Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 36b656278e634878…

MALICIOUS

PDF

75.4 KB Created: 2021-07-13 04:44:17 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: f62c8e80dc74cf1b1abf0d11e41880a0 SHA-1: bd574554540310b3b23ccec19c532c034fddb90d SHA-256: 36b656278e6348788a2c03eec5ce09210c500b0dae3163b8c640357d4a781ffd
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a large number of external links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely to redirect users to malicious content or download further payloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9948

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://allytemp.ru/uplcv?utm_term=wigmore+evangelical+free+church PDF link annotation
    • https://suhrsmad.dk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b87fc3c5c1b---rixaforejode.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.naturapreserved.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16093391f39824---54480813194.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://noble-program.site/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/15036894248.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://suemsas.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/s112a7hags4rk2uhivei6rrhr1/361693737.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://apexhealthnutrition.com/newerac2c/userfiles/file/wadajo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://isspskola.lv/userfiles/files/pizusalolis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ahlhy.com/uploads/file/312145036610.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://al-bandak.com/userfiles/file/85290794005.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ocvirapuato.com.mx/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a268b6e2789c20489be9545709d7566a/4169475730.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.marbelitesa.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608c2e04066ee---45060777821.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://irish-setter-zucht.info/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wibufinagiro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elsecretodelolivo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16079f72a1f646---91057522518.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pet-fashion.ro/mm/file/sapobeloxuniza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://geteffective.biz/uploadfiles/file/mogapuvatupamuvomu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://yourtuscanyguide.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/32j1266ddv9v4sntqd3fsm4h31/74478852465.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ncstarim.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0h0tark8dg3o2v1k0rvti59j14/wuxujiwuvorejujezo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ideaklinikankara.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160798660b048a---88156963917.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://trungtamgiasuhcmmq.com/uplaod/quangtri/files/17011028394.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cwlighting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9b191743b75f1e8c351c84c32ef1a39b/83640380341.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://earplighting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9fa953bbf91a4291655a76c826f4be30/30976995147.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ontheedgeofnow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608b22834b15b---lalasog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://georgiamusicpartners.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3514d5861838f5ba90ba957dd14aa5ac/21805540934.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bridalchapel.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b62f18b13ff---ninaruwivu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://korytnica.net/data/files/gevorozijufagalolajafajiv.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_off0000c3c0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC3C0 10676 bytes
SHA-256: d9d74c0a15fece6267ff2c6cfc08651921919063cbb03e8137552c8f0a24c884
font_01_sfnt_off0000dbfa.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDBFA 16860 bytes
SHA-256: cdc2d355d2e3bb5bf920abc7e079e24b0febcca4c9dc0b28f572f2979eb4850e
font_02_sfnt_off0001085a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1085A 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1