Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 41de3a71280b067d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

90.1 KB Created: 2021-08-09 20:46:08 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: d2cce5ad78b9b23890ab66d439c36402 SHA-1: bc8e5d57af37881913ef8933704c5b42f9c08f6f SHA-256: 41de3a71280b067d6cbccb9f2982136c3d02360d95235dc3fd092d99b9264ceb
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code or redirecting users. The document also features a large number of external links, many hosted on disposable or compromised domains, suggesting a link farm or phishing campaign. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to deliver a second-stage payload or lead users to a phishing site.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9985

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 http://rhodium.vn/uploads/news_file/70986514735.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://gld-lining.com/user_img/files/80280058924.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pinotcar.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3f4f161a005b4e954c1034717303019c/tukezeripare.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bioscipublisher.com/files/upfiles/file/38464620066.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://minhtoangalaxyhotel.vn/app/webroot/files/ckfinder/files/wuxotefuvuxopugewore.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pavaniautismschools.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9ioocgg783fgtf25dm2qc77voo/wowivefidam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://frasertechno.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607929ca4c581---winipeviredewoteli.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tenshinorchids.com/FCKeditor_upload/file/50612098990.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ipssecurityconsultants.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/29917225271.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gainerwindows.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/upjdrdflno6mivjv81jdunrm62/62748784667.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://musikpark-live.de/userfiles/file/18419829475.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://webscape.co.bw/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c12496e1e5a---muvidor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sidertest.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16098e06b21495---42318657377.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pavimentosyreformasferlu.es/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sujubilituvudakuvedew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alhasooncorp.com/Files/files/88633334814.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.jhannahs.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d05a47217f---kusuwivegobegi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.drserapkagan.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cfvsi6k8m3e3hjpp7k8r6ubcla/3057407563.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.m2asolutions.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f0676cc8602abf0b8b09084fa1c10b0d/xisivewave.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://roweryelectra.pl/app/webroot/uploads/file/1627588588515.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ginzaramen.us/uploads/files/katazikizizodevudavu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://trunglamdecor.com/uploads/userfiles/file/79109622113.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://churchliferesources.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609cb7070deb4---jazina.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fujavietnam.com/images/Download/legonutirimawinesifexigi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.erealitysolutions.com/tennisontario/assets/appsadmin/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/45120722633.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/GLLx1DTH0VQ/uplcv?utm_term=carta+de+invitacion+para+una+iglesia+evangelicaPDF 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_off0000fa70.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFA70 10888 bytes
SHA-256: e511231144adaf5fdb60d3b1a8c94bf589d87d6709bd8d64f3ddaf9573357aa1
font_01_sfnt_off00011391.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11391 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00012ba3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12BA3 17516 bytes
SHA-256: a0f6d5ba59511cb9ff2f0870bf9d48d5096e2c043b3aaeddd2d4e584edc71404