Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 39080257ca3a6f9b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.8 KB Created: 2021-09-02 18:25:37 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 193dc17c855717896622968956aff192 SHA-1: d6022de832435aef681b9e1b7da5f399283fe42b SHA-256: 39080257ca3a6f9bb6f35289b926e5d3ea28625110baa1cf845a3fc578634a55
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains an embedded JavaScript stream and a link farm pointing to compromised WordPress sites, indicating an attempt to distribute malicious content. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware delivery. The presence of JavaScript suggests it may be used to download or redirect to further malicious payloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9912

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 http://www.eflox.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607719087cd63---tewuvopekiwudibosopozaf.pdf
    • https://www.certificagreen.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1610c136c8c11d---xezekivux.pdf
    • https://astoriareiki.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6d76d8ff2656c0aa629820006c725748/3087030484.pdf
    • http://principessavencanice.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160adafe2c04a6---fufoduzedifoka.pdf
    • http://maryalo.com/userData/board/file/76918249992.pdf
    • http://www.coverseg.com/uploads/ckfinder/files/2302377560.pdf
    • http://www.hollyskauaicondo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d9bf46f3060---21043563176.pdf
    • http://budropol.de/Upload/file/26002719802.pdf
    • http://hiace-yoshikawa.com/js/upload/files/zixugakaxe.pdf
    • https://unique.global/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3918a7e9b4a48ecdc4dbb22878c86889/dejoxuxukederebire.pdf
    • http://crystalsteakandstogie.com/clients/1/1d/1dbb6d5698303b6304ae84622e226a19/File/fesifupen.pdf
    • https://legouic-peinture.fr/userfiles/file/96068462370.pdf
    • http://inspirationallabels.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f6c9c77880b---budamuzu.pdf
    • http://profisystem.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d9a7cc43494---xedebopokuda.pdf
    • https://www.diktu.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ac66093ba65---pejavina.pdf
    • https://burkina-businessschool.com/business_school/uploads/file/kururaximig.pdf
    • https://grand-forge.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e443b692c365a9524a5ae1c6da9ef482/51240854293.pdf
    • http://www.deadclan.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c0aea2a7896---bufipezevezagejejoborikaz.pdf
    • http://julieesteban.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cab1dda6a82---rebinosumamavuwe.pdf
    • http://alarcon-v.com/editor_upload_image/file/63943732064.pdf
    • https://sanaspinler.net/calisma2/files/uploads/24660158027.pdf
    • http://atlantichomeportugal.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608b61ecd3ed3---rofavasuwal.pdf
    • https://vallejardin.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9176d03ade3de5974197affad11ec35e/3085957886.pdf
    • http://srs-budapest.hu/uploads/files/tufawesexevejirobudomez.pdf
    • http://mtsskzy.com/userfiles/file/86611618442.pdf
    • http://jatyn.cn/upfiles/202105/file/1621068000.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/fzgW7-mxBc0/uplcv?utm_term=bible+book+of+proverbs+pdf
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000e312.bin
a50a189fb5f4339f5f1db15bba523859a4cbbdf0a4e7c4ff2df67b2ea111b356
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE312 10476 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000fabf.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFABF 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off000112d1.bin
dc689922c6b1670ca5651156a406e4d1ddcfd67f8fc4bc5c8b947b1d9343051a
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x112D1 17708 bytes