Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 49b891a3489b5f0e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

79.9 KB Created: 2021-09-17 07:52:10 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: 9ca650228c7f8f54699f934fc60b1f90 SHA-1: ce33ecbb4428c2d1e4288a42004b59140ec6a349 SHA-256: 49b891a3489b5f0e7eea1133e01327b76c401f6780e94ec27891cefc98da6dca
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious Link

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple external links, some pointing to compromised WordPress upload storage, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The presence of a visual download button further supports a lure-based attack pattern. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9975

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://hainfelderteich.at/fewidoruxeburituzedana.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://xn--49s538bo8ux8c.net/userfiles/file/nemesuzikarizilol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://abaj.cz/UserFiles/File/tiwutegebonawalezen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://flirdining.com/uploads/files/texazusapaselututoba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.commandinglife.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613fcbcebd6b3---jononodavililide.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://soft-pro.hr/upload/datoteke/demabemisoduzudur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://anadolumatbaa42.com/genelresimler/file/wakogobujixazil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://samuelben-horin.com/userfiles/file/86012646581.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chuaphucluong.com/uploads/image/files/bidopadivejubezafil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.next-conseil.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613f67523a4e5---58808591956.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://progetec.org/userfiles/files/remomiwesiwiweguwos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jooli.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pigoguxamewotefigabafox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://economiadecomunion.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/mexizoteku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://g4m3s-4p1-12s1.com/contents/files/jiratutikiniga.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://basse-normandie.annuaire-regional.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pokejadovefotof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://isagenixmakessense.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/80922328498.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://to-kajihan.net/js/upload/files/60130328728.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://atlasautoglass.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613527f416bf2---53660514748.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pizzeriadevita.it/userfiles/files/25914932503.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://csp-pub.com/stockages/files/sifemaxopisa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://weldingportal.it/userfiles/file/65019773470.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://monarchwinemerchants.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d362a62ad29756dd42726097d80c0507/89098354685.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ototavandosemesi.com/resimler/file/sekiwirisupube.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ledseoul.com/userData/board/file/xebosexanuzabidozoduba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sophrologue-nimes.fr/upload/news/files/23754688878.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/S30rS-6n6vg/uplcv?utm_term=apk+gb+instaPDF 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_off0000d589.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD589 10244 bytes
SHA-256: 2b79a47d60c916bcf2f461f1d826b6f5132b13168141afe2c3dc7f040f053656
font_01_sfnt_off0000ec7c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEC7C 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0001048e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1048E 17604 bytes
SHA-256: 2f12bc547ff3b57cd13e39f0456d6a34a39ccac89577abe7f9010b94de40d08a