Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3ce11462e7fb1efb…

MALICIOUS

PDF

93.6 KB Created: 2021-09-23 23:00:44 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-31
MD5: 09331352984067f58f5d98ede87c4996 SHA-1: 841b2f2e01457c3bdb0a87878084cb6a9beea05a SHA-256: 3ce11462e7fb1efb3278d546a4165d80d7a4ca719e17cd8f266847f3e6f9c220
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple external links, with several heuristics indicating it functions as a link farm hosted on potentially compromised or disposable domains. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The embedded JavaScript, though not fully analyzed here, is a common vector for initial exploitation in PDFs.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9965

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 https://adesso-moosburg.de/images/file/dovuve.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://www.tahitotfalu.hu/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gozugor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://didula.ru/img/file/vuvixupo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kclandscapes.com/ckfinder/triplebuserfiles/file/soluzegotetejugavadajami.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thebrownbag.vn/upload/files/biwuveseruwapekokagi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://selapro.com.au/application/third_party/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vuxezadakelavagezozeweke.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uptindia.com/newsimages/file///zedisuwol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dh-life.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/ragafaxuposifeke.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cathyourhair.nl/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nezeweg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://coherence.cz/userfiles/file/jajoxiweve.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://un7un9b3rl1pa7-99.com/contents/files/tuwiwex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cosplay-expo.it/ckfinder/userfiles/files/genowigebutoxutawo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kinoimaging.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613ee1928b62a---60396909923.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hrzservices.com/uploadfiles/file/sajalulasu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://medtek.vn/storage/file/fizamenawajutuvinenu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://trystsalonri.com/images/file/mexajesitapulenogum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bajkolandia-leszno.pl/userfiles/file/85207393596.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amigo-shop.105h.net/upload/files/waseratirimurijorekef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://spbmedaks.ru/sites/default/files/uploads/41347467428.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tcgardening.com/userfiles/file/2021090620055173499.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://conservationenergy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161448e2e44af9---32778380211.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://marcus-1.com/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210916_1B240184EA13B155.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://riverasphotovideo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16135a943c67ef---38764530754.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://doggystylzgrooming.com/admin/photos/file/jifozibijijafuso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lmtechsolution.com/userfiles/88273398650.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/3vuEKuznOb8/uplcv?utm_term=ethical+considerations+in+content+analysisPDF 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_off00010833.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10833 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off00012045.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12045 18752 bytes
SHA-256: ca0bba5a9dc0dbd33da861f7ffe5b31266e54963b2275c5b2fe211aa503fe73f
font_02_sfnt_off00015087.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15087 10564 bytes
SHA-256: 45dcedf02290c48babd9f877376d85f15489359f673be20a50581ad3cc87b6f3