Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 418c22b4be7322c3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

82.3 KB Created: 2021-06-27 15:19:50 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 38d2b5b029ebccb97fba90f083f85732 SHA-1: 58dc00ed1a4701e4ee784e39f8aacaf81463ed74 SHA-256: 418c22b4be7322c3425bed97c4c88f27ac883f2707bb699db7b38d7483dcbfd9
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. It also features a link farm pointing to multiple distinct hosts, many of which appear to be compromised WordPress sites, suggesting an attempt to distribute or host malicious content. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9960

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 http://signaturecruise.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/migepevubot.pdf
    • http://www.infranetltd.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160942c67c74f7---nesuvitib.pdf
    • http://amtusa.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609ed49eb4340---30303370704.pdf
    • http://maidnheaven.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609e0e3e992f1---bikopudasogoroxomu.pdf
    • http://golfproradost.cz/webpagebuilder/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sesafor.pdf
    • http://wittlich-luexem.de/userfiles/file/62842820459.pdf
    • http://capitolmetrophysicaltherapy.com/userfiles/file/19186040134.pdf
    • http://www.oknookna.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f4356a1d0e---joluseselewun.pdf
    • https://medicinasolidale.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/25ceca7a017148c7c7b1250426d62e4c/zopaxumukolurid.pdf
    • https://psychotherapie-dr-albrecht.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cc853c5d3d5---39039204123.pdf
    • http://bbfederico2.net/userfiles/file/kejufofiwumi.pdf
    • http://netinflux.net/userfiles/file/21024044783.pdf
    • https://bowenpainter.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608e4fc44728a---24760750148.pdf
    • http://agataklimowska.pl/userfiles/file/lanixenakumix.pdf
    • https://basalyemek.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/49896240557.pdf
    • http://htwy.com/upload/file/50637554188.pdf
    • https://absolut-fit-and-dance.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6mbfs2itcrikrb1dng049m212n/wekedewaludalimug.pdf
    • https://alenakovalchuk.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0171387eef532594c0b1084b51d2ef55/daguxemasoxafezuvadujikig.pdf
    • http://www.associatedomains.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607328098bfd9---42287942101.pdf
    • http://www.insurancedirectcanada.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c66ba3785b8---vabupo.pdf
    • https://ewastexperts.com/userfiles/files/gufabukivel.pdf
    • http://slp72.com/clients/7/7b/7b902bee17765b19ebdde6030f24742d/File/81312936205.pdf
    • https://aquariumfargo.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7661242171b27bf6097e3bbf7bbca70a/23452440337.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/3vuEKuznOb8/uplcv?utm_term=i+will+love+always+love+you
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000e03e.bin
fdb4ac17e8de94cdb8abae137dce801988725143c8a5dba51493fc2dabd488e7
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE03E 10116 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000f6fc.bin
6826983d75dbd3d8a083a63f440e54c159570c9a1fc0c35b57b9e2c0b9e8f1ff
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF6FC 17180 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off000123c6.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x123C6 16792 bytes