Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5891315a43f870a2…

MALICIOUS

PDF

79.0 KB Created: 2021-06-30 01:43:34 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-16
MD5: 0c1883721a29fa7cb34668cec009c351 SHA-1: d684dac8abc421ee42308616a86282963dbd8f4e SHA-256: 5891315a43f870a2093fad356bbb01da6c06c3a56bed74317864e0e9846f3c9b
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The file is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript and a large number of external URIs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript and link farm suggest the document is designed to redirect users to malicious sites, likely for phishing or malware distribution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9968

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://catamma.ru/uplcv?utm_term=floating+roof+tank+design+calculations PDF link annotation
    • http://www.petersmetalstitching.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607743ee0d17b---69630165549.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.etbsupplies.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160731260504ac---93201092352.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://balajitutorial.com/admin/userfiles/file/97194348257.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pck.malopolska.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f304fbe973464632edef64fd3d1a54f1/11347144906.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vildmarksjagt.dk/userfiles/file/nuvak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pavaniautismschools.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dlouhnlu9ctcaadffoh3k2mkup/kozadidevatir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.diktu.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607b4550153c5---vavagibopelonekexukazaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.loockuniformes.com.br/home/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b18426391b9---wijexudejago.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.unidacardoso.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ad17b03b495---11660798387.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fmi.lu/userfiles/files/kotutimiwagojeguxop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16098d0adcf312---zamedomusip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://evg-prague.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607a13087281c---59703216126.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://andreevmag.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/eaa2bb81fc83fa53f0624cebf29e1345/tedevuxi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://srmhospitalities.com/images/bulk_images/files/28337229999.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://epoch-making.jp/js/upload/files/52239783257.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://yuanjen.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/59726261361.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.chinacimctrailer.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/86653fd993480ba82e6850f2027d120d/73992932775.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sunnysolutions.it/uploads/assets/file/47116412519.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.knickmeier.net/images/pageimg/file/25312068083.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiozammuner.eu/userfiles/files/getinutenilisasowuzenibif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.techsrollout.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b561376ce3e---rilanepibevanekofag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hinodanang.com/uploads/image/files/10806823838.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_off0000d325.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD325 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000eb3c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEB3C 10820 bytes
SHA-256: 3b4284f919f5f644557dcf07dc9413e3c9bf0eefc10b6a26d6c5ed6a733b1a21
font_02_sfnt_off0001041d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1041D 16380 bytes
SHA-256: 5adde7f9213d7d5d0b47656ab868a2283439a6ac89a1cfd4f59af4076d971de1