Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 48154b2930a05705…

MALICIOUS

PDF

78.8 KB Created: 2021-07-03 19:33:29 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: c90c8dbe451dfc2be1d26c09d8715695 SHA-1: af38a9d119b654b590dbf72b271810d3848b2d46 SHA-256: 48154b2930a057057abe99c6192dade80d12783039f73f48ba7ac7eb25eccfcd
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. The file also functions as a link farm, directing users to multiple compromised WordPress sites and other domains, likely to host phishing content or download further malware. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9958

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://chcial.ru/uplcv?utm_term=barge+sites+crossword PDF link annotation
    • https://vidolamerica.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c3c41e55805824a76342b7583f07fd54/51061714395.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://brodart01.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/72315d9hsbkqmgk8s7b9k3q06r/48243036197.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.amiunaorchestra.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608f09846ad52---sutonomiwipage.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sinara.org.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a91b380d725---61933075870.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://biosurfest.com/userfiles/files/vipevapobawopeporikurewog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.projectorrentals.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16094cfd278e82---buvonekowaxuzefomeloxe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cashmeredreams.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c82191e674c4802cfd70a1203443dc9d/30554979261.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ferienhof-schneider.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608b9eab30cb2---soxodewoxamuzip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.businesswatchguardingservices.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9m0fnqc9scggdgqfi9uq8qccmb/sonez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://prestopc.it/upload/file/81822002895.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amagi.la/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160928d11c2890---1342615396.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.uvhk.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609c3495295bb---69736795505.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://metaglas.kr/userData/board/file/diduzuluriwu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://podlahyadvere.sk/editor_uploads/system/files/90152466534.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tlxzkj.com/uploads/file/271320038467.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tuanayapim.com/rsm/files/rabonawejoxev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://paymentsbusiness.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16079399504249---ximodopuvizagojazamodoba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://doanhnghiepvietnam.org/img_duhoc/files/97094241041.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ithaca1962.com/clients/41687/File/zaviwojone.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://birnagarcollege.in/userfiles/file/3963406662.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://soyana.de/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gelow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alternativecarrepair.com/userfiles/file/losepurogoroj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sharzh-ufa.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c6d34feb6c213d67ff274c10c85cb71e/35132101082.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_off0000d1d9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD1D9 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000e9f0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE9F0 10536 bytes
SHA-256: e153c38f01b729989b74372e4319ac81931eeb8290010eab596598e3e6f4fbe8
font_02_sfnt_off000101f5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x101F5 17116 bytes
SHA-256: 6b787f5d66422382822c7252533eadfe81e2233c2dfd5faa0cee52fa6cacb114