Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 73f3d48c3b49b264…

MALICIOUS

PDF

80.6 KB Created: 2021-09-07 02:26:29 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 5966c6815e419ad6800dfc09f8dd37e6 SHA-1: 6a64af1c2839c88470340de1233bee1a27c8c6e2 SHA-256: 73f3d48c3b49b2649bed932aba991dd87cc234eb6bcf335abe4bde98e7d1599c
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The file is identified as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, with heuristics indicating embedded JavaScript and external URI links. The presence of embedded JS suggests an attempt to execute malicious code, likely for downloading further payloads or redirecting users. The numerous external links, many hosted on compromised WordPress sites, indicate a phishing or content-luring campaign.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9975

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.unidacardoso.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c5f1ae23ca1---30269070310.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://vietfun.com.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tmi2aga58778ntgibkkccc7ila/84712470723.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.accidentinjurylascruces.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7svo695a5jkujs5qp91v32b23k/sapurufamevikikimun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://patanamachine.com/imgUpload/files/55105058096.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://znalac.com/userfiles/file/gidelumekifabeluj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bhs1966maui.com/clients/64750/File/derotifaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tlproduct.com/userfiles/file/91563662328.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.victorian-manor.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607584bd6ff2c---fotipirobuvisorebejumepow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://partetesal.ir/data/file/37741784205.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tantos.jp/js/upload/files/zikuzojugubo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://driver-jazda.pl/upload/file/sizejekibubekulexewi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://queuemanagementsystems.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16072cce557658---zanedamesi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://litho-and-co.fr/ckeditor/upload/files/bonagebogemizir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://noospc.ru/SITE/files/editor/file/lusalafovuxiwuf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zs-oilfieldequip.ru/d/files/jifijawazu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sushikyototogo.com/uploads/files/23907766335.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://m2mus.ca/clients/b/b1/b1ca46fdb12d68e762e4a8b3318caec0/File/somuju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://longarmquiltacademy.net/fckeditor/userfiles/file/58932188325.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amenagementsoleil.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16094c20696fb5---48546336103.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nhakhoasaigonkimcuong.com/uploads/images/files/fibel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.cascinasorigherio.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ac19e1d0fb2---niluruv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bbdirect.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/98742255193.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kisikana.hr/userfiles/file/pilowim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ptk-astana.kz/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c74ce2890f65848a2452cbb153a4ef1f/83967032562.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/BkSY9tpko7c/uplcv?utm_term=upper+body+lower+body+split+workout+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_off0000d664.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD664 10764 bytes
SHA-256: 39f9a72a3e793e34aa93eab1e91a95b901d2956e637c4f408669e8c9f1a71bdc
font_01_sfnt_off0000ef1c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEF1C 17476 bytes
SHA-256: 11b3f914b0b514fb1e8ae7cb7709fd5bacefea87a6e27b6dcf44cc52d2e979a3
font_02_sfnt_off00011c42.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11C42 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1