Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 431b43a189928718…

MALICIOUS

PDF

79.5 KB Created: 2021-07-03 15:06:55 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: 5c92537b7e2cacd354e3599ecfeddc4d SHA-1: db5c5b17b1826e64ce7b511664645713e7bc4742 SHA-256: 431b43a189928718152d662fb41ce98e2058f18e7783b85be396742bf5bf9ad1
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The presence of embedded JavaScript suggests an attempt to execute code within the PDF viewer.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9975

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.
  • Urgency / deadline lure low SE_URGENCY_LURE
    Document contains urgency or deadline language ('account will be terminated', 'action required within 24 hours', etc.) — useful context, but low-signal without other findings
  • 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://medvor.ru/uplcv?utm_term=buxearn+promo+codes PDF link annotation
    • https://kolodezrus.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2685bf65316f75f81bd40afcf54e6d88/vurazaloxa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alpanelektrik.com/depo/sayfaresim/file/90791637540.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vinisfarm.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a711dfaa44281d402897fa734e011604/zotuseduniwawazomizub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://egf.tw/test2/images/file/ruxotegikedotazepupax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hagensmarketing.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160784eb579610---85270664651.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ideylia.fr/uploads/file/birixabikututapekiv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.wallisandemmanuel.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609832eb468cb---novogubiratebewawojexojaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.generalutilities.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607d835fc9d1d---sevogo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gamedunyasi.com/calisma2/files/uploads/lamonef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://countrysquirefoods.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a57cd8c78a9---tarenovisoduvis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://location-appartement-venise.com/italie_documents/files/nexesubuvarutabodew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dubigroup.com/admin/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/upload/file/82262250565.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.loockuniformes.com.br/home/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607a6fdd39d6b---vegunudewumofirabavib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://driver-jazda.pl/upload/file/93235446210.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://realxenon.ru/uploads/files/73369675349.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.absolutecateringla.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a3cd5810634---lowixarasalodapoveruwufo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.victorian-manor.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160825a28e0584---45466668655.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://iamluno.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a85d695b1d0---2042045500.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://octvads.site/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gikarawarop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://123kozijnofferte.nl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/sscg1t37gdj3v6llee0eq6sa65/xeriv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lastcallslc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/872f5461297b5568a15cf512c9cb18df/69745990627.pdfIn PDF document text
    • 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_off0000d2f4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD2F4 10692 bytes
SHA-256: f4e613daf8a120c92b80925da32a13e337b4cc0d402de84272cd4d1aa9cac133
font_01_sfnt_off0000eb76.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEB76 17344 bytes
SHA-256: e4434fcf3ef828fb3ea47f1df19c4849026eba7ccf551fac02f4f83ff7c79332
font_02_sfnt_off0001190e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1190E 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1