Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 53f8c8dc5635d0b7…

MALICIOUS

PDF

76.6 KB Created: 2021-08-14 07:25:31 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 9e6822ccf1eeaf24e32786eec2611dfc SHA-1: 16995e0f03ce02e23971392205defe57fe5503f0 SHA-256: 53f8c8dc5635d0b74a29a82a6b855dd698028c8019854cb140e08aff88dbc031
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a large number of links, many pointing to compromised WordPress upload directories. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or SEO poisoning to redirect users to malicious sites. The embedded JavaScript is a common technique for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities or initiating further malicious actions.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9943

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://drafthe.ru/uplcv?utm_term=math+worksheets+2+digit+addition+with+regrouping PDF link annotation
    • http://mgmkt.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608ff8db61557---43266659595.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ifa-astrologie.de/userfiles/file/37003558899.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mattweidnerlaw.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d8a07320471---konejobajojiropijarizi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://longarmquiltacademy.net/fckeditor/userfiles/file/nimexagunuxi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jjinline.org/file_upload/file/texebijot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hungthanhauto.com/luutru/files/76118467130.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hed-endo.hr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16086e1037bd88---katiwefefipi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mepho.hu/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wesonalokakimuvudapebibij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn-----6kcabagcgfjsxjciriy6alkh6a7aqk.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/508da539ee45003b824d294318d7838f/59578507665.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.britocunhaadvocacia.com.br/home/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e2beb7375e8---vonezepisogerixinib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bluebeakbranding.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/67c24d68e081ffaa20b602642860fb7d/33103016743.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.zopfitravel.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607b17349214e---todirowutejanunozilodifar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://abcoegypt.com/userfiles/files/vuvasodonofumofifexux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://beloezoloto.ru/userfiles/file/56597847675.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://myphi.biz/nbloom/fckuploads/file/54522881107.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vodnik48.ru/content/file/wudawuzimovotowupativ.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hylyt.co/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e6e62259c425b299c5c879026df98826/83849536015.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tecsal.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160878cc32162e---65142620990.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://qkon.ca/images/file/muziboxo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.advids.io/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d327ae7719---kesavokupajozupetotip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.farparts.cl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160af7c15dbc05---fekare.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gshosnab.ru/userfiles/file/24088541186.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mayxaydungthienlong.com/uploads/files/files/37726842604.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kurumakaitori-one.com/js/upload/files/14251899422.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://quincy.pl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/derad.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_off0000c842.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC842 11016 bytes
SHA-256: a18b294e7a41dc6cb63527f0d77d242b4c525d96d5f9ec037f2218aa281f403e
font_01_sfnt_off0000e1c8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE1C8 16360 bytes
SHA-256: 5617dfdbaf4fc535a8727b9cdf5bf2c22c693045ece2488c54020101ce1c6b7c
font_02_sfnt_off00010c76.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10C76 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1