Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3d4595524c53c76b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

70.2 KB Created: 2021-09-01 22:01:26 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: 049902f7632cb3a9f7ed4f1e361bb778 SHA-1: 178ed6191465f883919c180e8d1e1a4d11ae8ecc SHA-256: 3d4595524c53c76bb45891b32dd535b65e727754a08eb1870423ff9fda5f9caa
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, a common technique for executing malicious code within documents. It also features a link farm pointing to multiple compromised websites, suggesting an attempt to redirect users to phishing or malware hosting sites. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier further support its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9950

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://www.mediacomriccione.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609de804aab1b---rutulidewas.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://spencershaulageltd.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1f2922ed124d8fa90d9be641386b940b/32742068599.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.azulejositurry.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8i7k7u51l484linsi37g14rec7/gabulolup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://parkwestresidences.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b4ddea03782---544470143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://temahr.hr/files/fasetofugemojatesikepok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://apsara.ru/userfiles/file/19249339492.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nhathuydesign.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/rgv7mocdsdt7selqpj3l1t7pgc/tonepavenoteteje.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vietcem.vn/public/default/ckeditor/files/72569390756.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://4darchitecture.org/img/all/litunosetetugeviwami.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bluebeakbranding.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0987262d9300a35cab5016d84ea27cef/66094570937.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mytutr.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1faa7e8738c922ebd1c1b5350cf22bd0/89766860775.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dfdtrading.sk/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zewiguxanufekosaxe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://abwrichmond.com/uploads/files/26207832865.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pabausa.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e71adbb9e8c---joporixuzuguwejaza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cutandcolorparrucchieri.it/file/72222622148.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://allamericannursing.com/userfiles/file/jefib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hellnocancershow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608399ab488eb---82992102520.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kueapem.com/contents//files/lijalajobepobumonepi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kaies.net/upfiles/file/67881852973.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gphs84.com/clients/866382/File/semejiwinoxizawonuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alwaysflorida.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612d3af6d1e1e---36446069935.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.contectrade.hu/fckfiles/file/66938294713.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://arohitourandtravels.com/userfiles/file/44720670499.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://saigondome.com/uploads/userfiles/file/futetefuleka.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pu-sk.com/app/templates/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/ruvopesutaluk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/Om9ozkHLxGw/uplcv?utm_term=cash+for+clunkers+meaningPDF 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_off0000b3fe.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB3FE 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000cc15.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCC15 10908 bytes
SHA-256: a3fa621be4289ddacb2a663151c5505eec683ca323b359470648fb99a2512e74
font_02_sfnt_off0000e523.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE523 15076 bytes
SHA-256: c1bb9e66e6d5701385cb65a7c6893b24d16d6cb896a78cd86ef8faf85edfc87a