Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4534131c5cc1c84c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

80.5 KB Created: 2021-09-03 08:00:05 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: e6aa832677ce50c059ae2613d3d73a55 SHA-1: 7683793ee15b3a6608e4ad92cf8b191517d3768d SHA-256: 4534131c5cc1c84cd037ade973507acc864f04aad38ce58deb19c1c1767e2f59
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF file containing embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for delivering malicious content. Heuristics indicate the PDF acts as a link farm, directing users to multiple compromised or disposable hosting sites, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9762

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://readxyz.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b5ada3179af4b71428ee7d3a4581339d/fitavataripifi.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://asude.istanbul/ck_images/files/71460419393.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://novichiha.ru/pic/file/tokux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://collectifff.be/imgdb/accueil/files/63208167665.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://drainscovers.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/54818c422e251ac87e0cb395fa8be0a2/bobojavimefuforemazosim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://baxsporthorses.nl/userfiles/file/fezir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://benetalent.com/upload/files/zazuwigobogusu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://istanbularicilikfestivali.com/upload/ckfinder/files/ferodomipejuwoninoragir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://j1medical.com/uploaded/file/vigolazenikoligu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.lightingandhvacexpo.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/573d959fe581c841f1d7166bf887885e/nakowumojigetijemoxazivu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mmgrowersg.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/44493280936.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.oknookna.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16086bd14bb262---felatojolusuzafusuki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://luxurytravel-show.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/88bd20442cb3c62deb2e1dfa2bf35789/41310440832.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://northwestpixie-bobs.com/clients/e/e1/e1941a3904c49320334fd90e0ed9e852/File/semovadori.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aps-mes.com/files/file/jedivagojedokakukum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bestapp4u.com/admin/uploadedfiles/file/84405519946.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://keiba-like.biz/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/53474296253.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hgindustrial.eu/userfiles/files/xekerefisumofawawupodi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://benhvientantao.com/img_duhoc/files/vefegi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gaseg.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/abrh7rvo9k3h4d9ulnha8md8c5/kuzojililarele.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tznjl.com/userfiles/files/66776274154.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gainerwindows.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/n9tdumkcc7gmieocjber2m1i77/73288976000.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://magazinul-de-instalatii-sanitare.ro/app/webroot/files/userfiles/files/3582291149.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nicosiacaffe.it/file/11264000733.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sparkprototypes.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160716bbac57ea---1850555824.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://positiveforce.in/uploads/files/pogoburaba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vinag7furniture.com/app/webroot/files/editor_upload/files/zafulibotixukalokix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/1xuhb7AK25c/uplcv?utm_term=used+to+get+used+to+be+used+to+pdfPDF 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_off0000bc5a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xBC5A 19328 bytes
SHA-256: 04fcb17ad31db4e668b3dec610102ed228b1ffc64fdd5cb3739be058354ac3d0
font_01_sfnt_off0000ee54.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEE54 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00010665.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10665 16148 bytes
SHA-256: b17e3c388ca520c70044df51a505a8c8de3d1ca9b2e495c629779bc8d31aca59
font_03_sfnt_off00011bf5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11BF5 10416 bytes
SHA-256: d9f0fcb622bcaecff01071bf64de70ffd3632ea19909b0eec8bf1b8fc1a2b7a0