Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 674ce957b96270ee…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.0 KB Created: 2021-08-11 10:52:03 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 4eca4085def2364abff66e20172034b1 SHA-1: 27e58382c60105ae504461e108eb3dfdda7c50a4 SHA-256: 674ce957b96270ee2dea3b112dabc57e843104f7065e71bc5078a9f0e9cab636
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. It also features a link farm pointing to multiple distinct hosts, some of which appear to be compromised WordPress sites, suggesting an attempt to obscure the final destination or leverage existing infrastructure. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9917

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://dui-antidote.com/images/userfiles/file/wudugidofatefumo.pdf
    • http://maychieuvinh.vn/upload/files/rubuwagukodifa.pdf
    • http://www.kissdocs.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16087402cb9e65---35733246428.pdf
    • http://3bbb.fr/ckeditor/upload/files/35225308889.pdf
    • https://tiklatakip.com/calisma2/files/uploads/80538737210.pdf
    • http://diagonal.org.ar/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160794f261c14b---7612339543.pdf
    • http://janatalnajaf.com/basefile/janatalnajafcom/files/jigixujamabamudomup.pdf
    • http://es-umzuege-transporte.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/330fca50cbe99edef3763b1007111d5b/40651427711.pdf
    • https://joyfool.art/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8e538aaea05193e15d6c2f87601d53b1/latonepikidexujedikuwana.pdf
    • http://photographybynami.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609245b57c2b8---rulosimotitufiramugoled.pdf
    • http://circuitoinsulargc.com/documentos/file/16577907266.pdf
    • https://begili.com/uploads/image/files/74114956696.pdf
    • http://stkvn.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d8a586ed68fe5550307bc60a6ae17b9d/63792814851.pdf
    • https://pinotcar.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2faaf24791177cd4213d698c455e01bf/tojesuzevipasofabugedunum.pdf
    • http://drivingschool-brno.eu/files/gipor.pdf
    • http://www.kidnuri.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160731eb8a7dca---93144321812.pdf
    • http://allmedicus.com/userfiles/file/75832852975.pdf
    • https://dentalrud.com/userfiles/file/sixusalonuzu.pdf
    • https://www.formwork.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/js1sq9nr0uj78pffe4ldkhmag7/17251805837.pdf
    • http://wfuchiomega.com/clients/4/46/46a815049f9cfb11ab63b386d19cdfb8/File/pamemifedi.pdf
    • https://www.revistadefiesta.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609f91d9be1c2---gejox.pdf
    • http://vorne-sitzen.eu/pcms/content/file/tiverodegokagexonisukufa.pdf
    • http://paymentsbusiness.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160aa4c0a776a7---30734135038.pdf
    • https://takiminsahada.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ib7jp8ca5vg5h1444el8vb67ql/livetesup.pdf
    • http://videoacceso.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a443660da69---27990326367.pdf
    • http://mackyz7automotive.com/js/upload/files/25119148632.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/GLLx1DTH0VQ/uplcv?utm_term=introduction+to+modern+photogrammetry+pdf
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000dc79.bin
41ac5dbc15f12ce9cdb81c36d8e5aec8d807dbaaa3f1e527368bc28b7e37f012
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDC79 18032 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00010ab5.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10AB5 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off000122cc.bin
423cbf63717302c3ebf8b2526a52f6cbb9d70c7d5059472427f044a031889c54
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x122CC 11016 bytes