Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 52030bdb435c1411…

MALICIOUS

PDF

88.4 KB Created: 2021-08-14 05:55:51 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 53b9c165a3c5ff0fbd4f8a673f6d6edf SHA-1: 601f463afc6e7fcff55512ee361984fe2b8b4348 SHA-256: 52030bdb435c141111450737f0b327dfe054967d10ca2a5cc8f378c96e348abb
172 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 or disposable hosting, forming a link farm. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to trick users into downloading malware via the deceptive links. The presence of embedded JavaScript suggests potential for further exploitation or payload delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9973

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://pixomot.ru/uplcv?utm_term=xavier+science+guide+10th+tamil+medium+pdf+download PDF link annotation
    • http://traviet36.com/upload/files/pusuzagapuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sweetestspaparty.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607283a39454c---mitadutu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aimhc.com/userfiles/file/tolufonajabajuritobutoxu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://waypl.pl/upload/File/ruregiritowojagitabi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://g-shocktou.com/user_file/file/bawikironosapilusolujom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sk-massimo.com/js/upload/files/8680179336.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pankalconstructora.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a285d5c17a2---gidemixojizetase.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lilit-realty.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/nr5gniohec6het0vi520m6fe77/nosoluginutut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://studiogreenwich.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cb90b0648b559950565bb86712c3f619/sixagabukufamimasisos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://itchanoi.vn/uploads/news_file/90692539175.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thamcohoaian.com/webroot/img/files/94699099653.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hsbofmn.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gavakumi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ratchee.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wexoxojefajuvokote.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sosnovgeo.ru/userfiles/file/pebikekivedutixawo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://accuratesearch.com/userfiles/file/5035160568.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hellnocancershow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e776ca552ea---41319743412.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stressmanagement-karriere.de/userfiles/file/31543998968.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ckm-machinery.com/userfiles/files/jazozaloxen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://valleypainclinic.org/userfiles/file/28812713559.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hermangroupcorp.com/clients/3/38/389628ddbd62db2fa1e4299ecdfc1861/File/gasorixenej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aravlicraft.com/cmsCart//upload/file/48317639819.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lustigersteirer.at/userfiles/file/40957344805.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607fe2e2c4880---gesuguxile.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://realestateconnect.biz/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9888c4fo5n3jsua46lbcc4b567/58705872302.pdfIn PDF document text
    • 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_off0000f22e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF22E 11500 bytes
SHA-256: e039f6468a7bdcc4b477f7759cebbe2a8d12fba75ec6873b778e8415acd97ebf
font_01_sfnt_off00010d15.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10D15 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00012527.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12527 16976 bytes
SHA-256: 7440c089298d5d9d00c52a2a30724f38f240d9d9d3642d7116e897438709ef87