Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 44966926167749ac…

MALICIOUS

PDF

84.5 KB Created: 2021-07-13 20:47:31 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: ad92b593984def986077c01bea958e82 SHA-1: 579012fdbae7db66e56cc5212259d034a3458e0e SHA-256: 44966926167749ac3f3cb0af9e851d8ce2f8fcf61bd235c280b0ecc01cc6365a
164 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, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to these malicious URLs.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9951

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 http://mayamalay.com/clients/874202/File/mupopajeduwisekirimase.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://gearforfree.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/rk3f3mn7rblfs4hl2bs811ruv1/93044290337.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://amandatravel.com/userfiles/file/92115418243.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laps.pl/userfiles/file/jipopoxaraluf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hoovermaids.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/753245fca8e2d13aaa3755130f9a18ce/wazapilaruxavowuxepopoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://firmykominkowe.pl/Obrazki/edytor/file/50605682301.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.qlsny.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/60ea27f021d9ed15e400d4a3bb350921/gasati.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://erkerlaender.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606ce126458c1---3563622592.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sensible-seeds-premium.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608adc9f9cfee---xokokokego.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.synergyheart2heart.team/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/rpd5i3pcfohsuoan0ig9m5vqii/7590783507.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://qamarapps.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160836a844bf69---fikedipabadaviwijamapu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nobleanimalsanctuary.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tmp/49059692243.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.accidentinjurylascruces.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2938354fmpdq88ld9v92lra44r/26828509846.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://urgentcarepb.net/userfiles/file/68859959361.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mercato.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16084123be5de7---pimesosav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.rongoldmanlaw.com/system/js/back/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pogibemusakipu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://claphamjunction.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1bcb99644a6706b9a5b871ee7871e45f/70062021627.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ckmusicdesign.nl/userfiles/file/pilafuvotezebojuwedowedub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tamker.hu/userfiles/file/memikugubimazo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kentcliffordreunion.com/clients/a/aa/aa84b18e55fac3ff3c25336c5005d9e5/File/36831044970.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://espiber.cl/images/uploadedimages/file/suvixazanurasipus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://storage-in-motion.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b793f2d95fc---81291218009.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lostsoulsmemorialnj.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/90a8e170bc10e04eb56b0692338c5528/toruremawidepovudorugeg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fellowpeo.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/af24a875d9e9393ceedae0d4c7afe277/28203302666.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://webmodeli.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16093a754255c5---sameb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/FevRqgeaUVY/uplcv?utm_term=what+is+the+definition+of+variable+in+statisticsPDF 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_off0000e49b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE49B 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000fcb2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFCB2 10772 bytes
SHA-256: 93cd007fa9b98d7e8f1bf1800371d6c0e63d36907b5f92ba454a73921498ce66
font_02_sfnt_off00011573.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11573 17804 bytes
SHA-256: a572ee71b09de3751b40632612728ccff1e27aa46e65c9f668f5ac99d06f758c