Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4c7e409c975a5125…

MALICIOUS

PDF

102.8 KB Created: 2021-09-04 03:33:27 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 7336e845e0ed0628016fb04e811ce214 SHA-1: e9ea045dd4a409213ab85b7a5f5550a0e696eec2 SHA-256: 4c7e409c975a512583b5643dccc6fc375051692e1ec16c88a6543d0beff73f60
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code or redirecting users. The presence of multiple links pointing to compromised WordPress upload directories suggests an attempt to host malicious files or phishing pages. ClamAV detection and ML classification further support its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9984

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 https://evocative.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16082b95b827f9---rodow.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://hartwellcook.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3d6155e3397ed762b733cb2c2299df47/dudotuluvizobetobaka.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://amwordpress.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608869f6e7a56---bosugusokaramigiv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://avenirpourtous.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1610fe1a88d1a9---susimokeg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ytlcases.com/userfiles/file/foxiziwus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.criteriainvest.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/nrimmppvpn3lc723os47ols12q/8929068279.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://brodart01.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/goh4cllggf67fcre3t8s6jrac8/75572538600.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rufullthrottle.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16086c3cc38ce7---70662860249.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://voyagevietnamlaos.com/hinhanh/file/vatoxekatujabotakagebamen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vimbark.sk/editor_uploads/files/39646973806.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://janeunchained.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d54ch91ar5d6alpbthjkn31ma6/fusomu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.akutrans.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160838f2784df2---51678766950.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://debden.org/userfiles/file/29205803376.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rw-hse-businessconsulting.de/userfiles/file/fimovasusib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://condicionamentofisico.com/arquivos/file/pilalepemivekinogavib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://provia-events.de/pics/fotos/1/file/74601619178.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stylist.in.ua/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606c8bbd9ef5f---95050985722.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunaryem.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/vpjvhgj71n60b3l15aue2eghp5/binewalolimotixigiganuke.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ciaooo.ru/uploades/userfiles/file/64286942019.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c63e25777ed---noduxolojadekelofewa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.agro-zavod.ru/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/46896398406.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.simcoerecovery.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9s7b7tsu0iseg4vt0b1atph9kj/47741633273.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gs-gleichmann.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16085765242888---lajibabesa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stratasphere.online/userfiles/file/52196164309.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/1xuhb7AK25c/uplcv?utm_term=quarto+de+despejo+pdf+livroPDF 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_off00012a67.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12A67 10740 bytes
SHA-256: b622154f5234ec1abd45868fb6eef3b0b664164faa462c0c6ff07764dcef086e
font_01_sfnt_off00014348.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14348 19664 bytes
SHA-256: 264bd22a30ec57864cf7cd55706b4ac356bc440b25dcd0314b81de15bcd0705a
font_02_sfnt_off000174cd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x174CD 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1