Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3f73306d758905e0…

MALICIOUS

PDF

87.4 KB Created: 2021-09-14 11:26:43 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: 83db83489def6fc3aa5c5069f68a2f96 SHA-1: a285d6e6240ca83e9807cc4f51e3c4ebfb24fb8a SHA-256: 3f73306d758905e02d73654d47cdae88ddfa14dab621d616343475ad2c1076d7
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is identified as malicious by ML classifiers and ClamAV, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. It contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, some pointing to compromised CMS upload directories, suggesting it's designed to redirect users to malicious sites. The presence of PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM and PDF_COMPROMISED_CMS_UPLOAD_LINK_FARM heuristics further supports the attack pattern of using link farms for distribution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

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 https://themodernla.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b3b97616c0829def5a1aa6bc78de3e8c/42137735933.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://01host.ru/userfiles/files/xelexadeluvekomawimovase.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://99hospitalitygroup.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/27183447173.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hoangminhsaigon.vn/@dmin/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wupusitugiti.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mmoxx.mn/userfiles/files/97301809466.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://modelkyujin.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613180e860bce---keduxuburavesamagi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kaies.net/upfiles/file/59083333262.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bio86.net/userfiles/fichiers/zagowepadinapom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pezenasenchantee.fr/userfiles/file/kazuvutigexatoba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aranysolyomfeszke.hu/editor_up/kilovon.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://worldwidestationeryholdings.com/files/file/16801882808.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.eflox.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613eb5a29059a---13796020918.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bursaceyizgelinlik.com/images_upload/files/sizekuxofadili.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dailyhondaotomientay.com/upload/files/59492189.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kiaavcilar.com/upload/ckfinder/files/kugerowuvumonufegomixifa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://henzefashion.com/userfiles/file/57714702852.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://swaving-stalinrichting.nl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vapufotadunuwame.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rjiminfra.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/af70afbca39119b46957d0c958efa8e5/87504096557.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://igescanada.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/68823905839.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.expertnutritionadvisor.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612ed4a516980---sinuzelur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tanhoaphat.vn/userfiles/file/35190114633.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://barrarioservicos.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613967c122a95---wukixefetupuzetos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sevennews.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/movalibuperudemajikib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vodnik48.ru/content/file/45326393942.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kingkady.com/uploadfile/files/nogevenajol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/YTWXjIUwRh0/uplcv?utm_term=baptism+of+fire+read+onlinePDF 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_off0000f0e8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF0E8 10712 bytes
SHA-256: d641f76eecd3c6ec28ab80b0d6c36d3ee7ada54ebc5134edd569ac6e22b8992b
font_01_sfnt_off00010985.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10985 17936 bytes
SHA-256: 8047a8bbba6fd1a97c12c62bdd8b7220b04e28aac0b0e03957c27599417af2ca
font_02_sfnt_off000137a1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x137A1 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1