Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 735d44d68d9094a3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.0 KB Created: 2021-08-19 03:11:52 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: bfd7964b9ab87a651e8b056d5f19d8e4 SHA-1: 623a3f945bc94441008b2edcd4f879a8a0f001dd SHA-256: 735d44d68d9094a34f1affd43c1d194283cb5e14d5fec55d47bdeea555a55cd9
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier. It contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised websites or link farms. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to these malicious sites, which are designed to host phishing content or distribute further malware. The document's structure and numerous links suggest a deliberate attempt to create a link farm for SEO manipulation or to host a large number of phishing lures.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9990

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://ketchas.ru/uplcv?utm_term=online+activity+blood+typing+game+worksheet+answers PDF link annotation
    • http://musclecar-taps.com/js/upload/files/10782097134.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ahrestygz.com/userfiles/files/20210628_120053.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eco-building.cz/UserFiles/File/44308011956.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bayernglobal.de/userVZ/file/zudarusigugononijoxowuko.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kmclogistics.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3b2265a784c5f4221896d26b1f09dc1f/moles.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://busangh.com/attfile/fckimg/file///20210630111941_459329682.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://matrixuniverzum.eu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160833d59b4e5a---jupafotamovubine.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://terapie-psi.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607f345dc23e0---37521185347.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://middlegeorgiacoinclub.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16073a03991253---51488617160.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ocvirapuato.com.mx/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/50ec4b2b79034d8c536ac2b03adb2cdd/75641682540.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://realwebguys.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16098588b26889---65582065603.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://struttur-arch.it/userfiles/files/lefelukavuxakeburumatoni.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tanhoaphat.vn/userfiles/file/bibugixomu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.fecomerciomg.org.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160aae814c05fe---vuwomuvezaloduk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pogotowienaukowe.com/Upload/file/wivurupakeposam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rocb-ap.org/file_media/file_image/file/bosazogiwaputakefafuneg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://samiznojmo.cz/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/889b3c956e93d24a079dad5214c19c49/feguguwo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bonekarusa.com/contents//files/11887980040.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.etbsupplies.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ade203ae713---boxibunu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://auf.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/obboviuu0uvbtr5gnl92v8un70/jimubesobopuwomaripakemuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alpha-th.com/userfiles/file/19002482482.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiogiovannone.com/userfiles/files/jezuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alexlunacoach.com/img/editor/file/pugege.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thesnowmanicecream.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sikilawobalofaduvabutiw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://webtraffic.ch/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3un11pj8nrt2sfgulspe2p1huc/66930930173.pdfIn PDF document text
    • 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_off0000eb0d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEB0D 11484 bytes
SHA-256: 9e3177a4103b51340ad05a3ebd2dca2da081e626b6d5de097ad856924d84e07a
font_01_sfnt_off000105b6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x105B6 16920 bytes
SHA-256: 081136989ca231d1e9027a6493b01406247fe321d5b519e7110d8e870a6a9556
font_02_sfnt_off0001318f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1318F 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1