Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4a67ce5990ad4a1e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

76.2 KB Created: 2021-07-13 00:24:15 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: e7f77de5e97abdd7c5b27a1690a79880 SHA-1: bf17168845bdda464ef38caf0fae2b850bffc2a1 SHA-256: 4a67ce5990ad4a1ea85ce5399f2f2a0dab35772c7cd6a763433207a085eddf98
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF contains an embedded JavaScript stream and numerous URLs, many of which point to compromised CMS uploads or disposable hosting, forming a link farm. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate the redirection or download process.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9948

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 https://drafthe.ru/uplcv?utm_term=strogatz+nonlinear+dynamics+and+chaos+solutions PDF link annotation
    • https://medicentrumnz.eu/medicentrum/files/file/duzuvubewojugedanuba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vansuloi.com/uploads/userfiles/file/58047319122.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fulepmark.hu/nyebu/fulepmark/userfiles/file/90966853179.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lawtutors.co.uk/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lanege.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://doitsolutions.co/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e85c34f165b67d3118a8bfef840dbdd8/68909786508.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mimpisiluman.com/contents//files/jitadefamedufinisowu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://binarbaidservices.com/public_html/userfiles/file/karetebufu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://skup-laptopow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bb6ff237683---posipexu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tusenfotingen.nu/anvandarbilder/108/files/79801559149.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lysfyyy.com/upload/files/10057380047.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feriaesotericadeatocha.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608930602352c---96335703496.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mictrogiang.com/userfiles/files/38841525247.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://travelselection.us/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d05b12d7e3---tonosijusirusax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elitagida.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/q66b643dhul8n60dpt1p159rd1/93937351173.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://casaledellasignora.it/userfiles/files/63295012137.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dipinkrishna.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16087bdddb2666---wevinasibo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alsumiri.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9d0f660e67ac48f08b222aeaf94ff9cc/25677510735.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amrapalispot.com/userfiles/file/29472399364.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kmclogistics.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/268e8a238d1dc6360e96239c86bb7d9b/93306749638.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://adance0112.com/upfile/editor/file/gadawutesilovimarixewozam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akkoryazilim.com/userfiles/file/8774544813.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cremyco.com/app/webroot/docs/file/90095788523.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://constructionone.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607b3cc50a29c---fokofovabanogoki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://automsystem.com/UploadFile/file/20210516235827443.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_off0000c48b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC48B 11168 bytes
SHA-256: d101ec843674f58be01e8b05408114894221a28c1c244fff28dd3201a6de54d4
font_01_sfnt_off0000de46.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDE46 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0000f658.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF658 17084 bytes
SHA-256: e68de18638ac02789410fd1b51273ca7834fe89357215e9ef3847f0a588ed943