Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 53381625085c3dde…

MALICIOUS

PDF

73.6 KB Created: 2021-07-07 04:06:26 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 97e6d005bcb7c2f8b6fa34518cb7bf19 SHA-1: 47895d715e945892ee0b937b12d11f2061420b85 SHA-256: 53381625085c3dde25cc629b55fff0f983ac45bc573637e6e71539b0f6673866
134 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample was detected as a malicious PDF by ClamAV and an ML classifier, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. The presence of embedded JavaScript and links to compromised CMS upload storage suggests the PDF is designed to exploit vulnerabilities or lure users into downloading further malicious content. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the download and execution of a second-stage payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9947

Heuristics 6

  • 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.
  • 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://usaoxin.com/userfiles/2021-7/file/rubidaluzejakitemaza.pdf
    • http://www.acefence.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b9901e0ca29---9019549413.pdf
    • http://katachizu.com/img/news/files/67714777706.pdf
    • http://oaklandscreche.ie/userfiles/files/julavujidovufoniseru.pdf
    • https://www.jemelectric.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606fa07477965---piwetijugubuz.pdf
    • https://loan-financial.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/85f01f486672a049d01beadb840b2cb4/23528455577.pdf
    • http://lawcab.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ad063a01684---71455468774.pdf
    • http://www.thediethub.in/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c5e2b80b829---wojudedageketatoga.pdf
    • https://www.sblending.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160aaea3d46032---valavofonexopodan.pdf
    • https://totalyoumovement.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160733a5d64362---75168219498.pdf
    • https://demircanticaret.com/userfiles/file/96073359028.pdf
    • http://teplolux72.ru/upload/file/zivefeloduzarug.pdf
    • http://954move.com/clients/4890/File/55524031813.pdf
    • http://rahwayhigh.com/clients/42761/File/timevobelo.pdf
    • https://lifesmart.ro/ckfinder/userfiles/files/48697472290.pdf
    • http://anhuizpyy.com/upload_fck/file/2021-4-29/20210429204636910985.pdf
    • https://teenvolunteerhouston.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/60b4542f8fefb43aa0458b9dcb6b7cc8/53870386378.pdf
    • http://www.grupohk.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a61a2ccda70---6160144681.pdf
    • http://amtusa.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607eeb8cb3159---vufofedaka.pdf
    • https://www.dentaltaxpros.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a84acade84eeb35abb9146afba72cb4b/32437282157.pdf
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a76296cdbb9---75645279362.pdf
    • http://allamericannursing.com/userfiles/file/xososivagorejogiwexeram.pdf
    • https://www.dartmusicfestival.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/85b323b5c28df72b8e1cb679c592815e/33548262845.pdf
    • https://sfasg.jp/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sakenegigenuduxo.pdf
    • http://cdkkck.com/uploadfile/file/20210610195245.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/FevRqgeaUVY/uplcv?utm_term=words+that+have+ough
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000bf33.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xBF33 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000d74a.bin
13f62bc3a983bd2674c1952decd6d32955af48aeb23ed0e0ceaee2c58a1e9bc0
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD74A 10444 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off0000eef2.bin
5b47ab60c79ad00faf25907d8b41cc0e00907463ce2b605c43ede086ec79c686
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEEF2 16364 bytes