Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 44f42dc8ea7d2d71…

MALICIOUS

PDF

109.1 KB Created: 2021-06-25 21:15:27 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-08-25
MD5: c2e5d92c1fa1f06f81c0f0f5a6863e2a SHA-1: 1014e4bb4ac1d4df7d4017bc7cce7f3fdfbed6ec SHA-256: 44f42dc8ea7d2d71de2ff4ae84bbbb638c1af6e4457c81c50d9f93a404de195d
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. Additionally, the document features a large number of external links, many hosted on compromised WordPress sites, suggesting a phishing or credential harvesting campaign. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier further support its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9955

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.drserapkagan.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f70cgdfqhpbltmjhls6uqajjl1/60552482329.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://ecomassage.pt/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/mkbco2ff6f7tmd2qnuu56jh6a1/29990468023.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uat.ideadunes.com/projects/ideadunes-portfolio-site/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16090ce5430ef3---zogoragudafobibipexakato.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.adcgrain.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6306d657e7930c40d457af54be4600ba/47649297819.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://autoshiftbid.com/fckeditor/userfiles/file/12327925843.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rehahomecare.com/upload/editor/files/65689783110.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.davidwoodpersonnel.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16096200060c85---20770122417.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://musclecar-taps.com/js/upload/files/28115057236.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mclarenpress.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608dea850ee8f---15364075773.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn--fct8ml6mwue.tw/uploads/files/30279734694.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn----8sbaavnccwq4am.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5544fe99b38325d5b0f3bf0c8ac42f66/64358343689.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mesotects.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c2c6c5eafac---27376983572.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://high-keenltd.com/userfiles/file/1959479450.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://paardenwelzijnscheck.nl/app/webroot/files/ckeditor_files/files/76448176119.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gsmontaggi.it/userfiles/files/65424103550.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.risingstars.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160730cdbe428b---dolizeruja.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://arte-salon.ru/upload_picture/65802014870.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://robalton.es/Albums/images/file///97807439263.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fietenhaardenenkachels.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160aa0b1cdf19f---67711302573.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mymovingestimate.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/600de0655dd23e38532f57c171d7956b/sedubizejegutaxeravirime.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jsdarvin.com/files/53250569942.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/GLLx1DTH0VQ/uplcv?utm_term=the+well+crafted+argument+pdfPDF link annotation
    • https://bxthirteen.wpengine.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/220fcaed24d1fa1355239cc6c83191f2/nomepu.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_off0001484a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1484A 17584 bytes
SHA-256: ee86301eae9f939527531eb11879114de10b8e32b91044d35be94d048f8d9f35
font_01_sfnt_off00017508.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x17508 10836 bytes
SHA-256: e5f88459bb2809ef5914ed7de5834f8df15b393b0f80f74a7c1cbc904ee76dc8
font_02_sfnt_off00018dc1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x18DC1 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1