Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 40a04ac89343c370…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.8 KB Created: 2021-06-30 07:44:41 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-08-25
MD5: 1ff296422d27602dcdcdb14123c6ed29 SHA-1: 68d1c23a32b2fe412fa34d6b002698dcb3e53dbf SHA-256: 40a04ac89343c370e4c997a91ac2a4dd5135a4350a43b843b0ba96f51ebf9622
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 WordPress upload directories or disposable hosting, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely phishing or malware delivery through these links.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9955

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 https://irlanc.ru/uplcv?utm_term=example+of+closed+system+in+management PDF link annotation
    • https://www.straightmyteeth.eu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fa73585e2b6cc36e9f93f82603afcb46/27049603996.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://all-vehicle.net/js/upload/files/81405190566.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gsoam.ge/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f5d49c0448---34089622521.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://maternites-catholiques.org/ressource/site-image/files/tazepuvejaporelexewi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://basyapiemlak.com/yukleme_klasoru/userfiles/file/jixoxemorosoxekobemi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.spreefahrten-berlin.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/umqep3gs1vj4js6inj4gk6edl6/pagarabusojikifaxib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://twr1115.net/files/fckeditor/file/1368723316.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://onlinemidias.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/53962780969.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.agrosystem.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16093b52274e81---pufikuzadezidawowekedatut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.maarsehoveniers.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ad7906ebda9---wesafijomuwurem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.18fire.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/55f70ce718485a8d86c7f5253f9bb53d/37642703873.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rideabikenews.com/user_img/files/dogafuzosoroxav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pilonidalsinus.gen.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160738a010a077---repofupomutodovud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.qookspot.kitchen/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bdeed0c21c4---laresudukudaparagezov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amezdigital.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1b2304c8657b075303cae38b3e28d1f7/vinakuge.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.northamericatalk.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a1e21d70496---nipuzapu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bmcnx.com/userfiles/file/87991564608.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gerd-pollak.de/userfiles/file/jogapipezi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://test.uebersetzungen-nesselberger.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f0ad41a7cd---88526229747.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://humantouchtranslations.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1/160bd158dbc515---22655573847.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://travelselection.us/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607205f67b35e---narudegedujesu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://anzmrrn.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160772217625d6---wufuxotilavopew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://abofahed.com/userfiles/file/95215842694.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://quickonboarding.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/96538a1696a41aeee87ec23cdcfed956/rudonuj.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_off0000e45e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE45E 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000fc75.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFC75 11060 bytes
SHA-256: 5bed6a03d95ff934b48e374c01dcb29be32bb078384550721d726b8708b00e95
font_02_sfnt_off00011603.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11603 16816 bytes
SHA-256: bdf5f1ada4ccaff959acf20b5b6240bd045bad8d8fefdf51f79e950b1194669a