Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3aec41bd191ce4ad…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.8 KB Created: 2021-08-31 22:58:23 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 01777e595a8a6c44645120565dc7e13e SHA-1: 208c0fb7cdd0424ff840fbe872cad204fe9d50f9 SHA-256: 3aec41bd191ce4ad5e666f1aa6390c0c843e170899dfa7dfdcc8f662832ffa88
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. The file also functions as a link farm, directing users to multiple compromised WordPress upload storage locations and disposable hosting sites. These links likely serve as a lure to download further malicious content or phish for credentials.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9987

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://milcontabil.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/37610803lv3mbfne27rrlbbci6/4293509021.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://airelimpio.mx/img/editor/file/mitelilolulobabizokit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://maintogelonline2.com/contents//files/39329857442.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://compie.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608243a29bfc5---tepewirunifid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vantaibactrungnam.vn/upload/files/86094639786.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://itfkarnataka.com/cvsprojects/SSK/Source/2.0.0/images/files/ledudufomexinifagow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://factory-01.com/js/upload/files/zipuwuduzigufanimuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://laiyi-art.com/userfiles/file/66587031181.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tribo.kz/userfiles/File/xovexo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pubs-icfas.org/icfas_new/dev/ckfinder/userfiles/files/98076948096.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dermatologomiguelgallego.com/miguel/fck/file/60908097216.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kissdocs.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16086b3f92793d---30989958416.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vhshf.de/File/vadumogul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pusancard.com/userData/board/file/vuxutofi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ecomassage.pt/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/h0c69hoocjthls0q441vbupb33/4413476004.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thefutureofgolf.eu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609644a3de9c4---xaxutaviwexikawukomivojim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nurugelexport.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/24619975931.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.holderit.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161115b525454d---94581591186.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://myhoorayhealth.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/614e253c2166b350a67a3dc6cfcdf3ab/zedipefomovaja.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.medicellbank.com/userfiles/files/vevub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ladyqueen.it/userfiles/files/ropenadajadazex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunaryem.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/p7mcidq2nooi1ep2gmov0cfbb4/38005657157.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wbbray.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16075611a16812---genefotanop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/3vuEKuznOb8/uplcv?utm_term=the+landing+bar+and+grillPDF 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_off0000daab.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDAAB 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000f2bd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF2BD 18044 bytes
SHA-256: 91fdc83cf5a1414a2b0b9f2b70c4cf146ab1ea424115ac29eaf463791a264f57
font_02_sfnt_off000121ed.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x121ED 10244 bytes
SHA-256: 3fbb78a6f4cd462a8a21ac3e75cda31060af6e5a355ab74464707d1532a34adc