Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3b0814959394cfd1…

MALICIOUS

PDF

68.8 KB Created: 2021-09-02 18:16:06 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: a7c5d9bb0d293f311df500642e7a7e52 SHA-1: 2b3c1d60553f6efdf90806b616ae06c52393eb87 SHA-256: 3b0814959394cfd1281cd22734da16a54f62940d64684373764e20d74fe10e8e
184 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document is identified as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, exhibiting characteristics of a phishing lure. It contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many pointing to compromised CMS uploads and disposable hosting, suggesting an attempt to redirect users to malicious content. The document's structure and content indicate it's designed to trick users into clicking links, likely leading to further malware or credential harvesting.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9950

Heuristics 8

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
  • Image-only document with action trigger (screenshot lure) medium PDF_IMAGE_LURE
    PDF has 1 image(s), only 0 text block(s), carries a click-outward action, and is only 68 KB — typical shape of a phishing lure where a full-page screenshot hides a clickable button that launches or submits to an attacker URL.
  • 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://crysiq.ru/uplcv?utm_term=organelle+review+worksheet+answers PDF link annotation
    • http://www.jimenez-casquet.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16108079109422---36310228944.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://naseeha.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f0d84d166ff60e2daaa1f1df7bfec29f/84162419768.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cahayaapi1.com/contents/files/pudetivupotuxegiw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://controlcert.se/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160abfc034188d---rejakufetizubusekikep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cargo3030.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160790c3db7e66---35957269090.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://happyhanool.com/ckupload/files/dofusotowakuxazaliwikas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gmonlinestore.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607e10bc3c910---42121778742.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sharidendesignasphalt.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/def885a08ac3059d434d52224f7d43c5/xerokegubiwam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://virtualcharityevents.com/vce_cake/files/files/24199347024.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fallsplat.se/file/xirenikizes.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://joefairless.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/48301be484ff835367e5291c0862543c/72558477946.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lyshiying.com/d/files/fufasesivapotavun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://szybkieprawko.pl/szybkieprawko.pl/user/admin/fck/file/kixiwodul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://maidintown.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f430843702b608a5ec695e7ee08bb044/vuziwo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.db-ynox.fr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/14583185494.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://medok18.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1fe2ed2bbb6d796062cd8758850dcf91/lofujominabox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn--80aaijz0c.xn--p1ai/ckfinder/userfiles/files/16893152769.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cabini.it/userfiles/files/94296273623.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asid.rw/userfiles/file/jamonekenax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cambresisemploi.fr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/37453473211.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tuzvedo.hu/elemek/file/36814046630.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mercato.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160af9ce4a1dcf---rebew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://schouteninterieurwerk.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16128f8d4bec1a---81518145383.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://all-vehicle.net/js/upload/files/45203542476.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://realcomfort.ru/content/upload/file/tanosi.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_off0000b286.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB286 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000ca9d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCA9D 10656 bytes
SHA-256: f8dffecb3162e7d2b70d310864c470c8158dbfd2d86fe029ddc446f433839cc8
font_02_sfnt_off0000e30d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE30D 13956 bytes
SHA-256: a0c44147989956de375655ba1da8fc9d47b5d7f30e5ad9fbc51d45f61ce4b5d5