Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3f5202004b48c586…

MALICIOUS

PDF

95.0 KB Created: 2021-07-19 04:46:09 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-14
MD5: 5486f1f3d2cf1f36ed69737645be1bfb SHA-1: 30315e883d0b6235eea63ec4c6faad215556adc5 SHA-256: 3f5202004b48c586547f0acfc5e3ff78a9579e263c5ceccbd15c0345e849854a
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised or disposable hosting. The heuristic 'PDF_COMPROMISED_CMS_UPLOAD_LINK_FARM' indicates a pattern of linking to files within WordPress upload directories on potentially malicious sites. The embedded JavaScript, while not fully detailed, is a common vector for initiating malicious actions within PDFs. The overall structure suggests a phishing or malware distribution lure.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9769

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.
  • 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://mdbim.pl/ubezpiecz/obrazy/file/49222825722.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://earthchartercities.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160788c0bb6aa0---pisirobugol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://drairtools.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/mikape.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://outsourcedbackoffice.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6c1e3306da692164511e3cf3fb2b077b/47361081981.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aplusadvance.com/naver_editor/data/file/kofuxemilufi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.majorisinvestimentos.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e0a4367e7e8---foreraniwirav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chaitraglaze.com/uploads/pagexipadafobixum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.restorationservice.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160778e6a7e9e2---51487786192.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tccsrl.org/userfiles/files/30702705887.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.odnpoznan.pl/fotki/file/file/jozav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.canadiantreasurer.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a7e12293652---87395644744.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aliancegroup.su/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b7dd0d44b05---lidovinemabafusaxovosob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clinicoral.com/img/userfiles/files/6382508438.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://technoauto.jp/js/upload/files/80326888612.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cukoyem.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ueojoq3rd5fh3al7jac7518t16/jezorinepiwuvanuve.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ahcxdq.com/uploads/file/051758187955.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://for-rent-antwerp.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609b018f866b7---wopisejuxelo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kingyao.com/uploadfiles/files/20210619_051743_5589.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://christembassyromford.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2e6787734b5286207c208b1f3726b6d6/sokirepirizimafemi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://resetimpianti.it/reset/public/file/rekubexedazasew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://openendrep.com/userfiles/files/29651025373.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://audiomaster.se/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160727d5a33a13---dirupipuroma.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://247hvac.ca/fabulous1/uploads/files/14837992763.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mindweave.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/48bbceuii7pgas86rae4q8da27/18656228905.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alex-vasilkov.ru/images/wisdom/file/21989857627.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://biomedchita.ru/imeg_master/file/zapiwawezafubisud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ecef-groupe.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/i14a23ksv3h6d9r3pf5iuctaa5/24730298824.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cricalliance.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16071b3c604f1b---girakamuxoxibolita.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/PmAiG5ZyT-k/uplcv?utm_term=apa+referencing+pdf+from+websitePDF 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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000f44c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF44C 16320 bytes
SHA-256: 0dcfee8b6d2d2d0ff59a6477f4289c3cbe4594613395248f18dcd5f327d3c8e7
font_01_sfnt_off00010a97.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10A97 11124 bytes
SHA-256: c127def4e2aef7da8d7fdb050dbb4f9b63c9a4c37f02328755188808f546f6c7
font_02_sfnt_off0001243e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1243E 18008 bytes
SHA-256: 3b0a7b2ef562f8c0496debb053a98d557dc5346d6ba2ef022e27511824eb4b2d
font_03_sfnt_off0001540d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1540D 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1