Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5aa3432aacfefdad…

MALICIOUS

PDF

73.2 KB Created: 2021-09-04 07:01:18 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: ea834563de6f89409ed491ce9e6708f8 SHA-1: 97b6400e3c4bab2a6444cf0ae9f056e0e9a7a6f6 SHA-256: 5aa3432aacfefdad242047dcaab1506db066b192be0b59855374e040bb8141df
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised CMS uploads or disposable hosting, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to these malicious sites, serving as a downloader or phishing lure.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9976

Heuristics 7

  • 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
  • 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://queure.ru/uplcv?utm_term=take+charge+of+your+fertility+free+pdf PDF link annotation
    • https://afd.me.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/jtq9bt763757lvkt9q95u8q0oa/fiwonederilubupegevix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://deccanquest.com/konadnew/userfiles/file/69064795415.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://takiminsahada.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/si2h2toqbunpp9mb93o6jqcd6m/pofupipafaxelerudigurad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kigimex.com.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nilofapodu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dazzlingdecor.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a9b335f1209---satukozorofebopadaba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://falconshipping-uae.com/userfiles/files/repaxisarawovoditi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pharmaright.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/uj6pp4j5fisiv4evbmehimcj8q/83493705077.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fortlauderdale-carservice.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606ebdc01ddb0---99850118658.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://biaikatolikus.hu/files/file/39082926479.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://drahmetbostanci.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608a4da322836---pafasefo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://afghansolar.com/userfiles/file/sipomolizazabusap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kondicionery-lubertsy.ru/upload_picture/file/gulewigitufojazexegetu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://westcoastmovers.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bdf3r8at1rbh8ngr94h6sbmhrf/kagarokikenokizenerabo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mariapolis.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nikazosok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://givemeit.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/16dc1a0645567c114948dc328e0354db/vokimovedatux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--b1ahhafccpgkb2bxo.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/99ec36112766d88c419afe47bbe3d4ec/45958490459.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiospazioambiente.it/userfiles/files/57849231479.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grupogmec.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607972386c467---34882974715.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://erdbau-rauch.at/90502026351.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://arserwood.com/js/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/connector.php/upfiles/file/210527210746146930t02a2p.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://colorfulmedia.de/fotki/fotki/file/98971289403.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://miamivanservice.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16114ef8e43047---17094085085.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://santamariamikado.com/uploads/files/besebolajewatur.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_off0000bdc1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xBDC1 10896 bytes
SHA-256: 633115c8d1cb828421ec880f9e4259a2a8c29af4183c7d91310129a735076f71
font_01_sfnt_off0000d6f4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD6F4 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0000ef06.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEF06 15760 bytes
SHA-256: 561dc27027644d0ec9718f0f76c46f2c57a2f40be31408eb4f78ac735d1c2bb0