Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5247730dfd88d6eb…

MALICIOUS

PDF

91.5 KB Created: 2021-07-18 21:45:58 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: d8cf33010b9bac263099bed384a34ee4 SHA-1: 6723de649e3133248051b6cdb52620245e65717b SHA-256: 5247730dfd88d6eb95858229d151d09236e3aaa5adc39cf0d4456bc88d0d23e9
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a large number of external links, many pointing to compromised or disposable hosting. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The embedded JavaScript is a common technique for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities or redirecting users to malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9924

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://aduanaldelvalle.com/userfiles/file/45901733472.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.gametimecatering.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f01c2c3e74e---37358853963.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://octvads.site/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fupalamijufopa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amkboiler.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/djlo62kej8fr275pdn5o7uugac/tazozozoxerijiguzoravoj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://securitydm.rs/slicice/file/71383471338.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fuzoku-kyujin.jp/ckfinder/userfiles/files/logixokajirozabitiw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akiyastyle.com/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sorakorarojikewiluviduz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mineraux-et-lithotherapie.fr/ckeditor/upload/files/denuvifegu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://christschoolblr.in/userfiles/file/61713859851.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hellnocancershow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b082e3c9bde---sodejakojo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.intermediastudios.com.mx/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c1f79f09ecdbaedcc488f52febb6c5d3/52782347619.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.okcfarmersmarket.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5bd69f0a4b3928dc9793dbf53d6f0e35/18975109960.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.maderas-navarro.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/5404712131.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vocembalo.ch/userfiles/file/dixured.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://plumcourse.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0275961cc4a71bcd46ae08b9b7473dd0/44935081107.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bethelhanberryaaa.com/clients/2/24/2465ef4bb9bb1b7382310ae17d7cafeb/File/xoludiwaboni.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://adhdadvisory.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16078940d46319---bakuwu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.enviedecrire.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160aba7b5c053b---75943410094.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.azembay.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/praub23i1g7s1qk5q4ov56vo9a/dunojimomumuwedanuduf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gistfamilyreunion.com/clients/8/8c/8cbf0a40baaab9dd4734ff2cdbb1e120/File/pitozinajonujatev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hypnotiseur.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16072661daa07f---besuji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://beastyenergy.com/userfiles/file/mubewajuxowozinonojo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiolaviano.it/userfiles/files/kutuputukavajomeke.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mimpishio1bet.com/contents//files/bofagajuraferuzizabatod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://teplospectr.ru/images/files/82991974619.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/A3Ryygt5BCM/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+get+cloud+in+super+smash+bros+ultimatePDF 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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000f92d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF92D 17132 bytes
SHA-256: 1c169aad06bd22cb6e32c7eb8a90208865bee40a7280c42493d757116f0bb697
font_01_sfnt_off00012609.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12609 1696 bytes
SHA-256: 28c5bcedffb0f63c0f18ed07264126f7c833899b916de9a351f9850be7cb6bae
font_02_sfnt_off00012e1a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12E1A 11276 bytes
SHA-256: cbe06ae6e7aca5ea8eda551de6dc98cdb507998ebc913bd8a1cd73d86282fcfd
font_03_sfnt_off000147f8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x147F8 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1