Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 45348f5542f9c484…

MALICIOUS

PDF

90.8 KB Created: 2021-08-26 06:32:17 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 83ffa2f3965ebfba8de20147a4b69271 SHA-1: 1f94b97e0025885d8f8bae0161b7bed4f4ebe485 SHA-256: 45348f5542f9c4845807943a7ec6b6d4e4cd04d1fcec3261cf825161ba9f01d3
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF file with embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for delivering malicious payloads. It also features a link farm pointing to multiple distinct hosts, some of which appear to be compromised WordPress upload directories. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware distribution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9985

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://nordicaluminium.ru/userfiles/file/nenulunuw.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://snabavto.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cbe6c448faf---wabumobuguga.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://agrobud.net/uploaded/file/85055959411.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aashianarealty.com/file/74445939002.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.eflox.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608494883f018---18711079935.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://blpest.com/UserFiles/file/9137018955.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://estidevelopers.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b22261142f8d554586b30f96775bca4d/zulavonivixut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://voziky-paletove.cz/mctree.cz/pictures/other/files/legoxolejifidexe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aaexpansionjoint.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1611c97a860dcc---jeruxodusilipidunawa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fsanaq.com/upload/file/210707235550164002r95jma9ofxkn.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.theagentpipeline.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e6a1371c863---2520774232.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://martom24.pl/martom/userfiles/file/wepiwujif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://irmascaritasdejesus.org.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16100de3d8ac0f---61430656245.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sbsoftware.ro/admin/userfiles/file/femedexikojugezibusuxuxal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.radioemka.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607c749598876---zipifakumen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://smartpaintingplus.com/userfiles/files/4406176429.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://training-solutions.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16071981bd9cd1---95883127606.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stallion-international.com/userfiles/file/79337955843.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://westtech1963.com/clients/d/d4/d4250bc21dcbbf02d7f9bc68df143add/File/2202986547.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://businessvaluationapp.com//fck_files/file/12187317042.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lawtutors.co.uk/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/57299213142.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://toyotaquangninh.org/data/dulieu/files/49003134639.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vdgairconditioning.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d4c45d5e95---junulevetovedano.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://snookerfootball.eu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d34d4d6c264---zuwevokezakanojemafilef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/BvfzZFkJO3s/uplcv?utm_term=private+car+sale+agreement+voetstoots+template+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 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000fd4f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFD4F 11028 bytes
SHA-256: 1fa7920c3a40f960f513ee0e38402836a2dbbd24155a31cf8d182f7d5a7ac1a9
font_01_sfnt_off000116bf.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x116BF 16808 bytes
SHA-256: 8f7cdd3903717f89d12fe35aea70a8d9702fce9573c1329250f50e99a8e6e0ca
font_02_sfnt_off00014289.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14289 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1