Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 371180b4637de70e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

84.3 KB Created: 2021-07-16 15:33:06 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: c3be4cdd65940e1194b68f9f00113295 SHA-1: b0b866dc8163cd116e9f3cb2ec57f3b9c3441448 SHA-256: 371180b4637de70edbd58dbcfe8708b21da1178bd13709a802072fd53a1aac9a
172 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 WordPress sites acting as a link farm. ClamAV detection and ML classification strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript may be used to further obfuscate the malicious links or initiate a download.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9955

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://bayardplaza.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/hiq7s6l7s9msjbm6cooa0fr0i6/55630875261.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://www.nuyew.academy/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/efcfa84576fc5ecf44f5ea4ca2b99486/fogifofutizosesukomud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sgestrecho.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160719ddd65b1c---zegedo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://asaptransfers.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/lvrjscckk7rh7ma4bca6ls8nu3/76996702811.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aquariumfargo.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a2cffab96a31022e468a007134318d68/gezifimitisorupanapidejo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://amirafouad.com/uploaded_files/file/pujomowubaxigejitop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cir.cloud/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608b143d472eb---lunagojo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://beautifulmoda.com/userfiles/files/97590292393.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uptownfallschurch.com/uploads/files/63472801061.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gezond-trakteren.nl/kasteel-doornenburg-img/bestandenfile/pefur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://terapeutickemasaze.eu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16074b6ada5982---zufabevelobadezibeto.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://extreamtuning.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e03adc4f8a2---35222278251.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.taxikladis.gr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608475f545680---lakazuvelulifevudunu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perfectthesale.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160972dc44c7ed---48036519565.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://medok18.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f76618bc7460c906819fb9a8d6407649/babojizawijuzoteteloko.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vatlieutaphu.com/upload/files/15846246402.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cnc-soustruzeni.cz/files/file/tekupomifix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn--mietkndigungsrecht-best-gpc.de/userfiles/file/fenumawofar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mtpartnersfl.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16081b954cd9ae---vamus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chayka-svg.ru/files/79041156150.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://speed-r.com/js/upload/files/nexixabosubub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kvartira-zalog.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3f857f82e55b038286fa4145c4650bc2/nesinabekokodanezudewajut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://webgirls-studio.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160767f48dd365---litobinobomibigafawomije.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.jobsincrete.gr/images/_user_na/file/timapafokabimitevurizote.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/DOqCt-cVA4I/uplcv?utm_term=extraocular+muscle+movementsPDF 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_off0000e72f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE72F 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000ff41.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFF41 16992 bytes
SHA-256: 0ef0a92b2e3cc73ac851d5d131d7329bc945fc4114c2d70f6865dae744e622f5
font_02_sfnt_off00012bac.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12BAC 10552 bytes
SHA-256: 833bc5bc3453211e951526b5868611fada7544d9ef6a8777891ce20d681ba77f

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