Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 46f0d6f76c18be14…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.6 KB Created: 2021-08-24 18:14:48 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: fa044191377aa972ea7dbd427926e58e SHA-1: b625e2dafc69038b8b7b1d8cb283242d5a10a930 SHA-256: 46f0d6f76c18be143f200298d985207148f25e361635b7c87c1d62c77e3f7752
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 storage or disposable hosting, forming a link farm. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution by redirecting users through these links. The embedded JavaScript is a common technique for initiating malicious actions within PDF documents.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9949

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://irlanc.ru/uplcv?utm_term=who+is+2nd+richest+man+in+the+world PDF link annotation
    • https://benchmarktransitions.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608b894827fa0---bosakipadeteludejakabus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.synagoge-stommeln.de/ckfinder/userfiles/files/91103163694.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://myphamlulanjina.com/upload/files/dafok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hattrick-sports.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160982f5d6216c---surusobetidodekuduteze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://flomogroup.com/upload/files/kutez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://adikkeempat.com/contents//files/11291022125.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.phsdcenter.com/temp/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vigezulafisisenukela.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jhdjt.com/images/upload/File/57445779775.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.autopsrus.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wazomabipuwizabe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://orkhaconstruction.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/hn99252preemmsbak0bu5uh6il/texodovawetumunujonojo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ednak.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607e709f4d7eb---77149523875.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.putnamtaxi.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160afc0943dcc1---vadudigivepa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chipgene.com/image/files/20210716_173523.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uyaviation.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160771677ef3bf---lirigumusuwaxegedatite.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://strategie-forex.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/bovovoseziniripanojeve.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.guaitoli.eng.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160971c2a17cfe---mirowutazawejofozito.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mutamobilya.com/images_upload/files/5138480831.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://anukulagrotech.com/userfiles/file/losupitabibezewasolipi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://adanateknikservis.web.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b1d3ab387a9---funisadedima.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://yingzhaoliuart.com/upload/file/wabanakevos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aymexco.eu/ckfinder/userfiles/files/depakuwozadexu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lastcallslc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/376f97c8b19e5a60704a8d4802bb7615/zusedawazumufuza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.die-umzugsfabrik.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161120dd71cf4a---legagitatum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kimhoatra.vn/upload/fckimagesfile/gawidopababepaboxo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://holocaustresearch.pl/nowy/photo/file/vazabawamipixoler.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_off0000dc44.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDC44 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000f45b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF45B 10836 bytes
SHA-256: 1a9dfbd5627e1e577e030c35e8230874ff02cacb552d35fa0af1bcabc120c830
font_02_sfnt_off00010d54.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10D54 16880 bytes
SHA-256: 166ad898302af7e20eb68741728d63c7f797a66d878263917262d829b0cfce4d