Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4efe97fdb8cf0205…

MALICIOUS

PDF

74.2 KB Created: 2021-09-07 12:57:32 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: b07422c17952ca99aa243be582e16871 SHA-1: 3aa03e09d89541b4224a4c22f34c992e55a88dbe SHA-256: 4efe97fdb8cf0205a1586b4655da94b26b843cb55ae835d48b8e04cf7cc3508f
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample contains embedded JavaScript, indicating an attempt to execute malicious code. It also features numerous URLs, many hosted on compromised or disposable domains, suggesting a link farm designed to redirect users to potentially malicious content. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier further support its malicious nature, likely as a phishing or malware distribution lure.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9827

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://zrdb-drogbud.pl/Upload/file/nujofugapunujobo.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://bistro-8.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5c08ed73a09c1bf8d220f5c059b13075/1227492150.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://abofahed.com/userfiles/file/sizupoxonululam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dmkaudit.sk/101/upload/file/70588485585.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://conservationenergy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161103a2d8dfa3---ranijuma.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://msvadba.ru/files/file/vipagamiz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://quatanggiabao.com/images/uploads/files/50337731335.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dush-kz.ru/uploads/fck/file/wilewebakunimom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://masterok-kovka.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/853ed09a1db84f2309d67634f9094e7c/jixedagazajedusokami.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ideaklinikbakirkoy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609c8247cd884---7128891593.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.korayozelguvenlik.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a77eb5693fc---jivegemigirulizonixamope.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mfahk.com/upload/files/18998209222.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://truhlarstvisollner.cz/data/file/nijefonur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pratikchoudhury.com/fckimages/file/3896484770.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://goodslib.com/userfiles/files/mijixovawafugomusisubuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://templeton.sk/userfiles/file/juboneloj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kietminhrivet.com/upload/files/zuvonetusumanojovakarix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://f-kcc.jp/user_data/userfiles/files/91250645012.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jaunimodienos.lt/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/g8mng2a3qi1nagq1th8cdhivoa/41246416381.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://miamivanservice.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609a2a1a3256f---jaxorelugobenegu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wacee.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607aa0c3213f3---fejil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.brunosistemi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f4bdad9b1e0---34481165246.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://habibitours.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/15713479691.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://solarconsulting.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0b7e8c56b7055d04106c95ea252607b4/miketobugepuwanopobowuxig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gametimecatering.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160afb8ea12766---fonupunorurerur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://arserwood.com/js/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/connector.php/upfiles/file/210820122634722736ggjt2w.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nousgarage.com/userfiles/file/85130661677.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/3vuEKuznOb8/uplcv?utm_term=chasing+coral+worksheet+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_off0000c0a4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC0A4 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000d8bb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD8BB 11108 bytes
SHA-256: 25ce341e5d2aacb5f4726c632afd15d9b2f0f64953707ad3b24fb585df5334fd
font_02_sfnt_off0000f27f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF27F 16092 bytes
SHA-256: 2df4e8bc2d51e229a04b2cf82e534f7cee63ce005abbe3e7a47ddecfbc8ee4f9