Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5883df6c052d6f18…

MALICIOUS

PDF

108.7 KB Created: 2021-08-10 09:46:31 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-24
MD5: 269b9b91ac15b6b658be14b4a2027e3c SHA-1: a9febf84f6e8fda58559d2f45dc74165abab69bd SHA-256: 5883df6c052d6f18f03df4dfd2468e90154d6eafcf6c55745820d29ab3ffd5b4
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs pointing to compromised WordPress upload directories. These links are likely used to host malicious content or redirect users to phishing pages. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, consistent with a phishing or malware distribution campaign.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9970

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • Urgency / deadline lure low SE_URGENCY_LURE
    Document contains urgency or deadline language ('account will be terminated', 'action required within 24 hours', etc.) — useful context, but low-signal without other findings
  • 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://infrive.ru/uplcv?utm_term=where+is+the+transmission+fluid+temperature+sensor+located PDF link annotation
    • http://videoacceso.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f367ab5119---46048834001.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dokumsuzgec.com/userfiles/files/63343038541.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://simkoongschool.com/uploads/editer/files/35867313121.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ibiforstarlight.org/clients/3/3c/3cfcca4e360ca8807b7dd7d6e7cbeae0/File/risawusukotajoxex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stolizstekla.ru/userfiles/file/xuwikovu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://writtenmail.com/upload_images/file/tuzavino.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://makaifruits.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a2e6b1ef58a---80370408495.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nesthomes.in/userfiles/file/bopofinekesofevateza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://artecgroupservices.com/imagenes/file/17513246204.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://turexpert.md/userfiles/images/file/sodafarofekivomidewi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.realisthotel.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160adcd5a32d80---32854640934.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.neslihanonur.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e7e8b9480b25bec1feda50f7a29b96f1/jepedavumepopu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://retentionstudentexperience.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16092f1147a24b---17892817164.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ceraunavoltapizzeria.it/userfiles/files/84365733006.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pavaniautismschools.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8a6j1ps3qfj2kfem3o9d02t97c/80621985906.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gnatowski.pl/attachments/file/sexiwalomoboruxoxamo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bykevin.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f9774e3946078333e4d4e24431d907af/retavekumetun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://theemperorsoldclothes.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/p505ncpcrql8dvphs2hac6pii7/85685650762.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hsse.cl/files/27883553927.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://raunlarose.us/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16098c68dcf748---45146039931.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://scuderia512.com/js/upload/files/vuzofadim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bascobrunswick.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a1e37a562a5---85416523328.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.esthemed.ch/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bd452575633---fugiporeru.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.eziblank.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/63536483a411cfefadd6bbca4b122eb6/57111158324.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lawpropertyconsultants.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cqhse4f1in1m7qr4v4nmcfk849/63199533455.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_off0001436c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1436C 10976 bytes
SHA-256: 4ebf807ada764b4b0dd4e37ebb6331c1d8de1b1c204224f537af26d6ef6b519b
font_01_sfnt_off00015cc1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15CC1 17784 bytes
SHA-256: 3f5d941a5cef7e14a166cdbd94c47dba3527c229dfc8af0b470b5a6cf83aaf42
font_02_sfnt_off00018b1b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x18B1B 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1