Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 469af32956c30e13…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.3 KB Created: 2021-09-06 21:04:02 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: f3933d13f336f40e5622bbe10226cffb SHA-1: 25588e14fb19f9fca644f38e6bc4a6aa52b23bda SHA-256: 469af32956c30e134cd9f2a14a49ab2f6e807b44d606f2a0e281673264ea2050
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple external URIs, many of which point to compromised websites or disposable hosting, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9977

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://smidgel.ru/uplcv?utm_term=hearing+loss+review+article+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://www.scmphotography.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607369adc1634---9235180161.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tuyothuyluc.vn/webroot/img/files/piraramenupikega.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--d1achljw0b.xn--p1ai/content/upload/5175765426.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akinmedical.com/uploads/file/81674693371.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sukaunited4d.vip/contents/files/punef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.alpha-dynamics.gr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607994a069567---46829221886.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://a-pointpro.com/cms/ckfinder/userfiles/files/82058310630.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ar-intl.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tsknotm98vijhkn5de9e3qvjk6/diniminiv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.fullertherapy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1610ee11e15df2---jilitesivusaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://binhvi.com/upload/files/kotabolekagibasomolija.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://norview63.com/clients/5/59/59ba6e1aa7224642a1eeb14435756cbf/File/koson.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mijneigenlift.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d89d116d9bc---15498638996.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.travelknowhowscotland.co.uk/assets/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sobawakakuwuposit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gamepinleri.com/calisma2/files/uploads/xikifagivoxunibaxowuve.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.adcgrain.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/63a4dac5ee9f266cf828f2891c392c5c/filiso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://makinsushi.com/uploads/files/fawip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://umrllc.com/userfiles/files/77443444016.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://floorco.allianceflooring.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a5caabd8fb01af16c9b1fe146552047d/kiwatipim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://goodtraefarm.com/ckupload/files/waxikupekopijezatapuf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://accu-split.com/userfiles/files/67775094276.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://moma-restaurant.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160fc3560497e5---mifedokakoluxoxawo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tecsal.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160fc176c19176---nedizimidex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://room12shio4.com/contents//files/wavomezaxekinazawunep.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_off0000e04b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE04B 17496 bytes
SHA-256: c37010108f3ec63780b4a3d4f54a5cf323e14d56afb108efeb581f6dfc73b287
font_01_sfnt_off00010dd2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10DD2 10936 bytes
SHA-256: 807f3dbed842e54af7466772578e255e06a707fcab2bbcbc32c5cb9a80bfbd0c
font_02_sfnt_off00012718.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12718 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1