Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 59f04f7929b6354d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

91.2 KB Created: 2021-08-02 19:34:08 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: 86b5c5e211960a46eb5aa59a653b300f SHA-1: 03ffc12f7ef615bdd61c04ca2a89ec97b83c9b69 SHA-256: 59f04f7929b6354df6c416da30611e59a31456a3319af281468495d146a17d03
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many of which point to compromised CMS uploads or disposable hosting, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The presence of embedded JavaScript, coupled with the link farm and download button lure, points to a multi-stage attack designed to trick the user into executing a payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9876

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • 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 http://summitremodelinginc.com/userfiles/files/13991390472.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.farparts.cl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607a70a7e6a27---33011463875.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pferde-fuer-unsere-kinder.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b469ec8f510---23989341243.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://farmstead.tw/farmstead/upload/files/vixebasogeninomafurifod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bearings-home.com/userfiles/file/62100226656.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akcjonariusz.com/UserFiles/file/litibopederodadodavujago.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://faktxeber.ru/resimler/files/19378126236.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kindervakantieweekdeurne.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607e4af25bed6---guvipebutuwusalilu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tcihk.com/userfiles/71221567968.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://for-rent-leuven.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16081f1e19e04c---36386927582.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bf-pomosch.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/25jfukr7ics9h4ak28g08pm3c0/govovowonaxawobuzolufibo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alllegaltask.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/u7jnv8drqbifsuchsneqn2h11f/14505284007.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kaufdeinauto.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b3dca86db20---garuziwujinogowavubemado.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stop-remont.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/13452017714.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://burningspearmarketplace.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/dezumubakulubixazewuzupe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://denis-lefebvre-services.com/fichiers/file/43694224169.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gk-termopanel.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c5e187042f7856a7f7ec3605a2c6991c/54401259743.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://archcosmeticstudio.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/034619ae284ea1ffc42d2da3d8526cd8/22265898087.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://anpheatingandac.com/nbloom/fckuploads/file/jezixuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://duproject.com/uploadEditor/files/4587860552.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://socialbomjesus.org.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16072434848252---fexuxufudasevafavoponabet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://avtoarka.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/052f90b23e4c6910cbc3a255e13bfe59/50125166288.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://srp-galabau-rostock.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/vff8kd4qrbgf2fftrqrgur6h48/fojunuzira.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rund.cz/UserFiles/File/13311114785.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sevenchurchestour.net/seven/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b345400fcb5---vilisox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.oasipizza.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cb20cc28a8f---78746753329.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/BkSY9tpko7c/uplcv?utm_term=hill+rom+progressa+bed+weight+limitPDF link annotation
    • 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_off0000fd5d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFD5D 17992 bytes
SHA-256: 073860cc288c183829684ff00030a0de4833839b68919516277f838da0fd8bc6
font_01_sfnt_off00012ca4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12CA4 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000144bb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x144BB 10952 bytes
SHA-256: 1e23568906b36c6fa6e286326c071e8c99403ea3fd324798750b91f22c75a13e