Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3ed17195642a5278…

MALICIOUS

PDF

77.8 KB Created: 2021-08-31 23:29:53 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: f6867af7b037b9b6805519bed839e157 SHA-1: 28d7b59277f2804d262082edfacf91dfbadb0101 SHA-256: 3ed17195642a5278b87a38aedee9317f91fd8d9aa20bdeabdd6699ad30cf7a60
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. It also features numerous links, many pointing to compromised WordPress upload directories, suggesting a link farm designed to redirect users. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9912

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://stevis.cz/files/file/52406363277.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://smithmurdock.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1610ec92f81d9c---32878710025.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kissdocs.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160720e0653293---fimajuwemujifizifazax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.budgetskemaet.dk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b6b17ee30a2---jilufuwemibi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.channeloflove.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/54855022541.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fructusartis.com/i/File/berebipunoletusugorakef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rockpapersun.com/upload_mce_image/file/43932906143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://starrsgazette.com/admin/images/file/71377928546.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alternativecarrepair.com/userfiles/file/danodudezatovus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vankouwenenmastop.nl/UserFiles/file/lenobuno.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://engroupe.ca/aym_image/files/degijo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://imad0c0.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vaxubefusuwolovunebuva.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gainerwindows.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/pbp4ro1f3349okoe4b2r82s8k4/45377073319.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fittbike.hu/files/file/weresuvopawilu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vietthanhstone.com/images/news/file/14890120767.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gbagencement.fr/uploads/file/70955315521.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://haps.company/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ovi8di0s5r0938qhnhf09docc5/wopopogugetelar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aliancegroup.su/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c56e5545b39---44401323081.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hmjrgoldhockey.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7104075b6ad5de8e4edd949572aa473b/39749277681.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://istihdamhaberleri.com/upload/ckfinder/files/16933859084.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ccveg.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6iamr41fej0r3v7brr1cqg13ie/vusojisagaziforaze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://savaksangida.com/resimler/files/zorosorepedemasitefopa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sts-logistika.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/391da4942c363e3ce88e2ea20279d071/49803170867.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tensoinox.com/userfiles/files/73093582781.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ros-grad.ru/fck_editor_files/files/texefosevesuborami.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cl-metalparts.com/d/files/21157069747.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://phongkhamthienhoa.vn/images/files/13603610769.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/FevRqgeaUVY/uplcv?utm_term=chat+with+strangers+like+omeglePDF 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_off0000cc5f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCC5F 16784 bytes
SHA-256: 77bd54528e171e98516d470a88e0fdb04d6af7cdd9d17092972b831b90d7e700
font_01_sfnt_off0000f76a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF76A 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00010f81.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10F81 10764 bytes
SHA-256: 090d39ae767a1babf3a14f74896e5d7d221a1f87bdf1fd108331d7d3e443dd62