Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4df6c67e72987e40…

MALICIOUS

PDF

76.4 KB Created: 2021-09-06 22:01:51 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: 4d8b9d86f2dd627848ac2162157c03ca SHA-1: 32969a3229d4444336cfe097d50803906ed1a8f5 SHA-256: 4df6c67e72987e40ed15d011e622aeda12dc2cb53a28a9cb77719a21dbbc3be6
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains an embedded JavaScript stream and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites acting as a link farm. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware delivery. The embedded JavaScript is a common technique for executing malicious code or redirecting users.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9963

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://gpagroup.in/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f0f96fb5b41---samojidotezeketivu.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://alignerco.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/43d72fb2dd0ccbef05458282e8192832/xivuda.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://christembassybarking.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/755c1716b6504da0380d8cbe140cb6b1/94312992468.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://anoh.net/pds/userfiles/files/xerebokeje.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://daluxerealty.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/agedp9sk1njp9cijm9e3ebe6c7/lazovazexomibub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://comodee.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160985f364b282---7171229711.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://maezawa-jidousha.com/js/upload/files/juxelikirumunogesavirax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nepalipublisher.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jumigilotetaxoj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://extrastyle.ee/ckfinder/userfiles/files/45647205798.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cloverdiamond.com/file/2385155008.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chothuexeninhbinh.net/data/dulieu/files/javasexun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thefutureofgolf.eu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c43dedd2e04---1086263431.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://spreewaldatelier.de/img/editor/file/40889432955.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://arizonapoolcontractor.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160edb74865578---bopifawilelara.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sheenabusesandcoaches.com/userfiles/file/gaxixagawilopunejijobu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pluimveebeurs.com/userfiles/file/jamitenorikurobo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cambodiadriverservice.com/userfiles/file/62899397511.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ahkkpcm.org/userfiles/4393958466.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://voxel-avocats.fr/uploads/file/mawipevetebebi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://amazingindiaphotos.com/amazingindiaphotos//upload/fckimage/file/xexobat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alumnicollegedelunion.org/clients/76066/File/35900188202.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pfgmm.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160aab2b7ace5f---lutesuwonorug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/DOqCt-cVA4I/uplcv?utm_term=thinkstation+p520+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 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000c15e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC15E 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000d975.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD975 10748 bytes
SHA-256: 8b53bb7e1c2ba7a672d20caf1de0c963dfc7d82a689b517833dad9c791103296
font_02_sfnt_off0000f22d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF22D 19120 bytes
SHA-256: a751d3cda030585f86ff886a0a60d577b2dfa8f153ef029aa0b852c15bd0caa0