Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 63430517dc73efb8…

MALICIOUS

PDF

73.8 KB Created: 2021-09-17 16:50:40 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: 5acec1d100376673ca1a0686c8d465ba SHA-1: 066b9bcd458f06e9853d8cf95b0781395f85152e SHA-256: 63430517dc73efb8eaf93f836cb903ec4d7f9d2ede0008554d3d0bdaff7dc516
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites or disposable hosting, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The embedded JavaScript is a common technique for initiating malicious actions within PDFs.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9973

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 http://www.ishvani.com/www/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/tifosupabisuj.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://divorcioconsensual.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fab833809c5328bc6ac81a652b8afa40/97050796395.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://yastudio.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/491f09264e9143a3d2bb7ccfc720e428/gevikufexopod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sunridgecorp.com/uploads/files/202109041842266732.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://buildingexpertsdirectory.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jonijekixafejo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://retrievers.su/ckfinder/userfiles/files/65898490626.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://koreaticketland.com/userfile/file/97079287572.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://brunagabriele.it/userfiles/files/66288422375.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.patricktennis.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613c1b1210681---nevajupazobijonavi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://icon-studios.com/userfiles/file/28672519323.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gc-antey.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sewugixiwiwow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://brylka-kfz.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613e2c67b9976---gerojufakamupepidovab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://baharev76.ru/userfiles/file/68861820976.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mimzyonline.com/userfiles/file/pelipodugomorexo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rootbeadmill.com/upload_fck/file/2021-9-14/20210914124557548441.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bebaldebaran.eu/userfiles/files/11332477847.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kimhoatra.vn/upload/fckimagesfile/71913029496.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kovacsoltvaskerites.hu/images/file/wojewepulekaweket.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eluvial.com/sites/all/sites/eluvial.com/files/waresonixukidog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lightupalife.org.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16134e59ae437a---fimosowimabetawigetiji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sahcarpets.com/userfiles/file/7942966059.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.companyforte.com/imagenes/editor/file/63928133496.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://youzedu.com/ckimages/files/20210915152545512234.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://physio-praxismitte.de/userfiles/40528702282.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/1xuhb7AK25c/uplcv?utm_term=android+app+hide+phone+numberPDF link annotation
    • 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_off0000bdc9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xBDC9 17640 bytes
SHA-256: 30b68deb08a0480b4488b795f7e97d5e9481c5e50fe4500d476de875879d38ff
font_01_sfnt_off0000e9db.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE9DB 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000101f2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x101F2 10564 bytes
SHA-256: 0090e78d3bcf6fae0884e6b5f7fbe0a528f49e113cbc9eeae4b3cd75a2192bc0