Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5a13bfd5f084bfa0…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.1 KB Created: 2021-09-02 16:54:25 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 50dc9ec3a738395b89a3c414959d9f60 SHA-1: 7e2abe363b9ce565c5db7b115da209fd35b41408 SHA-256: 5a13bfd5f084bfa00400bfc8c9b9f14cec8f307e9ee441643038ebb35bd385db
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

This PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many hosted on compromised or disposable domains, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely to redirect users to malicious sites or download further payloads. The presence of JavaScript points to T1059.007, and the overall nature of the file suggests T1566.001 (Spearphishing Attachment) as the likely initial access vector.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9912

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://ketchas.ru/uplcv?utm_term=application+of+artificial+neural+network+in+civil+engineering+pdf
    • http://cortocircuito.trialpanel.com/images/Upload/files/vimokiperamajox.pdf
    • https://portsidestrategies.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/34b2259c47daa0289baad8b97567973d/5104332720.pdf
    • http://automsystem.com/UploadFile/file/20210504222937100.pdf
    • http://boulderdivorcelaw.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bfdaef2ca87---lizefufez.pdf
    • http://www.jhannahs.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b76b19ea7fa---temamagewemejexoxa.pdf
    • http://www.risingstars.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16075da5b91424---kozamorikojapupaz.pdf
    • http://ameshamagazine.com/js/upload/files/nexuxowudikikow.pdf
    • http://isisthailand.org/file_media/file_image/file/39714501262.pdf
    • https://unchiulmihai.ro/files/fckeditor/file/fatuwufanexotaso.pdf
    • https://catherinehourihan.art/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/617580e94dd28ce306188b8f0b7b5109/zutadukimevujuse.pdf
    • https://www.mclarenpress.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16099f9a22e892---74203363555.pdf
    • http://bamt.be/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ac8a2c8af09---96408807195.pdf
    • http://churchontherockuk.org/home/churchontherock1/public_html/userfiles/files/87740606411.pdf
    • https://arhstroi.by/uploads/files/notazexemerowiji.pdf
    • http://www.sunarpazarlama.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ldkevf4jjse93vv3l1bpuvbi73/9641257686.pdf
    • https://mercedesmazo.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160af7c758f493---kixugedovefekodutuzoj.pdf
    • http://paykaaluminiya.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/4036315845.pdf
    • https://masihpt1.com/contents/files/verut.pdf
    • http://www.inhd.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b573248c8d1---zavixitoled.pdf
    • https://jancsoalapitvany.hu/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wewumanamo.pdf
    • https://www.rydalmereprestige.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9825eqt0s88tlet10r6cqnv584/nikidawenawifupidobewan.pdf
    • https://oknoplus-omsk.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5d8f8adb4f6a73e00896f553a52cdc75/tuladijuvefefiliwevu.pdf
    • http://multiseal.com.ph/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607cbf2143c65---71847776381.pdf
    • https://www.hauptsache.cc/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a170a221bb2---92649399190.pdf
    • http://sashtraayurveda.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/dujanugawelotubaj.pdf
    • https://www.ltgpartners.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/adc746ac07856a4552a4fdccbe4cf701/46806562308.pdf
    • 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_off0000de01.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDE01 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000f613.bin
c3878472adebb7236cdfc9d1f6d966319e7b248dcc7029d1ebd1e73bec0691ad
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF613 17916 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00012474.bin
8492db0bd5384b0d46c41f5f540d615e498d5c0feb080097c99ea46786f0a1cb
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12474 10952 bytes