Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4e54e7a7c128c0dc…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.8 KB Created: 2021-08-19 00:36:17 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: 95bcc627667fb065606897c36de34957 SHA-1: 4942e8bda6716c65cbb7753ed7e3d8220be4c3ba SHA-256: 4e54e7a7c128c0dc3621b1d5474c9d3794260c0f1a7ca571a4050859eaf404eb
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a significant number of external URIs, many of which point to compromised CMS uploads or disposable hosting, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware delivery. The embedded JavaScript is a common technique for initiating malicious actions within PDFs.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9975

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://jr-bang.com/uploadfiles/20210622125704.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.publicitymailing.ie/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a16fdc8f6f8---fapezapuvig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dchs1961.com/clients/871949/File/41433180740.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.euro-fly.eu/userfiles/files/59200137384.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alexgis.com/siteuploads/editorimg/file/86679560025.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.belladermeestetica.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16098bd8d111ca---73504273047.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.portofmiamitunnel.com/system/js/back/ckfinder/userfiles/files/88221327843.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.isgs.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8290f4f3a5850cccb502659b1c213817/jevusiwuzip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://coachtourbusrental.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608d53fd7970d---tolilakapibosidolejozis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.chatanakonci.cz/userfiles/file/50504408123.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://miamiuniquelimo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160be3cbd7041c---bofewuwiburobesanew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wooshin.kr/uploaded/file/7848755560aba02d3b065.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.whirlpool-beachcomber.at/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b97819cd3fb---negaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sowa-architekci.pl/userfiles/files/jamazowamamazixiluva.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hotel-palladium.gr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dj40ifkhq4r4iu40ts3j3skmf7/pabov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dispomydeal.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/de2de88d072cecc3170753a4788a6efc/78705306226.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://baobiachau.com/luutru/files/vofugikinuxevop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://regenerativetherapyforpain.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/20e4424f2c954c56eb231f500f6d3b12/momuxifepovaza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://artmetinc.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1610a22477db4f---ninizope.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bjaimama.com/data/upload/2021/07/file/202107232102417919.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.emmabowman.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ff91d14e954c75ec32417ef8c7793271/zemamo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cochu.net/resimler/files/penugajibinadara.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dribblebar.pl/userfiles/file/sovixozixumuwalesapanebiv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dadosefatos.net.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c47068492d7---32598673607.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://endoaccessories.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8g8ebe8rrk1m4aflm9qd7tm8m1/77361310520.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/BkSY9tpko7c/uplcv?utm_term=granny+unblocked+gamesPDF 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_off0000dcd0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDCD0 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000f4e2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF4E2 16692 bytes
SHA-256: 40e5bb70d5062b9d14fd4695b38aab3ff209833d138815e0da3ff8d964a2bbbe
font_02_sfnt_off00012078.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12078 11008 bytes
SHA-256: 7c41716ea33ffc09da1ad1c4612de208748c42bdc8d7c4f804a1dea218ab33dc