Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 59013b671ed955be…

MALICIOUS

PDF

62.3 KB Created: 2021-09-13 20:02:46 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: e2d614aad4292b6101aa34de00bae56d SHA-1: 81936ab71a8382b789511c4bc927abca687610d9 SHA-256: 59013b671ed955be344a6c65b7aa16d08df585029a47a05a996e29254704b6eb
162 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a significant number of external URIs, many of which are hosted on compromised or disposable domains, forming a link farm. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution by redirecting users through these links.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.5233

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.
  • 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
  • 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://wastran.ru/uplcv?utm_term=sinusoidal+trigonometric+function PDF link annotation
    • http://sjhrz.com/images/upload/File/fazuxokivudomedab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ayhancevik.com/images_upload/files/tosida.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://debandhelder.nl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/12046935965.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.fattyweng.com.sg/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612e9b70d5b1a---7392078355.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://presentkompaniet.com/img/content/file/6312980145.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://greenturtleproductions.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/89c076ce68c4280462d74821098d7fb3/wogajodozavapololi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.costaverde.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613e61611b600---53192500867.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-motorcycle.tw/upload/emotorcycle/files/45733978570.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sukaunited4d.vip/contents/files/12396830197.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://medicapoland.pl/uploaded/file/8029920376.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://piannocreativo.com/js/new/fckeditor/userfiles/file/33204536708.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tznjl.com/userfiles/files/kukutolosimamimajemetuto.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://membermimpi.com/contents/files/fepowe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://allasclub.com/campannas/file/fomogajere.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://shijijiaming.net/filespath/files/20210904013153.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ltes.tw-goods.com/UserFiles/files/57052584981.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.platformliften.info/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612eac55eb5b2---zikavubivuvo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://store-connector.com/_upload_bilder/_filemanager/file/gasemofexikatotakedu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://orem.mn/uploads/files/vadowuzejalejagefudetum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://harpethvalleyhealth.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a8234f6a2a2ba946eaaffebcbc92993b/6243926764.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sieuthimaynhapkhau.com/upload/files/topabosepebuwanar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://svarovanijelinek.cz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/99380770392.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.netIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000c6ac.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC6AC 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000dec3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDEC3 10996 bytes
SHA-256: 82acf195d93be39f51768f4e38dc8d0ceb1a411f5a43291271470bf94352104d