Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 52c75cde6a6a60ae…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.7 KB Created: 2021-08-07 04:22:23 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: a58fb8f4594aa7321e3a38f704cf265c SHA-1: 8bf3eb749a04fb8055d691b71fd48d1b7bcc9c43 SHA-256: 52c75cde6a6a60ae7c90deb78638619ba587c43a3484cced4eb018c5f5875a2c
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised websites or disposable hosting, indicating a link farm or phishing lure. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely related to phishing or SEO abuse. The embedded JavaScript is a common technique for redirecting users to malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9991

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 https://agrotehholding.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/89f2251ad85989c6d035e1e095d6fd0a/jafixizuralulalo.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://olivierdaulte.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/51017593964.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://totalyoumovement.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608979194ae98---33397316077.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://simmsfamilyreunion.com/clients/9/98/98d47f1658d09d39d77ba56043454c9c/File/zirivasen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mimpi1pusat.com/contents//files/85887528940.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.homefacelifters.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/51916436f1f71b1d00b2f3e7e9c41dbc/67695183756.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xuantruongtech.com/images/ckeditor/files/53497826886.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.endthestigmacounselling.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/erk0kbftsu403o2dmj239fssit/davekosewuxiv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.badischer-kunstverein.de/ckfinder/userfiles/files/90208381970.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://metzpaintings.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608fa00dac87c---31506616367.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cycling-software.com/files/file/93073996735.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dirabrealtors.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160baa5dbd285a---wabonibutabedasadovezig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://baliretreatcenter.com/olabali_ci/media/images/newsfiles/pifupapabekugilonomaja.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://refour.dk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/992e33b5d407c3df92f7286599626d18/loxapuvufageteworiw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hilltopperalumni.com/clients/9/93/936f23dc4abb03f6d4a1aae2c8a32781/File/vurexawojinotutobox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wypelnienia.kratex.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/16d3e360dae9474a096714187d2bcf2e/negonubinawumamaxexeluta.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://centroolosprato.it/userfiles/files/47412446484.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wscnaturalhealings.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b99e77732a8499b04e0a1606fd7dd5ce/bovetuzaxekotowod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://naturalmis.com/userfiles/file/fuxadavuwegodegaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.iycadana.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/hmfdl6gb4ttl0g8n6bsgouil65/gugegabitadedobafawibala.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asea-admin.com/_userfiles/file/20210604083708.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vhssirimpanam.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/tifofisurid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://1137.jp/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fekikisakibulesejej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/Om9ozkHLxGw/uplcv?utm_term=how+can+i+renew+my+employment+exchange+card+online+in+odishaPDF 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_off0000ed95.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xED95 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off000105ac.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x105AC 11252 bytes
SHA-256: 721e8e51473f4097dda367a8888a32571f61775c5387c3915b2e4ea722425217
font_02_sfnt_off00011fb4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11FB4 17096 bytes
SHA-256: 4d3e56ebac9077b129eb3993ee77d1cfd3eaf9df82b6b2476b6645b9a8280a18