Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3ec684dcf07c4b1b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

80.7 KB Created: 2021-09-02 13:06:22 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: 744142b7b57922b1fcc7a069415cc9c8 SHA-1: c3c8bf16573dd107bd87a682bbd540c545404fd6 SHA-256: 3ec684dcf07c4b1bae512cff91cd615c2ad50c53b87fe7d153b30729371c476e
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple external links, many pointing to compromised websites or disposable hosting, suggesting it is part of a phishing or malware distribution scheme. The presence of a 'download' button lure further supports this, indicating the file's purpose is to trick users into downloading a malicious payload. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9975

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://pistant.ru/uplcv?utm_term=possessive+adjectives+exercises+for+beginners+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://gizmakina.com/depo/sayfaresim/file/nufedagimorap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bestforfishing.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/95df106c30e15619c624f4300172934d/49938158329.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://faxik.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gotesapobasadaxavuxofowe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://limpiasol.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160fde5d1e9a93---34187964067.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kursadowicz.pl/Upload/file/vilenurabu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://webhostmurah.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d01e68c522c---xebewi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://monarchwinemerchants.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/973cfc1029bdb6967731ea23926fa1f5/93380218895.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://k-kompany.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d295cc385fcd2aec22ac47a4c3f677ea/gawebugo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://internationalmedia.com/userfiles/file/48939788500.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stroynerud-sm.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16080f2ca73932---dodewakelosorowerogikujes.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rockyshairsalon.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9ipm474bfl9k0fas0l6f50kj0g/20346529453.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://saxonrt.hu/img/userfiles/files/vemog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tai-group.com/upload/files/mufadubofodalekawat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://walker-doss.com/clients/4/45/450b4a4af5ff3f13851793278d9c7ef8/File/170872509.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kingsfci.com/userfiles/file/gitevoti.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://patriot.ch/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/kpt42cq6fia23onu73enlhkqh0/fevanubejegan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ndt-tl.ru/upload/file/4798929410.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://expungemyrecordnj.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d1ea45a526a---17409351687.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.birdandwildlifeteam.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bff43fdbe2e---nokotukavilamewigododekan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amkboiler.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/37qol28041jn6onut6lofhskar/24536442468.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kachhiproperties.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1j0cui7j3lhfni5rmd5is2ep67/juvidupobalu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://m-co.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ioknrtfkfeub04066cpucesucq/gonajogalofenebabadegu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://edgecs.net/documents/68291115203.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://u-spot.biz/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/93020470533.pdfIn PDF document text
    • 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_off0000d418.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD418 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000ec2a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEC2A 17880 bytes
SHA-256: abe7dd6c03f88b1339de31793602030decb5cab47183900db5223e70598565fd
font_02_sfnt_off00011a64.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11A64 11188 bytes
SHA-256: 1d3700d3aa3153c416cb05e521481cd701b495a3051feccf26c163df719ba77a