Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 45500d6929fb6072…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.7 KB Created: 2021-08-02 01:52:22 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 1cb7d560c752359c4e3d2ace6ec15517 SHA-1: a1489df794a34fd2cc8b18963c2c97e314b7c06b SHA-256: 45500d6929fb6072dccb513cdbb0bb6192d2d4f840282a31631ea80ad0b1544f
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised CMS upload directories. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate the redirection or exploit vulnerabilities.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9833

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://nomylo.ru/uplcv?utm_term=english+grammar+quiz+questions+and+answers+pdf PDF link annotation
    • https://www.karenlovelee.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160913bb2a5d9b---nubajiragebifexajujokobax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://firegallery.ru/img/upload/powuturunofawefamitikusaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mesotects.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16096a673a48c0---xugubonokuwusifofiguzagik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vaytieudungtragop.com.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/oc84gsgl977df9lk1g1359dds1/lijanisuviraleriwufogo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fieldofgreen.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/46d2bafe4596ea66df14ab42f5635f77/19904734817.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://titadoorbinhduong.com/upload/files/natefozedakurabimejojo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dom-2000.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/17627753792.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.deadclan.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c156ae4efe9---zakitobegu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://greenvisioninternational.gm/userfiles/file/18936302384.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bindazzled.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0950daa8586289cbb056f40a5e2a5abd/xobifaru.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fzcce.com/aimgs/uload/files/vodobenozopidakabawu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.commandinglife.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160954e0bd1e4c---48187539617.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://macleanpinesdrivingschool.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/55804d57b52b1db2f48c8af320d65baa/kokafada.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://veterky.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/43318471080.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hacoauto.vn/upload/files/37181276535.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rmdschoolandcollege.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/15uavh6r4hnq1t95ldtprh1an5/doviguruxazavudesisafeze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://doktor-okonski.pl/uploadimg/file/naxafib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alice-immo.com/userfiles/file/reluvasamurupirono.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://weinquartier.at/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6b2867d3dff9076980360a45165928c1/gunofolonizegogamokafo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.victoriousintl.com/new/resource/files/jikuwipatude.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fiumaradelsossio.it/userfiles/files/gukogapavopubogibilajob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kingdomofgodmn.org/userfiles/files/lozezozaratunedozeganezuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sec-ollivier-associes.fr/www/upload/file/duzaxolatute.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn--80aaijzh9b.xn--90ae/documents/file/xavemivetuvomibizoferatem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hro.ait.ac.th/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/41753648255.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://au-coeur-du-temps.com/userfiles/file/tevageragenuduwovosopi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://purpleleafestatebuyers.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606c688e477da---dexodu.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_off0000e242.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE242 11320 bytes
SHA-256: fbaf66ce6a75254eac2030dd3a637d6945fc0e5b35408b0a3db57a8e975b8d42
font_01_sfnt_off0000fc3b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFC3B 17008 bytes
SHA-256: 1e1f0607dbe64f8bf7a7f2f2992db48347ace3ee615ff32698b8c446bdd1c32c
font_02_sfnt_off0001289a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1289A 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1