/file/pizenuzidozivuzuwevimire.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ikhmongol.mn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rudikomulajalujaweze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tnslib.su/userfiles/files/84034251889.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://felixefontesadvogados.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/67147238939.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hausdergesundheit.net/userfiles/files/dobululetav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mintaialuminum.com/d/files/47871028543.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lovesenergy.nl/file/jetuxezunemejidugisijol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://speaklifeiamgreatness.com/files/files/nebodojeluzexevagoropojob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-baze.lv/images/site/file/vejesenarupuwufekeder.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rasciindia.com/firetech/ckupload/files/81837599407.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://watfordfairtrade.org/app/webroot/img/files/38538360710.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://maintogelonline2.bet/contents/files/xilujupunorexozegasi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amezdigital.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0bbbc051237a5f52d753316a7550b2d1/kebew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.cda.org.hk/ckfinder/userfiles/files/midovobigefi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.jacenter.org/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/98943203752.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://krossi.ru/images/content/files/7036900905.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.everhouse.lt/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613cfc45c007a---fabodedimene.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.projectorrentals.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16133f3501437d---vutijigusiz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://changwontour.kr/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210913_1996A560C1FCDA35.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mirembeestate.co.ug/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612fe3d6066b2---7979672561.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clinicaveterinariacittadivignola.com/userfiles/files/23234717811.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://marleenjansen.nl/images/uploadfiles/8170932375.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_off0000c68b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC68B 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000de9d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDE9D 17028 bytes
SHA-256: 75e155c44ce2dd8f00054e506a334132eb48519cc588d44caf204449eaa6906e
font_02_sfnt_off00010aa5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10AA5 10340 bytes
SHA-256: 97a9628e649180b80877e41cd64353d7135abc8b22c197324b5d72e345b39e2e