Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5cde2da54a551e70…

MALICIOUS

PDF

161.8 KB Created: 2021-07-03 06:11:51 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 4d048d1c7166bcc60427198965eb68f8 SHA-1: 3c31329fdf8d7ccb7f4e855a80585c79660db6b2 SHA-256: 5cde2da54a551e703e45d42111a2dba4853241d906e4fc13033ff63359f5bc48
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier. It contains embedded JavaScript and a large number of external URIs, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites. The link farm structure suggests an attempt to distribute malicious content or phish users. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection or execution of further malicious actions.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9776

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://wastran.ru/uplcv?utm_term=explain+the+modern+periodic+law
    • http://www.k-24.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607cbd770c47f---papigoxixomovopadojesow.pdf
    • http://www.drop-lok.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607b00cbc863a---fugejesagolefopas.pdf
    • https://technok.cz/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7322d27084509039a34ccfad0dde76d5/vidorekudolepuwuvugu.pdf
    • http://www.infranetltd.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b78f5e24018---vuzexozeralu.pdf
    • http://gold-carsales.com/js/upload/files/50685788570.pdf
    • https://pointsourcegroup.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1576cb8c26915d8e50187017a52aefbc/29231462112.pdf
    • http://unioncentralreunion.com/clients/3/3a/3acd25563584ef55397927d4124196c4/File/4375537088.pdf
    • https://lokmangal.co.in/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/557ad72e525b6db878d1d5c9e494645b/nevaj.pdf
    • http://akcjonariusz.com/UserFiles/file/73687783529.pdf
    • http://isagenixmakessense.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/53651097575.pdf
    • https://storage-in-motion.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606caa1a8b7d6---murivujik.pdf
    • http://plovdivweek.com/app/templates/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xutaxotedevuvalofimos.pdf
    • http://basyapiemlak.com/yukleme_klasoru/userfiles/file/64334246045.pdf
    • https://blueridgelightingandcontrols.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/51d342ad1d8e07e96095a69b3a0bee71/viraxulewawipen.pdf
    • http://odpadykj.cz/UserFiles/File/23136507908.pdf
    • http://ccforum.kr/uploads/file/1623812205.pdf
    • https://www.qlsny.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/620374c9dd81897747745fb70f628df7/jimevalewimuwezuniteroxe.pdf
    • https://pacie.vn/web/uploads/files/28256839620.pdf
    • http://stinpo.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nogetupudulebixiragubi.pdf
    • http://avision-italia.com/userfiles/files/gigimewametuta.pdf
    • http://hellnocancershow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c116cf4eb9e---23434139491.pdf
    • http://sghscsjamarai.org/guruhargobind/userfiles/file/worevulavesawegeboxow.pdf
    • http://projectbudapest.hu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16077b060a25b0---febolutetaroritesabor.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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0001f9c4.bin
90e9874e9e3ad9bc8e4eb6ce5780c7a5b49912bbf59b5c0a292103efb1ccedbb
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1F9C4 10784 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00021269.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x21269 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00022a7a.bin
338cc954a946a7fbf70b29c55d5e66db99b2ef151e94d540d22e7b387f44db23
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x22A7A 16232 bytes
font_03_sfnt_off00024055.bin
4cb9f97a8a90f98bb61a1155931fe144daf09d5196f014d07b7206f4faa744f6
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x24055 21088 bytes