Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4dfe704660a933f6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

95.0 KB Created: 2021-07-01 23:48:42 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-08-25
MD5: 1780878a98615e494bc305ddba30fce1 SHA-1: 0a695ce51969cf677dc1189b3e1c5e55e0c89b66 SHA-256: 4dfe704660a933f61ac36eef3cfd771f9ec15d8faaa18ba23b756d9d60a71b68
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a large number of external links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate the redirection to these malicious URLs.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9948

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://bilbox.es/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/828faafbd3c6a49e88d63e7e2b551834/84127161881.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://hodgesmageefamilyreunion.com/clients/c/c9/c95619ca3ec29dd030dc8935b97378d4/File/babebimizomis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ventana-sur.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d1d25015c6a.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://transcendenceit.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e86507cea4b4f7ab7394fe7bc02630f5/54711811336.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://makemycake.gr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/qgee7nstr551dtbstu7hejeada/59677997419.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.idromeccanicasrl.com/idromeccanicasrl.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/05edb68e89f6a0aa30c0b34478a32eaf/juvexomuworemuke.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://simovi.mx/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608b25ef41b64---61529420732.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ufolep-69.com/contenus/files/36278030236.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://spherule.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/n59vssqmn8v8a4fer6i2hl50n7/libupetilitol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nhachoxebus.com/upload/fck/file/suliwureridakazat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://luxesystem.site/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/podusafemur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarpazarlama.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/idn5pd1qpdduo97f2ijudn9g75/gotasuvemumi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.fmworks.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/r6gipiddbmbhoo6pab26qm8epf/56219741003.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://thejasmineway.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/p3v7nqrkv5rvme8b8bgaotmogv/famanomuweta.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.acptechnologies.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a3016bd22bc---37524787753.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.icslights.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a622c04fb4017ce061ba46adbf1a9304/60188088395.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pirac.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/860a01e117bd1eb9f102d476acaf7a16/xufanadek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://skuplaptop.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609d03d0167d2---pifufagukorixamumunonopur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sodigital.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bab23e30fb4---86067394687.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gift-founder.com/archive/upload/files/bowokelolakinibi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://confetti-seasons.ru/upload/files/69490103582.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://thewaves.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/arpnesble660dmm4n9gcnm83b0/tojedipiwab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pfgmm.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cc26a89cbcb---98964864262.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/DOqCt-cVA4I/uplcv?utm_term=two+and+a+half+men+bloopersPDF 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_off00010eaa.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10EAA 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off000126bc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x126BC 17644 bytes
SHA-256: 0bd4dbd2153cdafd9ddc1a259af620716bc90f87df329d51fd4f07fdb22cc47a
font_02_sfnt_off000154e7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x154E7 10760 bytes
SHA-256: 055e3ba5b580078bbb95587ed317c18892cf825b7e84af572ec06a3e6f5cd5af