Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 521a5e1a32fb9c2b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.6 KB Created: 2021-09-01 02:43:32 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: 5ba29b0c768fa1cb03e2ae3e087d078a SHA-1: 3ee0a337a166d84d614f53b5a971c857cc69ac6c SHA-256: 521a5e1a32fb9c2bbe519676119f35ba99e1c4aebad9306417d7d17ccc5a4a4c
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities or redirecting users. Multiple heuristics indicate the PDF acts as a link farm, pointing to compromised websites, some of which are hosted on disposable domains. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware distribution via these external links.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

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://oniceh.ru/uplcv?utm_term=class+5+science+chapter+11 PDF link annotation
    • http://jeugdopdewetenschapsagenda.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16096bc93c74f8---19992949693.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://raunlarose.us/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ad45a7ca37a---rulupikude.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wentworthre.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/394dd82c1403f7bdfd5f553f466b419c/zegimupir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lica-mpt.it/userfiles/files/55418987337.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dedywiredja.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1610b37ccc8ccd---tetesepuru.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kvartira-zalog.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/520f63c0ad487c418276fbdb6a09ac19/40949354952.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.taxikladis.gr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d63fe70758---3973217178.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://admio.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160df206f8ca4b---lakavesuzanumexunis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thibangoto.com/app/webroot/uploads/files/49790805628.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hkbca.org/UploadFiles/file/20210702054516103.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a721af840ca---rutikoporuwo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gsccn.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160702fec6078c---vovusafilis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uniondeautoescuelas.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bfa0ae00500---ninitenumosunax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.travelknowhowscotland.co.uk/assets/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/76623332577.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://shmountaineering.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/n3vmi5reojamtec8uvvjlqk904/71271347572.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stepasidemedical.com/images/uploads/file/1221357576.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kondicionery-lubertsy.ru/upload_picture/file/67006226030.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ilcaminodaugo.it/file/sugitezidujiwavozepive.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://progfin.pl/userfiles/file/48034561121.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://techcessgroups.com/userfiles/file/4295327334.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ideaklinik.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a0314c95d75---vavibofilumanumixejo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.trotasierra.com/plugins/ckfinder/userfiles/files/94559157167.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pabausa.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609486213fbcf---25155640870.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fantasypartyentertainment.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607fb381a1dda---36343914983.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_off0000ee2d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEE2D 18096 bytes
SHA-256: 881b9230f3157161c0f4fe5dc8bdc9cf14fcbd2613a3b357497868b011728d1d
font_01_sfnt_off00011c9b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11C9B 10568 bytes
SHA-256: 007b5994b4fdf23fa3e84bd56f5903486aab82d13a4aa8cb880c16f14f2efad7
font_02_sfnt_off000134be.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x134BE 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1