Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3d5b2b26949615af…

MALICIOUS

PDF

95.3 KB Created: 2021-07-17 21:56:08 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-14
MD5: a4a7d7b378ffa31ebd4c050190901b76 SHA-1: 01b51058319efda3d4907ce03c1d20c8d84ee6c0 SHA-256: 3d5b2b26949615af579714a6c01d15d318a06a6f4a0172b51b31dd856f13273f
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF contains JavaScript actions and numerous links pointing to compromised WordPress upload directories, indicating a malicious intent to redirect users to potentially harmful content. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly support this assessment, classifying the file as a phishing trojan. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection or execution of further malicious activity.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9947

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.
  • JavaScript action low PDF_JAVASCRIPT
    PDF contains a /JavaScript action. 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://www.dishdivvy.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2eb548ac9a84ad2ba7f37849169194bc/nidureliwimepafavugakujaj.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://global-gypsum.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16076e2df5f72e---65720499432.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wavesmaroochydore.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1t42c5hst17bbf7eiu7gjcdltq/juluzitabonopulekakitel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lavishlook.se/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/45f3cef8886ebdec4d1d451b920a711f/bunuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.tenniscanberra.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b8769cc3303---12852839223.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ideaklinik.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607c11529340a---zekowamekoviwara.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.traveltimevipp.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/67ee220912c68ba85a4d89af5f6465d8/koxolexomofo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://securitydirect.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ad76adb14b14c9581ef44fbb17be8fcd/betajafajofuleziwab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bnbcostaverde.it/userfiles/file/84653124579.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://agrotehholding.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/97d0cf97a434299cfd90aaaee2a85aa3/sonino.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gennarimaq.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e7b7b4275b6---64841539887.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.marbelitesa.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606ccaa682dde---sasazevoridiwirila.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.popcaffe.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fd331bf312ba63b05f9e6d3e8454eb8b/mebegorefufemodojewamekip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://unique.global/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fd457627687df2ab3328d48db3620f49/2078378006.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sensible-seeds-premium.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607c4f0d89866---gimatazoguwezubizufizana.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.atrium-tuiles.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16084401d8563f---85007125305.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://massimosusto.eu/userfiles/files/26428308642.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://anmimar.com/royal/userfiles/file/38602435988.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://baaningdoi.com/file_media/file_image/file/wowezikusuramulirera.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://suhrsmad.dk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609cb53425d91---vijunegivibu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunaryem.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/haja3oqvj3d2plkd18p5cmi3d5/69105617571.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://portalcom-b2b.es/img/user///file/_0355342001619816607.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://thesmithgrouphouston.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6fea4b59e6206be7e0649ad1af3ca445/kitoruvalekugodofipekonir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://oiweld.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cb14cc30ddc847519a333ce249ccc285/redabegozunexike.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mithermomix.com.mx/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/75e492c868adc671ebd66ed7f069a8d4/nurosimijabirotoxip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.canadiantreasurer.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b3ff793a096---magobigojafoximawixilu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/Om9ozkHLxGw/uplcv?utm_term=the+grudge+flash+gamePDF 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_off0001148c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1148C 10452 bytes
SHA-256: cfef382fabf08721971a7ab5768536ae41007d46d51b4f42d7abfe09f2241283
font_01_sfnt_off00012c0d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12C0D 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0001441f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1441F 16888 bytes
SHA-256: 5671bba44d0ab4410fa55fa51ed3107c5ff78aea98101a54d5159fc4d8670ae8