Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 672c3f89f302e431…

MALICIOUS

PDF

133.8 KB Created: 2021-06-26 22:51:00 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-14
MD5: bd7db15976abda3944943ef601fa30fb SHA-1: 16dd8b1fe8d5db415b395e05a98b4be0230a804a SHA-256: 672c3f89f302e43135f967d3c7c53136eb63811b5ad39be7b19554e27fd5b313
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous URLs pointing to compromised WordPress sites, indicating it functions as a link farm. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate the redirection to these malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9611

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://webgirls-studio.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a8f97f200a7---fumaposujimiz.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://thienlongadv.com/upload/files/noditapoxunowatazaleron.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cohn-vossen.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d435139ec78---gokemukuzuguzodutepajox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://iburgisidimarsala.eu/userfiles/files/puwizafowofozovuroguwa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dgaspcsm.ro/ckfinder/userfiles/files/31150865233.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tangiahoang.com/skinkorea/Images_upload/files/43184127897.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bloomeng.com/uploads/wenogezipuju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gapoom.com/upload/fckeditor/file/83921044581.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sealjet.mn/pictures/files/92538749629.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aarogyamedico.com/userfiles/file/56774629987.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andyselfstorage.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/leiebh2snrk4uvaeeio0pq447j/kuxegepoxepemozazumasuxif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pluckywize.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607d16884e24a---48033816383.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kidneystonetreatment.in/userfiles/files/39431397533.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn--80aaaglcftt5alesfkk7f.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7839a92f5f9d5f01a9fdb8aaad35ed1e/vonoxowakejalabesumabi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.urbanwaterways.info/files/81911844605.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://drivingschoolofnorthtexas.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16086c0625f056---xevuxelawekasowazatalax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pansophers.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609eedba2a18d---87221305624.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://archi1919.com/smlclub-files/file/pudinufuxoli.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://adbetelparaguay.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f7dc10cdad0ec2520e5f82d19e742a0b/70442755744.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cukoyem.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/38n74rk37pamfffqukt6t62vg7/minazi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kantankacreative.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6cb277fddc8a7a5c692a6f4f86626b7a/75614529689.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hyundaidongdo3s.com/images/files/maxerur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mitcostruttori.it/userfiles/files/xesateposozigatagogoza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://almuhja.ps/ckfinder/userfiles/files/27061004524.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://webmenuplus.com/images/file/42254884881.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gift-edu.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0218bfed9177b43b999f7fc5f216f755/nudizelobuza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://proff-doors.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/19f2c44c5808b8d2e7b0ae0ba2aa34ed/23624344157.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/BkSY9tpko7c/uplcv?utm_term=pirate+lord+of+singaporePDF 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_off0001af52.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1AF52 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0001c769.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1C769 10676 bytes
SHA-256: 13b553f5bb2ef08db5cd3c86f741a29a241895e00f2e10a63fdc3aba96fe69ca
font_02_sfnt_off0001dfc5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1DFC5 16364 bytes
SHA-256: 1650d5d4e7ee821f40b539223f5c91d1936ca35add0c30763b73cf0783234a2c

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