Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 475cd4ade2ebeed4…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.8 KB Created: 2021-06-27 00:35:50 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-21
MD5: 9d7ee0c8cddfc81d45d621b11ea321cb SHA-1: 5bd4e9de28a3027ba302a95f80fb0733c6df3309 SHA-256: 475cd4ade2ebeed4489c9026500c9d8a1725e2ea101aaaac81cdfb4c73973993
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and ML classifiers. It contains an embedded JavaScript stream and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites. These links likely serve as a link farm to redirect users to malicious or phishing content, a common tactic for initial access via spearphishing attachments.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9848

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://gulertrafik.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/denmq4rkivfncg65dh2fei7naf/99538551499.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://cleannshieldflorida.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/710e96cdc16cd4b8e5879f14b8c4e992/rokopezojikoxis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://terapeutickemasaze.eu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16086baf82dae5---petenifizebukum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://flvirginia.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0eb2e42ecd5c31ffba59f0d35b189e45/juvabepuxaxap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bagpack.com.np/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160838da2904fd---gapipevumevi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://swingdesignhk.com/userfiles/56015152754.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mysmilestudios.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/975275132ca17e06de3aa9d3f7eee909/pedoliziwopikaxogibefo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cls-toronto.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7f9a9bc66d1cd419940db4f30b54214f/zirakiverafefavetit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://drmiamiconnect.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e40159b87af7fc60e534e6a2ce365bb0/4559119761.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.schroedersales.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6f5b5c20ff3b61be93541f819eb8ce38/pofofim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://claudiodauelsberg.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c51ececab7e---9661005986.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kissdocs.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606ef741873da---20945169438.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://maristaslardero.es/userfiles/file/91141474915.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://trainternational.in/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160715a486b4e3---60076897436.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://arserwood.com/js/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/connector.php/upfiles/file/210601143731693519h1du0r.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://baoholaodong24.com/userfiles/file/bitesawozubinutugeken.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laneopx.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d214e4e3594---24619611603.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.couleurs-et-jardin.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16074ae7fbb8c2---migureruwatuzizanili.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://shs1977reunion.com/clients/41590/File/kinuwilivuwebokesona.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://frennphotography.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c79e2018e77---63301774508.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://debsluxe.com/clients/1/17/174397649ed9f07baa8f9d9f48c72a4d/File/21766620044.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gildiamasterov.ru/userfiles/file/danitilobudinalokeguz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ausafrica.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a6a66890c09---62604082236.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://amako-ra.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8da3bce02909449349f77d3b66c513c8/gexikubetedexewusokajomex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mercedesbenzofaustinservice.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607a323194896---6048389241.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.criteriainvest.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4or73jus46k3cvfc34m6ji4av3/gegubowava.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/S30rS-6n6vg/uplcv?utm_term=katy+perry+andPDF 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_off0000f26e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF26E 17384 bytes
SHA-256: 2c652cb61f770914a2c8011fa8f0010803507f86d5acb3ec9fc4842b1fa477cf
font_01_sfnt_off00011f8d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11F8D 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000137a4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x137A4 10064 bytes
SHA-256: 031d4fda952f3de2e4a56e8f30ae65b8eca7363acfb55799f612e9ed6ee31ae3