Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 42ee1f526b1a9f36…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.1 KB Created: 2021-09-06 14:56:59 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 56a890d1989f0558daf93ebf4c00d9e7 SHA-1: 6b8a0c14a9c213625b5a030487ff1e715f861399 SHA-256: 42ee1f526b1a9f367596e8c8fc6986df9d6801cd388ad3a02371ed745e86debd
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 sites acting as link farms. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to lure users to malicious content or phishing sites. The presence of embedded JavaScript suggests an attempt to execute code within the user's browser or PDF reader.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9956

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://www.carlosfunes.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16090185a4c318---47024991147.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://www.caesarstravel.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607d5b1be27b4---77327135031.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://apexforestservices.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160796bcca02c2---96039436781.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://guyfamilyreunion.com/clients/41950/File/domakogeraditojik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vietxetai.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/q0vs0t5ec9vnrfhe2en4futbev/pazonewatozanilajenatibe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ausafrica.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16082076c5477e---febuxujimidozorupodexezo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dzbnf.com/upload/file///zusoru.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://matteagianotti.ch/userfiles/files/90228858973.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://emons-verlag.net/testarea/cwsCMSlight/media/files/48786063423.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rosritual.su/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/94436608666.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ibadirect.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609af76b294cb---1755367835.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ahkjt.com/upfile/file/lapuditepow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://patriot.ch/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a40rh0apjst9op67v27d74u6j2/36188671024.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://acudrved.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/73950370233.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hermandadperdon.es/userfiles/file/sebaxujafojibomulowofevu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://littleedupark.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/mixumuxa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://beachesbrewing.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f29b66b5fc4948b3f964a6757f899aac/82315741981.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bmhs1963.com/clients/7/72/7286fd37811b7a5dece6e69924e4d5ab/File/rasevagidarenenisu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://chocoinmobiliario.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/43d556fc815c72c3d40bde25d43e4610/89655090629.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gzafjc.com/uploadfile/files/1769801448.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://baaningdoi.com/file_media/file_image/file/nifutibufebasinupoxu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.contectrade.hu/fckfiles/file/30273713721.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://htygroup.com/upload/files/57468796276.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/GLLx1DTH0VQ/uplcv?utm_term=gymnopedie+1+pdf+guitarPDF 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_off0000e296.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE296 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000faa8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFAA8 19416 bytes
SHA-256: f3fe2f07797d5884fea9c659ec934d685657083726ce70e02fcc3c39c9a34e85
font_02_sfnt_off00012ded.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12DED 10932 bytes
SHA-256: bda1b2212024e78cbfb45269b4fc64591952332aa439384a4f62099781f5f464