Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 40d8d6799d819e2a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

96.3 KB Created: 2021-07-06 20:45:50 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-08-25
MD5: e6ade38aa8bfcad726ac8c8ebfcff6c8 SHA-1: ca9029bed84969713d7aa8b33d5b8295dde572e2 SHA-256: 40d8d6799d819e2a9f55b88468aa4c5afa4551ecb0c65b9e882033f0f1cc90ba
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and a significant number of external URIs, many of which point to compromised or disposable hosting. The 'PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM' and 'PDF_COMPROMISED_CMS_UPLOAD_LINK_FARM' heuristics indicate a deliberate attempt to create a link farm, likely for SEO manipulation or to distribute malicious content. The embedded JavaScript, though not fully analyzed due to obfuscation, is a common vector for further exploitation. ClamAV detection further supports the malicious classification.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9769

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://atphp.ch/userfiles/file/lefan.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://ecohouse-lab.com/userfiles/file/26879404749.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://c2mag.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b61d740be53---80345169578.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cahayaapi1.com/contents//files/wipubejisezofu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://davebakeragency.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bde957218ccdc41621323fcbfc54f155/55085206038.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kliningstroy.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607e339cd9476---sebepuxub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://maugli24.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3215654589857d575c163676c7712728/gakefux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aldea.work/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dcdddab790b6c1df0405f4ad43bdf924/fovigosavomo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://singaporeroadshow.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dfdc05b6320e5538b13c4f28d7ef09b5/bozus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.finanzanlagen-honorarberatung.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16071e5d76c0f0---nepivin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hodinovysoused.cz/upload/file/67541937768.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://soyana.de/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/78133958576.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nuovojob.com/userfiles/files/89603806349.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elitstroycraft.ru/source/file/pilujarokazibigaruwupe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://blpest.com/UserFiles/file/kebezexurejafizegole.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://soechi.id/userfiles/file/51737598875.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cpsguffanti.com/uploads/file/38893034254.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.penyembuhanholistikreiki.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160743b5b19f38---tiruxupanowe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wypelnienia.kratex.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b6365d32b1868f89d6353df85202f30a/73809144991.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bjoybrands.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16072ff03edbc6---35646374305.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.benvenutialmare.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cf9766542b5---79726665133.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sharidendesignasphalt.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/57794a808aa40e131467e1d8bf77c04e/91936494366.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://yournew.site/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/vdcbtv5d2mf9dgdthusrla3svl/71893035650.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.canadiantreasurer.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607166f07add6---zetolezinak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://encouragingmath.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6edeb5983e291ba148ea731e879348a8/23574763351.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dynasil.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3c9704d02a08e80e02dec2726382b085/93630054893.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://test.uebersetzungen-nesselberger.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16096bc2ec9c7b---18063176624.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.cargeacrew.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160aca09e6f4fe---60124202345.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/3vuEKuznOb8/uplcv?utm_term=staad+pro+v8i+free+download+with+crack+64+bitPDF 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_off0000f66e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF66E 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off00010e80.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10E80 18404 bytes
SHA-256: 7a29c124a49579056add261f5f4f7a14df443223fc0074619baeae201a84af1a
font_02_sfnt_off00013df9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13DF9 17420 bytes
SHA-256: 5d22e8c90570a35c3e7ee9d011516fa161b8c60ee74459c86e4647ad6f9addd8
font_03_sfnt_off00015807.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15807 11460 bytes
SHA-256: aa627c1ac00f577fabea837511d22ded67235b6907bf39a63dceb87b9c54b721