Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 63632040a61bf7ff…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.8 KB Created: 2021-09-04 08:21:25 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: cce441c48efeab0777be7f49da82eadc SHA-1: d7130208816fcca12b8b7ad4292d59b3bc578db3 SHA-256: 63632040a61bf7ff960bfd67fe667228ea0777d5a0a1b193931b181972b0a216
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 upload directories or disposable hosting, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely involving the execution of JavaScript to redirect the user to a malicious site or download a payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

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://inchiriereelicoptere.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16102daca144c1---83031723487.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://www.lightingsolutionsinc.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/03bd026646a2aef96bff5cf374ffe451/75635487195.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://careersourcechipola.com/files/public/tilowosos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alpinedelhi.com/userfiles/files/72189045965.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://temple.mo/userfiles/file/82783727993.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://myarchitect.es/ckfinder/userfiles/files/19585625721.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sh8ke.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b994b074cfb---66435856395.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://topcudental.com/img/userfiles/files/rebogexunojoputenagopex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mediasingrid.com/js/new/fckeditor/userfiles/file/99174873290.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://futuresbuilder.net/dayafter/uploadimages/newsimages/file/giredojidemel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://avanti-kuhni.ru/upload/files/biwokirixekuzek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://test.uebersetzungen-nesselberger.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16099d0ce88aca---14298946907.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://etcbt.com/userfiles/file/76619450851.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.luminicaambiental.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bbb93ac53c7---93004407606.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://natalieshuff.com/uploads/file/fosonixabo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://voicelux.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9a26d8b7a84124faad20f5522aae2c17/98815754546.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dramayaramendes.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16079347c69500---xugagepixonev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--knstlerische-biografie-arbeit-lbd.ch/userfiles/files/12546024674.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://blueridgelightingandcontrols.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1faa89f25bf07190ba4e6bf56a9b19b4/17854731476.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ises.ca/phpsites/vertical_living/uploads/file/70330274277.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://qctc.vn/upload/files/jaxozedosagixozazewiluzas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stef-nancy.fr/upload/document/kavisesolebogut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amiablediamonds.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3072fb230ee8ee244b9c78c71cb39025/momivezanuvuminotezaxo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiodabo.eu/userfiles/files/nulukorogabunufekaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ats-dz.com/userfiles/file/devonunikoke.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/BkSY9tpko7c/uplcv?utm_term=bennigans+menu+pdfPDF 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_off0000e874.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE874 19032 bytes
SHA-256: 22ce098550a74c0e26de16da098ff871fc7bc9779df56390f58cbabaf4b9785c
font_01_sfnt_off00011969.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11969 10632 bytes
SHA-256: 277a20c30beb3f17617898e44e94e6fb8ea9cc757edb7bac4ce1cbdb5a2c83fb
font_02_sfnt_off00013188.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13188 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1