Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4c295e9188ea95c8…

MALICIOUS

PDF

100.7 KB Created: 2021-09-06 09:05:34 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 08f44192b0d21090eab08e6483428d8b SHA-1: e8dcd4d0f72aa000fa326c97298a886a1d7e0fa7 SHA-256: 4c295e9188ea95c829a75ceb68623eefc0ec3a51d556565a4d82a54ea255bae2
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 delivering malicious content. The PDF also functions as a link farm, directing users to multiple compromised websites and disposable hosting, indicating an attempt to distribute further payloads or conduct phishing. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly support its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9961

Heuristics 7

  • 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.
  • 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://andreagarciam.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b10cc03b4cb---xakabodifapila.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://ascinfratech.com/clientprojects/trading/file/fetaxofef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stsmcc.org/www/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/51637372545.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://anatolianlgs.com/userfiles/file/25745658707.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://veritiesinstitute.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6818f9ec8c27351ed1ddda920e895175/tixewusojukopodog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.thediethub.in/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a0b25549f2a---43532145230.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://soudurelauziere.com/upload/editor/file/vukufuzonelazinexazo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bowenworktimmins.com/clients/e/ed/ed750a77e36579213b976c45729ba45c/File/23488579614.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.cuadernos.in/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f73b46c15d---givixazaxagigetalude.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://accurateverdicts.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16096c810738f4---783325239.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stewsites.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d36e3eca67cce908d448f2fa237010ec/gijenaxasopenagukosipo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://valeneighbors.com/userimages/wifina.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://amwordpress.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16073a60b4d1ad---viwenojozesakamujupanixos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://galluccifaibano.com/userfiles/file/3810245589.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ansatrans.ru/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/bunezujofulinedijuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asalsold.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d6352134c86---fetaxofifenip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cka-shiba.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/589264943.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kraski-chernila.ru/resources/file/rexabativuwibimib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://smartraoptics.com/fck_filemanager_upload/file/nagopazosed.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://myucmas.com/userfiles/file/48664976720.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nbc.ua/design/pic/file/81164495195.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://webhostmurah.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d05776a2089---xavozetologo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dyna-tech.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b9ea2e22567---76570441436.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ozmutludokum.com/userfiles/file/fipadukeludej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/BvfzZFkJO3s/uplcv?utm_term=honda+jazz+2005+service+manualPDF 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_off000122f9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x122F9 11156 bytes
SHA-256: 24070192dcfd1e9d03e2c36bfbc1ab5f7320afe0be2a895bcc8c0b5b16371cb8
font_01_sfnt_off00013d1b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13D1B 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0001552d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1552D 18272 bytes
SHA-256: 64414aae993606a247e944db3775b1da4d9a101f8e3011d7fba89c4b0e7c6e70

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