Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5f5f1bdf433a4122…

MALICIOUS

PDF

97.1 KB Created: 2021-07-29 23:27:12 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 182d8f352042baacdfd8e8f09639ecd5 SHA-1: d08a163d860cee848ea9c14a729c2220acd5f91e SHA-256: 5f5f1bdf433a4122b94f6b6059ccf0f9e6c9ae1c898f891e41fafd55a568fde2
180 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many pointing to disposable hosting or compromised CMS uploads, indicating a malicious intent to redirect users to potentially harmful content. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly support this assessment, flagging the file as a phishing or trojan PDF. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection or further payload delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9985

Heuristics 9

  • 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.
  • Urgency / deadline lure low SE_URGENCY_LURE
    Document contains urgency or deadline language ('account will be terminated', 'action required within 24 hours', etc.) — useful context, but low-signal without other findings
  • 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 https://oniceh.ru/uplcv?utm_term=what+constitutes+gross+misconduct PDF link annotation
    • http://cestovni-postylka.eu/userfiles/file/ladifi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://empezo.xyz/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/67787414158.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://csc028.com/userfiles/file/20210704070155_gjdg20.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://exactblue.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16088183e95d2e---35258689298.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dryoucosmeceutical.com/userfiles/files/98738325868.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.colegiometa.net/home/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16097fd261364d---64350865783.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stehovani-ostrava.cz/static_pages_files/file/24622064978.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://plumcourse.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/85cafe3802189eefb99fa416433f5477/58932480582.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://actor-conseil.com/files/file/1121811417.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.zywawiara.pl/pliki/bumevulaxupeset.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kirks-pool.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16100a4db57e09---gagidabi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://coimbrasoftware.hu/images/uploads/files/59373971982.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.web2business.pt/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c5e02ca2e62---nuxozuge.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://terapie-psi.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160855768a22b2---34467126272.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.basur-tedavisi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160805d91a89bc---83044558870.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://karapinarinsaat.net/userfiles/upload/file/41574520706.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://shiokerbau1.com/contents//files/jamevomufabom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://svsteinfurth.de/radsportfiles/file/49368418839.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://atlantichomeportugal.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b0980196daa---dezutim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.champcaregivers.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608262ca2da15---segigo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bowenpainter.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bd437e8a44c---36647344144.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://qualitycountscleaning.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6c7491ad315d2abd35bbabd618e6e983/39842805309.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://estigotours.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e14369f6dbaa8dc0bc1e5c54e9f69904/lubedigejevamokuroxepod.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_off0001150e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1150E 18988 bytes
SHA-256: dafe95ecfbf204c8683effb2d6924551a2d0b6ffddd353b5d54d75d99bb81a92
font_01_sfnt_off00014554.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14554 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00015d6b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15D6B 10864 bytes
SHA-256: 0bf9270cf93eeee6197a34990d16746a5d88b738c3caa42a939d762b39a3d0ee