Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4679fe6790c4195e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

75.2 KB Created: 2021-09-01 02:31:22 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: f4801da6a817254b78dd5461f3fc688d SHA-1: e5decf1eeaacc95ea5a7cdf935a3fe6558661d78 SHA-256: 4679fe6790c4195e1a90e917574c56920eef3f7f1b995412f7155d65b59189a1
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 and disposable hosting, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to these external sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9934

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://philabc.ru/uplcv?utm_term=how+long+to+microwave+top+ramen
    • http://ceroki.com/image/files/jazokejiv.pdf
    • http://for-rent-leuven.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ae5d6a919cc---28445963039.pdf
    • https://lolakarimova.uz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/12763949235.pdf
    • http://mineraux-et-lithotherapie.fr/ckeditor/upload/files/68245967788.pdf
    • https://angkortaxiservice.com/userfiles/file/boxenura.pdf
    • http://phillipwhiting.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606c8a6144551---vozotujofuz.pdf
    • http://healingpawswisconsin.org/clients/a/a9/a991db820639e3552774ed9a746c1e3b/File/xesimixajogiwisoluto.pdf
    • https://www.cdscabling.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ad6a8423adf---92978919532.pdf
    • https://psychotherapie-dr-albrecht.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1611263c246d2e---55249904895.pdf
    • http://drentmedischadvies.nl/uploads/files/bizixiwowogajopabebibebe.pdf
    • http://htwy.com/upload/file/tiwifezekuledovulujamajan.pdf
    • http://elverum-revmatiker.no/images/file/bekonuzesejewi.pdf
    • http://amongelite.com/ci/userfiles/files/78772321624.pdf
    • http://www.pics4us.de/userfiles/file/dofowodajazo.pdf
    • https://bevillelecomte.ovh/ckfinder/userfiles/files/82642569871.pdf
    • http://www.kissdocs.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609d1712789e3---jirasas.pdf
    • https://stewsites.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/27fa4494f6a561ec87b75990689ed158/38117313135.pdf
    • http://www.ponderosafestival.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d8793995d5---58986402204.pdf
    • https://akdenizokullari.k12.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/qunq7iv2ph6lo4ibfgccqk3b7a/zitofevizefirobapopu.pdf
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16086234a44c29---56286636593.pdf
    • http://bi-acaovo.com/upload/files/wifesuxilipuso.pdf
    • https://guenangequitation.fr/www/site/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rakokalilapipobogibu.pdf
    • http://www.drop-lok.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16075b2a91e0f7---gokuxebopeponasux.pdf
    • http://strandedtattoo.com/file/98068160423.pdf
    • http://pampa.be/uploads/userfiles/files/fifatadilagapaditujof.pdf
    • http://bearings-home.com/userfiles/file/rolajejunitevulel.pdf
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000c3e9.bin
b46a4326d2864db3d5332bc383929928ab17b8d87fff421e1e0f013eed633104
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC3E9 15716 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000ec0e.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEC0E 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00010425.bin
5a98de7399434587b4a7c40e5a0d0a3ec9b45e2e3d52c853fd055a474ad042ab
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10425 10692 bytes