Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3cfc94498a9dd9f0…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.1 KB Created: 2021-09-05 22:57:38 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: 43edcde33aa9a6d50d74d43fd9bfdd28 SHA-1: 4a8c3ff41cbbbd37b816516877dc4aa45efc84e1 SHA-256: 3cfc94498a9dd9f0c71ca536db493fced44f96a467196605890cbe5ebf2c2caa
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple external URIs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites acting as link farms. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate redirection to these malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9977

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 https://gk-termopanel.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5327340267d1bc82ee2980d9c21569ef/bugalub.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarozlem.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/294rj8l8oq8ik0td2ei8c82si4/58113253120.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://quartierdete.fr/uploads/fckeditor/file/juvifamopimujo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hmjrgoldhockey.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bb5170cbfcacbf38e12ff41ada422451/muwixomesixux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://csc-021.com/userfiles/file/20210721165109_8582rj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://manajrgvaaradhi.com/cms-uploads/files/43909880181.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sacproblemleri.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c616c4b3f63---40466705983.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://legacyltg.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8fe336be0c08f29ba8bd8d135aa41e9f/bositakoxovasujibukofetek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://akemi.ro/hirek/file/lamalijapasomologafuwa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.toptalentusa.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607df61a77377---61203939173.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://snabavto.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608ef44e00c19---vokufojewujuteve.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://optimumnieruchomosci.pl/uploads/userfiles/files/90368493204.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jodhpurtravels.com/nbloom/fckuploads/file/rusimetarefegusevudejojep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://atlasautoglass.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f5ccc5edaa1---soxugefaxigebitanibe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://i-harmonics.com/upload/files/36531819334.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aprilboya.com/userfiles/file/17009276477.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sumtinathholidays.com/admin/uploadfiles/file/11517889497.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pazzo.jp/js/upload/files/42731989976.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://forex-robo.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/90adbf9470c46317909052275db428df/zijimifobufusotukixusudi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://adm.allianceflooring.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0c763eb23a3959fce1abdb418dc040f4/vuvuwowojuporejerisa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://baanpowertrain.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a1b66657c0e---bidasusodus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.combatsim.eu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160899aa3b9822---vefugozobilezosof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ka-base.no/images_students/files/xajunijoremazibivolo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/ngfLrbzwjls/uplcv?utm_term=linear+equation+worksheet+year+8PDF 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_off0000d5a0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD5A0 18300 bytes
SHA-256: b65f56b6df90b47ebd8b621b20a1cb03af4b871c730b637cf05aa10429e52bac
font_01_sfnt_off000105b2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x105B2 10864 bytes
SHA-256: d9923f3d8ab24702129b1ee0a04e7b6ffc266b210ea348b47f3348a1246871d2
font_02_sfnt_off00011edf.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11EDF 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1