Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7df14645fffa6d31…

MALICIOUS

PDF

87.0 KB Created: 2021-07-22 05:55:24 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-14
MD5: 7f9fbfbcf1d20d2855c06e15de970365 SHA-1: 39b412b1e0ac04b6e7142b136febd05b7f8aff03 SHA-256: 7df14645fffa6d319b0ee4c602cc7ad8f731af949225f0010c4fd63b1777dd26
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 WordPress sites hosting PDF files. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection or download of further malicious content, contributing to the overall phishing or malware distribution scheme.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9991

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 http://ednak.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b6672221307---tudegixuwudegenak.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://maslag.eu/userfiles/file/buguzigutusepukasejudodip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://flycam.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16077a3f4f1462---21721989061.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160878d03beca6---womevuvumudat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tfnd.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/707d4895557b5caa675af32448026bb2/5676589412.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://au-zlato.sk/upload/files/jemumak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.jcca.co.in/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a63ad334faf---38075146728.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://docando.es/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wiluro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://prikolnaya.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/45876858ce28dfb230bb05bdbcac6449/51952829140.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vyveva.eu/UserFiles/File/gusonorejatosolemabak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://discoverapartmentsforrent.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e2f9026dd68ed679d8d43fdd7e5e6a95/dimakonu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://reelproductionshd.com/userfiles/file/13401326873.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://arrayamed.com/userfiles/file/74258962444.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://maidintown.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6b21ed66a60b5a6245a96fe4a1e8fe45/84394593204.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pattarasawat.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/dosujivetavera.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sgpropertylawyers.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/73c44ed1764e3bd0ccf7f1fa9c98e4d1/34633720059.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://encouragingmath.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6083aaced611cfa217798e0f2059ef99/fadop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hospedeagora.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5s1jspiq6a66ru5eod9m9nfjr4/78186580009.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://studiogreenwich.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/aef6cc6d87994997ce592d0d48cc22e5/baneruxerebej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://soba05.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c79467a947afaa56315afa2aa1a4ea5d/fitinosepofawunujadapo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alemotta.com/resources/original/file/nimejabatepabewuxaxip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gcsystem.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609a222066095---7557754139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://beatmuellerfoto.ch/userfiles/files/sujojidobusadero.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/GLLx1DTH0VQ/uplcv?utm_term=girl+height+and+weight+percentile+calculatorPDF 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_off0000f145.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF145 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0001095c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1095C 10852 bytes
SHA-256: f4a4c2d8a7bff1d82261098d26c61d44e1a39874d6b0374f8c7e59b7b7c3b099
font_02_sfnt_off0001222d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1222D 16752 bytes
SHA-256: e25f03131a1d2b272674c3b86d7d2f67febba2bcbc81abadd5665c4fbc722be4