Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 423db3df462c8c39…

MALICIOUS

PDF

133.9 KB Created: 2021-06-29 18:33:51 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: c127aac892584a0334826f19fe59504b SHA-1: b818182307309fc6ee4c02b019fb5ab9fe86dab4 SHA-256: 423db3df462c8c39729692f308c081adbcff8f61cf67b457b7315499b24b9151
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 CMS uploads or disposable hosting, indicative of a link farm or phishing lure. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware distribution. The presence of embedded JavaScript (T1059.007) suggests it may be used to facilitate the redirection or payload delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9916

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://roc.mn/uploads/files/zasenimok.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.heksan.com.pl/file/keralobofubuxijosaki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kalatranslation.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ed90ong9qnnefac9u4k3u6cdso/25437990616.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://windcampus.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607acadeda4ab---mozobajanaroxotu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.aluvascientific.com/UserFiles/file/53878694545.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zanhotel.ro/beficientconsultingFiles/file/tatawagujo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://imad0c0.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nuxakijitomosafu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ttlengenharia.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608e4f9dae089---susetekavopow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.associatedomains.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160759d32c1846---nimebofekizaluvibafir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chagatea.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2d65cd83b1b834d2e16f3181898b8946/54098572913.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sb-78.ru/files/file/99658436975.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rallyteamwalraven.nl/file/63757721901.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vandervalk.reviews/app/webroot/files/userfiles/files/xesijisa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://showpalmedical.com/userfiles/mililagidefimu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.cuerpomenteyespiritu.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609e94501d307---pilosimosotuwa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.cascinasorigherio.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b21b3037cbb---97852856747.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://homeaestheticsllc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d7b0869ce5fc6aa09c9aa045f667048e/60268365127.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://creptiles.dk/userfiles/file/41638583070.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gresathouse.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4d8aae387b824f1f1ec5b7b5ca7d9771/tezobibejafasodozu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiotecnicomartani.eu/userfiles/files/35281097590.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.accidentinjuryalbuquerque.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/l0ahklcp0eibgseokpur7hv1ts/laduna.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rld-carbon.ru/file/19248971806.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://arslanemlak.come/file/61950407654.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lang-mayer.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a6898cdc616---kixefixovekud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/BkSY9tpko7c/uplcv?utm_term=casella+statistical+inferencePDF 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_off0001a575.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1A575 20988 bytes
SHA-256: 95fdc6e9c7693e58a3398ab8dea5f497a9a5fabc2f823552323947f10fb7adb8
font_01_sfnt_off0001db02.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1DB02 10240 bytes
SHA-256: 3402e2a62a63975309d278602a577e3ca89b51c0e485d44d8c223762343266e2
font_02_sfnt_off0001f21a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1F21A 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1