Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 431c9469c365e781…

MALICIOUS

PDF

84.8 KB Created: 2021-08-12 23:46:59 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: 7178567a4acacb3e2bb131bf9f4f015e SHA-1: d87cad7330896772843876bfdb3b645b0fb862b9 SHA-256: 431c9469c365e781a4bf84017300f53d41ba5666c1ce7d883f482ea797e65f11
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 upload storage or disposable hosting, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate the redirection or exploit vulnerabilities.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9780

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://altaprecision.com/userfiles/file/95169327715.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://pamatudarbai.lt/ckfinder/userfiles/files/71291558651.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rent2day.ca/ci2/userfiles/files/fidirotonoribo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ramseier-appenzell.ch/elrada/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/14236715586.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://palenice.net/obrazky_clanky/file/54929043124.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nbnjl.com/userfiles/files/88412252710.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stayatrosetta.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/di9eods8v43ofph5kgtlpe1ket/feferarapomewaluxupanig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://paloaltospeakerseries.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/da33e3369a8210129b7d7f4908c59ab2/42349119415.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://arihantgranites.in/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/04ctofcln3m8uk1bahvivlig40/68858493898.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://booknowrentalimo.ch/userfiles/files/78076912843.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perfecthospitals.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fakexurefupovutajofedex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://suhrsmad.dk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607ac0487d4c0---77501631824.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dabien.co.kr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609c088683dd5---gubajoxase.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://muzeumkonstancina.pl/attachments/file/31174729973.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.inkfactory.pk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160afd5485be63---vagofupusuzofizibatilanim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cokhihoangvinh.com/uploads/userfiles/file/xinaluwekebazapitube.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stavclearing.ru/upload/files/85122863054.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hockeymro.ca/docs/file/makusulodusulibebufun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://galerie-louise.be/userfiles/files/bibik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-lightingcontrols.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/57254c94d10f1484db3d77804873c2ef/xeguvowurawowunafe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://le-lemniscus-incandescent.fr/ckeditor/upload/files/99330639634.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://plenar.hr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1610f3cafe0788---vifemuvavekidematusopuwe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aplusadvance.com/naver_editor/data/file/99515136182.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://reclaimsplus.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2477876a2ff17403020092a0cef0d531/mulur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://adamlegal.com/userfiles/file/dimafagowajabeva.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wflorlando.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f5877fd47c8ceb3ed6f246b12a684543/34856400593.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/BvfzZFkJO3s/uplcv?utm_term=mushoku+tensei+light+novel+volume+10+free+downloadPDF 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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000d3ea.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD3EA 17540 bytes
SHA-256: 659c9749afe678f1cb648adc0c97f4e25eee2c67d36ef823c35ee59e06fcf1b5
font_01_sfnt_off0001021c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1021C 11312 bytes
SHA-256: 09326e5170e5ed5f33bb208328b2614485a13d15e86cf8b8edadd7140dc14ee5
font_02_sfnt_off00011c68.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11C68 4280 bytes
SHA-256: c199c9de73c8bd6fa61a6d3bbdb516aa1b707c23d966952ec24f0e8a49a6566d
font_03_sfnt_off00012c1c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12C1C 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1