Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4b6fc35f4c0480d0…

MALICIOUS

PDF

72.5 KB Created: 2021-07-30 16:03:34 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: 3a426bd1f5ffd48aba6e9e385499e283 SHA-1: 1f8cf2fd089cf03348e6235694664764d3c84ea7 SHA-256: 4b6fc35f4c0480d0057967afcc1657c19205d0eb286d3842f7b687486445e9be
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which are hosted on compromised CMS platforms or appear to be part of a link farm. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The embedded JavaScript is a common technique for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities or redirecting users to malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9958

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 https://queure.ru/uplcv?utm_term=el+alquimista+paulo+coelho+libro+completo+pdf+gratis PDF link annotation
    • https://clap-bas.com/userfiles/file/kijugikesejasofezob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://renknh.com/ckupload/files/34598418574.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pcccmiennam.com/media/ftp/file/pomofif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.carlosfunes.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d4bf6dad75e---35916189167.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ceilford.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a3c336ba30bbd2d82ca2e063935d1055/tigobibikudirajojigejo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn----7sbabak5acz7byau.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/27ca08c88ab4a945504df979eebd2da3/rakodopamowidutogoseva.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kiteschule-eckernfoerde.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d6e40fabc2a---32510916929.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://salukool.ee/upload/userfiles/file/kuxobiwenulasanamugo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://autobedrijvenindex.nl/images/uploads/toxatokobebatetabiv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kissdocs.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bc41d2a8b2f---39633304831.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://retentionstudentexperience.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160891b9c99409---rebuxulubazonenimepem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ajivikafinance.com/userfiles/file/31437764624.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://osc-pribor.ru/products_pictures/file/69462936979.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://finestblogger.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/rjr12vlrs89ldnavddh7f3iodn/78485430023.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gld-lining.com/user_img/files/97242445195.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gaziogluenerji.com/images_upload/files/64073872833.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hiampelectric.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6b896bd5552763c6bb1ebb0222ec658d/ludizono.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nlureunion.com/clients/33063/File/88318189224.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.wallisandemmanuel.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608305f10b57f---kumuvexonixiguzavoxolimu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://luckyassessoria.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607b13a736787---pavizijuturun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thm-holding.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/90fe937cdc7eb953f67d48fd7de8f85c/53153586570.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://evergreendentistryva.com/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sovudilulipufu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--zb0bw3kv4s8mn.com/upload/fckeditor/file/44793567646.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.majbrno.cz/uploads/files/9355520780.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dazzlin.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1f6a951cff73872577fcba21ca611280/23955334682.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://contelex.it/userfiles/files/mepikofakufut.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_off0000ba05.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xBA05 15100 bytes
SHA-256: b6c985139cf612f6df5d2f5f3769be842295c48706c005db4470bb43d4714f2a
font_01_sfnt_off0000df32.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDF32 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0000f749.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF749 11332 bytes
SHA-256: 605734247fc7a32be38723a1373a2d0a4fecf53067daa5471c2a204e90896bbe