Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 39d716b99ac5597f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

88.3 KB Created: 2021-07-26 10:14:22 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-14
MD5: 048f76a60e72b51c3a108d680b653b24 SHA-1: 6fdfa9b4599b58ea57d734811680fb61fe2a4f48 SHA-256: 39d716b99ac5597f1f716540ad83b1ee4757bf6a1d1b143621eaea60a77830ed
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links pointing to compromised WordPress sites, which in turn host other PDF files. This suggests a phishing or malware distribution campaign where the initial PDF acts as a lure, redirecting users to malicious content. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9990

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.
  • Urgency / deadline lure low SE_URGENCY_LURE
    Document contains urgency or deadline language ('account will be terminated', 'action required within 24 hours', etc.) — useful context, but low-signal without other findings
  • 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://www.hungarianassociation.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609a2278bca6d---vovoxeritapo.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://comicpapyrus.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3bad4082918b35365e0cdec85089c947/25432139149.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.yoko-ono.be/images/userfiles/file/73046024487.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://test.uebersetzungen-nesselberger.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a37af2927c7---71679091018.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.espymetcalf.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a2e59f63b3b---37770581022.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://myupfield.link/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/nbrv5njujgt8836skht3rtt6j1/lexewego.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tlpnw.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bd23ebb5a95bb754b65fee497e9aacf3/wunasotutilawotopifog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.chinahkcarplate.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c5961fae9f6---sinozarerefuwewepoputud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alcc.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/nco3eru17gv1i09ja98s98ielg/32669084649.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.laterveer-biesenbeek.nl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/63234896074.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://recamonde.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606fe177764ea---26992074226.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://firewheels.pe/userfiles/file/2888856885.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mirutte.com/newsfiles/files/95904533598.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://associacaoguainumbi.org.br/wp/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609b9700450d2---26512369032.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tirthmobile.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8dnmbvq2b8nm6t1v3f15bg0lr0/62324984512.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kermoulin.com/userfiles/file/79955443957.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://manufim.co.il/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160940c47eff16---sewimagib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://becro-plast.hr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608ac1a4f39d6---15417134417.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rpdev.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/99950845667.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eastendmediation.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/pototop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://atphp.ch/userfiles/file/nijegazubelu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.zywawiara.pl/pliki/lomidome.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.acetechnology.co.in/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/voknss1g4lduvicamjbjjb40b6/31063942100.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://albarossa.jp/js/upload/files/45369232264.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/fzgW7-mxBc0/uplcv?utm_term=fellowes+paper+shredder+customer+servicePDF 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_off0000f417.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF417 17284 bytes
SHA-256: 370b3a691e715ead9a2a651e3ef5879219543db12928254b0d3ed5eceff58308
font_01_sfnt_off00012162.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12162 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00013979.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13979 10904 bytes
SHA-256: 23d860d8bda620f8b4e083552705532b7cfdb334d3581b3aa35470faa2a727ab