Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3fe63606cdd7dcbc…

MALICIOUS

PDF

96.0 KB Created: 2021-08-11 06:47:49 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: 162bf22c209001e12101973c74227f86 SHA-1: adf4f0d7cad39fa6068b647ed40186d2aaabbf5e SHA-256: 3fe63606cdd7dcbc51dfbdc57617ddba3173bd7d79b3300bf7b9b736520ee5e0
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a large number of external links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate the redirection to these malicious URLs.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9984

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://drafthe.ru/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+solve+a+rubik%27s+cube+quickly PDF link annotation
    • http://hattrick-sports.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16085843a10878---feminerofofokumilob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://portsidestrategies.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a422287f2db70c07c6a40c767ebd0ed4/tasimipejexugevoritif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.saltriot.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3b657ac3af0de749e21bbc7cc6e7c2e3/45605952547.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.americanapi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16080f2dd6f71e---99003204788.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jhsclassof63.com/clients/c/c8/c8cc7cee7579ddcd469b669c0eb172d8/File/dogegamenexujis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aeronautike.com/userfiles/file/dilevojipivazenetoxumis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fszhenjia.com/upfolder/e/files/20210529180645.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.a2zmedical.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160dc3196331bb---zuruvizaxekupodimizufir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://too.kg/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cf6966d20492064a1b324ccf8242c062/23846761611.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kameleonhastanc.hu/files/file/16201927707.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://edenestates.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fedugogelarukulejukonon.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://raduzhniy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d9e6c97ddb5---lidukurevumakusosisagu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.idenet.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1610079f5129e4---sodineperogiterevajabulu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://whsclass1968.com/clients/f/f8/f849445bb2fb8f42e7c863050dc1ba38/File/11434856014.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://guijek.com/userfiles/file/gakado.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://burstallconrad.com/editor_files/file/lawuzamiwidej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ideakliniksisli.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608533146abab---88183810030.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://48bulls.com/js/upload/files/ruvujonatarilawibotobe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://razdolle.by/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5q2mtefq6dqjh8lng2iurmgcg0/lagetuvaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://action-roofing.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/01196ebb1ac83598a434778e105125c9/9296381945.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://taxicityplus.ru/userfiles/file/gamezelabotomuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://al-bandak.com/userfiles/file/fazunamawezut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://artmetinc.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609b1e882d8f5---detoxarasirimexabedid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.crossfitparamaribo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c20765b109e---54020020634.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sinara.org.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160872a4c2c2cc---11874396615.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_off000112a1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x112A1 16724 bytes
SHA-256: d380d72f6c35e73a057cd5c9c582a6937ad7b900f069d141d2489116c9f81cb0
font_01_sfnt_off00013e03.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13E03 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0001561a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1561A 10888 bytes
SHA-256: 9dc0912916abb236d5dc62122fb1c9cf5a7df269dc727aebd73d8d558aebdabe