Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 62ce285cd7308ddb…

MALICIOUS

PDF

91.4 KB Created: 2021-08-03 21:46:35 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: a3eb74f799479930bc8dcc6321bbf826 SHA-1: 4cd218d9f74e1d033c43f26ca0d7927664181132 SHA-256: 62ce285cd7308ddb9b7c9cd0bcb1f7a2e8659c5817e9a39fcadbf207c64b87b0
132 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, a common technique for executing malicious code within documents. It also features numerous external URIs, many pointing to compromised CMS uploads and disposable hosting, suggesting a link farm designed to redirect users. The ClamAV detection as 'Pdf.Phishing.Trojan' further supports a malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier suspicious score 0.3961

Heuristics 6

  • 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
  • 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://allgeology.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zudozewalogitosobekuvoba.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://vidolamerica.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0c5ed7f682dfded0603dae892c54c852/wujezoru.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bachtungcompany.com/upload/files/49310326488.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sharpeningfactory.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606cc45864ad7---41068803184.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://coiffurenais.com/userfiles/file/68282138028.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.darrellstuckey.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160fc837d021db---65769844010.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alarrabnews.com/images/content/content/file/zabatugulosipakitagofa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fygl.net/uploads/file/201723149194.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lawcab.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607faee91b352---72707127537.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.homefacelifters.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ca693292365d71414869269f2467ef91/3020100638.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://riolospettacoli.it/filesUploads/file/fozijadekobibekejusa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://visaonline-vn.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/007abtgv93vlrf3oqb7sms9di4/55077761917.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clinivetmadonnadirosa.eu/userfiles/files/87733673710.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tecsal.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16082c0c60ae06---marapezijixogujubalox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jtour.vn/userfiles/file/66577609207.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.oneirishrover.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/431feba9bb7a1a3ba2775119e5816835/7215563254.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dhf-china.com/d/files/27849035471.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hotel-margherita.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16071a7d663e72---gezoporanugevibasafa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://autoandtruckrepair.net/nbloom/fckuploads/file/jurodibet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.verneteco.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/86501586418.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jslt.site/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wiluxotajovifazej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lsp.od.ua/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ohn7cbtm9pf378du0ihtq1j8i5/juvijuzome.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ferado.vn/userfiles/file/nudobexowapedewalore.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/cv9VXjIrmdE/uplcv?utm_term=sample+recommendation+letter+for+graduate+student+docPDF link annotation
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.netIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0001189d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1189D 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off000130b4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x130B4 11136 bytes
SHA-256: 116b045c5efac3cc7e5d7ae71f705c33830d3e071a40866e5357fcb9801fba0f