Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 48b6cfd88607da5d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.8 KB Created: 2021-09-11 21:50:26 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: d481b716e1f786c983d05db984a77026 SHA-1: 122b31240859df897ec52ccc4f2f1e9fa3a0dac8 SHA-256: 48b6cfd88607da5d96f85d507872d18ecfec735733c0eee84fe3a053cdd38204
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple links pointing to compromised WordPress upload directories, indicating an attempt to host malicious content. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The presence of embedded JavaScript suggests it may be used to exploit PDF vulnerabilities or redirect users.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9911

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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 http://bergfin.se/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613a86f3adec6---6900581108.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://khautrangkhangviet.com/upload/img/files/xexupopisilit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://agarimo.com/archivos/archivos/75793728283.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ohxto.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/mugaxowuvomivuditax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ciskmv.com/css/file/sazozoxisufotababamupe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.iycadana.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/no6rlo02hkj2j16tqiv1qo32l4/43473306090.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://birotex.rs/images/files/sipotunub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ngnjl.com/userfiles/files/44640102230.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://timnhanhonline.net/upload/files/5894021189.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mklaassen.nl/images/file/93495984076.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sua.vn/uploads/userfiles/file/21864870016.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ville-dammarie.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/63568880591.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://upakuika.com/img/file/30114211821.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://akrmedia.no/ckfinder/userfiles/files/15697096385.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grafiport.com/userfiles/file/64458939914.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sdhouse.info/ckfinder/userfiles/files/44075819611.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mindweave.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/q58hsc6mhg78sh1uu7pii7jlfq/siwag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lawtutors.co.uk/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gevodezesipazibo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://drukarnia-skawina.pl/app/webroot/media/files/zeduw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sincaremedicaltour.com/js/upload/44662226638.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mellorymotors.ru/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/21994552725.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jainfarms.com/uploads/zebirexosuwanixidobezud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bjoybrands.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16136c1e5db25d---wobatawudotenopidobesor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chornakorn-packing.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/24598544510.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hueide.com/upload/files/36007602000.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kaptenhoki.com/contents/files/dakijufuvijiwew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://teraval.cz/res/file/vubaxixokijeson.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/fzgW7-mxBc0/uplcv?utm_term=rocketman+piano+pdfPDF 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_off0000db75.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDB75 10604 bytes
SHA-256: b411057e8579d08a9f27b586a69e60e734c45a65c4296995a2ecb82685741731
font_01_sfnt_off0000f3b2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF3B2 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00010bc4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10BC4 17776 bytes
SHA-256: 252f53def36db6403441bcf6a9bd6d71aa4a72ea384e0e3824b61f93af86b532