Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 553388700e885d5a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

69.6 KB Created: 2021-07-13 15:32:41 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: be57b8962160f5c5e2c843faf44e4a8f SHA-1: 8264d605d8a4ce8889f88b27a1b223b17eea53d0 SHA-256: 553388700e885d5a651512594843fa57e134cf2f183c269c667c3d26fc05dd1d
192 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document is identified as malicious by ClamAV and ML classifiers, exhibiting characteristics of a phishing lure. It contains embedded JavaScript and presents a visual download button, directing users to click links hosted on compromised CMS upload storage and disposable hosting sites. The primary goal appears to be tricking users into downloading further malicious content or navigating to malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9950

Heuristics 9

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
  • Image-only document with action trigger (screenshot lure) medium PDF_IMAGE_LURE
    PDF has 1 image(s), only 0 text block(s), carries a click-outward action, and is only 69 KB — typical shape of a phishing lure where a full-page screenshot hides a clickable button that launches or submits to an attacker URL.
  • 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://best-label.com/upload/files/816156489.pdf
    • http://garageanything.com/js/upload/files/voranedegojokaxuvoxasofim.pdf
    • http://www.opencalgary.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16084ad92bb7c2---90575502026.pdf
    • http://jjinline.org/file_upload/file/33016483002.pdf
    • http://www.mtpartnersfl.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a6fb5676bdb---44960859131.pdf
    • http://sartor.ru/upload/files/fusuwiforu.pdf
    • http://daydala.com/userfiles/file/28131305471.pdf
    • https://www.numberoneporthill.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a86d1c1751d---tejuzifakamuf.pdf
    • http://thehawthornnyc.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16084e0245f638---2944293580.pdf
    • https://allianceflooring.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/538ff4200a46303d48f31f5f33d1daa3/2702770137.pdf
    • http://cerescommoditiesltd.com/Images_upload/files/6047971713.pdf
    • https://kindliving.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tmp/mapewi.pdf
    • http://sip7.online/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/573a022ce1050064e42a371567455489/juzik.pdf
    • http://www.majbrno.cz/uploads/files/judobavijilile.pdf
    • https://investainternational.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609ad5ee38aef---bedanazimimafomamepaf.pdf
    • http://timelessmebel.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d38c6408db1992fe44a5ee17e94d7ffd/biwivibokosulugaduxonipa.pdf
    • http://zoncmswebsitebeheer.nl/files/editor/file/nivilisadefemoze.pdf
    • https://www.marbelitesa.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c9dc69c62f0---53934889216.pdf
    • https://www.hagensmarketing.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d71598204ca---48867485646.pdf
    • https://www.jemelectric.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c4b05278448---76949577793.pdf
    • https://xn--80aaa1anac6cg.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6bdd049b0f53c6b4465977b3e5d3300e/14110134801.pdf
    • http://friluftsgruppen.se/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160907339f0289---63456114081.pdf
    • http://timatey.kz/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7194o0dk8idcg53tdpmbo587r1/xofejerifeverexolexi.pdf
    • https://adbadog.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/508efab8aca980e6cf05342b2dcd25ba/mogipuxipabixegisibato.pdf
    • http://visualpaint.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d03360baa9c---ruvovisifezojodubizemo.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/Om9ozkHLxGw/uplcv?utm_term=modern+database+management+12th+edition+pdf+free
    • 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_off0000b3cb.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB3CB 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000cbdd.bin
e743f42f0cca928f83952c730d0c3ed2e261a3b89e5b547c58da47d36bddeb86
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCBDD 13980 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off0000eea9.bin
54d33591722287d08472953a9e868d95ad95d5c7bcce961716828e2f4ace0fe2
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEEA9 11204 bytes