Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4abccba549cfc780…

MALICIOUS

PDF

87.9 KB Created: 2021-07-18 18:49:58 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: 011ef35c1abff252ac46c43f1fffd0e1 SHA-1: 971b7e989feb34954dc97f29243e59a3b9c01e43 SHA-256: 4abccba549cfc7805bd7cccf3064e53f9209804db9b335bfaaf58f934aac043c
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. It also contains numerous external links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites or disposable hosting, suggesting a link farm designed to redirect users. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9912

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://miracleschoolministries.com/survey/userfiles/files/xoxosilajuvejepi.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://makemycake.gr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cthnf3kgemjf14g4flkogomcp7/wakidepis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://musorcentrum.hu/files/article/file/miruxagomulafufuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bettaletroom.com/file_media/file_image/file/67810713549.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.parkgest.ch/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160982f8278dc9---27945307981.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vgi-vn.vn/app/webroot/img/files/19932893966.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vaytieudungtragop.com.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/pvr63in0rth3n9bm5d4f23g0vm/kofasirezudok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://onnetsolution.in/userfiles/file/50737535251.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://luxcottage.ru/stroykamen/userfiles/files/dudupilupenamaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://metisentry.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/daxizowisavi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kurtwohndesign.ch/userfiles/files/90774139546.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mediedil.eu/userfiles/files/xezexopojuminavuni.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://keluargamimpi.com/contents//files/73609207656.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://burningspearmarketplace.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/88586767987.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://chris-arnold.com/userfiles/file/rovada.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hoondb.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608de81e78351---55004767962.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.iycadana.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/od60la65lvr7lm292fjfpes660/guxasesidilofigubimesunom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.vbclighting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/eb982a75c1eba3b88938f851a24a0609/pedenavosujodujamixoge.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://geometrarontani.it/userfiles/files/kelom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://shuswapladystriders.ca/userfiles/file/faperesutuwurafuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mastirz.com/userfiles/files/lazepezemetufapel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://thieumaunao.vn/workspace/develop/uploads/ck_upload/files/32811393933.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://portalcom-b2b.es/img/user///file/_0130445001619955986.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.canadavisaservices.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607ebfbb99b8e---maseduzewokojijolujidu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://amtusa.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608ce259ea4ff---kigozozijav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alex-vasilkov.ru/images/wisdom/file/digunivejuxubotixovuxa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hjtech.org/admin/upfile/file/bujimuwuna.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vinamex.info/uploads/news_file/37246924467.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/DOqCt-cVA4I/uplcv?utm_term=nda+gk+questions+and+answers+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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000e81c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE81C 1284 bytes
SHA-256: 3f2eb68e56e0cc9b24f861ad510cb196f24dbc520975aefba06cb0b93c7ac786
font_01_sfnt_off0000ef7c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEF7C 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00010793.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10793 11028 bytes
SHA-256: 4135270bac0536f5852dfa5c1eef7edfd1a5095b290fe55968cb16b9482255b4
font_03_sfnt_off000120f0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x120F0 17820 bytes
SHA-256: 3fa40d8c77938a5e35ade6fdb47fb303aaa229fab452fd1d7e589c7fca59372f