Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 43621ed9a64c0198…

MALICIOUS

PDF

96.0 KB Created: 2021-08-12 00:41:42 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: 09e06844a44e64264adc08456b9cb1ca SHA-1: cf5a77db3d58ed2729945de22e8998379a86c441 SHA-256: 43621ed9a64c01983bd5982ca4c8bd2727370612f87d1f56de8bd4f35d3e43e3
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites acting as link farms. The heuristic 'PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM' indicates a pattern of using disposable hosting for these links, suggesting an attempt to obscure the true malicious destination. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9965

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://crewmak.ru/uplcv?utm_term=finding+x+and+y+intercepts+worksheet+day+2 PDF link annotation
    • https://brylka-kfz.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160877c340010f---vakegewexobokomivijibe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fl-forever.com/upfiles/editor/files/kubesozojujunezeduzij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.molinoag.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a3b2a8d92a7---madigironala.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://shining4u.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8ac6bbd29698f39fdb7d224af1dc61b9/neramakaval.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.champcaregivers.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608898fdc8719---kowuferafagigupisekemema.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jeugdopdewetenschapsagenda.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ac6e52bb9fa---98124891764.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perfecthospital.org/FCKeditor/file/rizinivivaniriz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://isspskola.lv/userfiles/files/39301470525.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://crabandclaw.com/uploads/files/93359409809.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.auditsi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1610367f874767---48128305428.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sklepjola.pl/userfiles/file/78923955753.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--82ca1bkibi6eufn5bh1b7i3e.com/UserFiles/File/97445325823.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sarlampa.ru/upload_picture/91471272703.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ndgai.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/qpiditpni2j5i3qihcdnogdc9e/xuvugajopetem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cardealer-space.com/js/upload/files/xuxoxonulefogiluxa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.fmworks.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7ejcgm86eni36l720tubavg3bq/97605127254.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://megalabsrl.it/userfiles/files/rojenonozarove.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ahlhy.com/uploads/file/141150177652.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.financedeclined.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607f5060295be---pexokixepawog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://baybayankaauamo.com/clients/c/c9/c9e0f772d4a556598cfa564a27137582/File/34604757197.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pinotcar.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5bcbc990db069f9e5cf25b948a14026c/jotusosozasedut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://t2sc.me/userfiles/1074658830.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://livingcircles.ch/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bd4fa8df9ba---jagezelore.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://smithmurdock.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161005f5e47984---botudejuvigirexofejar.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_off0001106c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1106C 17836 bytes
SHA-256: 2645b54856d6d99f185c232d1476b7e075d167b330a0ca5ed5b17389c8629d86
font_01_sfnt_off00013f7b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13F7B 11236 bytes
SHA-256: 18e325b4d81fe49e891afcd388e5e24cb3c673394a011316a09fa076d8bccfa0
font_02_sfnt_off000159af.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x159AF 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1