Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3b67bede5bd1941a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

98.1 KB Created: 2021-08-07 19:38:11 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: 777b7c7b0f35edd7b94fdc22ae2bd66c SHA-1: e601d370f46c2e2e958654f110f8390e374376b8 SHA-256: 3b67bede5bd1941a55a92047feb9ce089e15ecbd7067c2e0f6bc0a05c3a94273
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a large number of external links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites or disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or to download further malware. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for initiating the redirection to these malicious URLs.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9987

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
  • 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://thumpamonpally.com/userfiles/file/xotaw.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://theshairpodcast.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1e3bfa6a0fac24f08eefca6f77c6b424/54501527997.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://carmelocuritiba.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zebijudoboferetegiget.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.unicodesystems.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/sktrlsjudbc5f1ktcg6scn8do0/tirisusakobul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vizit-k.net/uploads/editor/files/wasukabagimodosolexufaje.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.chinacimctrailer.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b851154e1f88b4f867f2a2bc92eee4df/96326354234.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tahubunting1.com/contents//files/59151174021.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pescepiana.eu/userfiles/files/65052031455.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://acp-luxusingatlanok.hu/ckfinder/userfiles/files/948858158.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://domario.ru/userfiles/file/najowugukodenogeki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://daieimotors.com/js/upload/files/berijowufinakitagibidivub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://thesmithgrouphouston.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/430f6ae228127547f1bc7ee4a8611326/10154749320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nisbd.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607c5b9c3840a---rezavosinubaxavoguvis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://staractivecollection.com/resimler/site/files/feramabexipikezufut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alhouti.com/userfiles/file/5896727806.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hopkinshigh1988.com/clients/75739/File/1328434368.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sarajevo-inn-grunewald.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16086efa1a7b92---voxovaxunovelalojaxasav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://thriveelearning.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b0825d0caa2f6c97328404c68c3791b1/ridevubelesisezam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://qualitycountscleaning.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ea629cd8dee74a55500f685bfe55b296/11058373686.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://partner-support.net/user_data/userfiles/files/53917736562.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://harpethvalleypto.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3d55685158234347f4e6c788029ea4e5/76614996048.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://12shio1.com/contents//files/55616946562.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://structurecreative.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b3ee3f7c789---mekinefutixaketekefomafom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://centar-znr-zop.hr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16077252b4fbdb---37661528.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/FevRqgeaUVY/uplcv?utm_term=torn+acl+mri+image+vs+normalPDF 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_off0001201a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1201A 10504 bytes
SHA-256: 28b13241dcf6f3c8b386f2cba22e5aa9c1653634478a2f3b8398cd25ee659a66
font_01_sfnt_off000137f7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x137F7 16308 bytes
SHA-256: 936e47e57522b75844717722e7762cbfdb1b97729c7cd66e0a818227953cd2e0
font_02_sfnt_off00016246.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x16246 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1