Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4f19dffd1df0d0e9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

92.6 KB Created: 2021-09-13 01:17:05 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: 3015584303e0979fd88bbf0ef3a8e670 SHA-1: 82f6d0aef194c2e7d490d828d8cc0e719cdc70af SHA-256: 4f19dffd1df0d0e9fb931a28903970bb804c2c14f734802580ca20896be1391e
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, a common technique for executing malicious code within documents. It also features a link farm pointing to various domains, some of which appear to be compromised WordPress sites, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution lure. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9965

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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://fese.in/ienupdimages/images/files/robaguditin.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://abwwilson.com/uploads/files/goromiga.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stellabakingcompany.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16132d92b0bdb9---sanubezitog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.newhorizonscrisiscenter.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jevijamegob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://custom-mugs-factory.com/uploadfile/files/37872268372.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pabausa.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161332e5ed4f5a---96116915016.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://homesunshinepharma.com/upload/files/lekoxusikubugijak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://culbertsonlawyer.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/22064269416.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gamebonda.com/ckupload/files/56439458471.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vhshf.de/File/geligesugevafidopafupi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fourfoods.com/images/files/52189758901.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sk4education.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/kipinuvilijofelowonujeso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.avenueroadadvertising.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161336134c3eac---32645812769.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://malagi.pl/user-files/fck/file/kefizaxinixumog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://evo-models.com/uploads/userfiles/files/93112506390.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://speedwayinfo.hu/uploads/file/jogukirixinuvetekivab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hotelristorantenovecento.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/eac0a731e9bd989c9129ae1fbd20ae5c/2657478620.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zhongjiukeji.com/upload_fck/file/2021-9-1/20210901050815672553.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vietnamairlinescorp.org/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/falamemixizu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://worshipedia.mobi/sites/default/files/file/15680230384.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kachhiproperties.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6108033a7b241902552bcf7f05b664ea/98192750909.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studioaeditecne.it/userfiles/file/fafaritapudexutevi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://csc010.com/userfiles/file/20210910130703_irgezo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aaykpn.com/uploads/editor/files/tekukorakiwixoleg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/LPIa9PGmDLg/uplcv?utm_term=robots+and+androidsPDF 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_off000104ed.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x104ED 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off00011cff.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11CFF 18676 bytes
SHA-256: 4b3f14c1655cde4457ff5d13d980ac13109d5689069c6c1d1a57b70885db1d7f
font_02_sfnt_off00014dbc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14DBC 10248 bytes
SHA-256: 601a54cf69f0f67d0dd894f281f8812ef753d6a1cd284b73c4cc75e52d27d4d1