Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 846428e598504e5c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

89.6 KB Created: 2021-09-04 03:37:28 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 33936528cccdfc9c464e8a2959164c12 SHA-1: 6a93a60e70d4cb2514d788dbde8011161868da4a SHA-256: 846428e598504e5cb17c48929e7a1ecfef8f3b8b35748a8cff2243a46215a107
192 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The file is identified as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. It contains embedded JavaScript and multiple links pointing to compromised WordPress sites and an IP address, suggesting it is designed to host and deliver a second-stage payload. The presence of a 'download button' lure further supports the phishing and payload delivery attack pattern.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9942

Heuristics 9

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
  • Clickable URI points to raw IP address medium PDF_URI_IP_LITERAL
    PDF contains a clickable HTTP(S) action whose host is a literal IPv4 address. Legitimate documents normally link to named domains; raw-IP destinations are common in disposable phishing and malware-delivery infrastructure.
  • 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://udachi.co.th/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/db6r3eoveqi7klqq86cpgm2r02/35501397749.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://de.ruben.pl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/36390032521.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://velapower.com/glwh/UploadFile/file/2021081304495073499.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://verandapattaya.com/userfiles/files/rewanidiwefemezorolowuva.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://104.156.58.56/~web2inbox/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bf17b651dd7---widisebamur.pdfPDF link annotation
    • https://vnsteeldetailing.com/UserFiles/files/xemuvunuwoli.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bouldersudbury.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16088580d58d31---tomozovetobadixidos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ankaratemizlikcim.com/depo/sayfaresim/file/lixemiporigofi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.auditsi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160fda79e5b390---lipigokupum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://monyetjoget.com/contents/files/xavibebakulewoboj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gold-carsales.com/js/upload/files/dozubet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.olympusnorge.no/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/s71a36uh4o9ptfqolp91achcv6/biregedunoka.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://husvagnsexpo.se/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c9d0dfc73d0---60838880197.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn--psg-9lac.hu/files/files/jarakasuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lashharmony.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/17nmglr9f0374f5dii2l4m5bkb/71270822657.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://africanresearchcenter.com/userfiles/file/kipunumejaxawizab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alternativecarrepair.com/userfiles/file/78350116505.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://razvozka24.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ab2d015f8ce3c1e8b846db9391a90e55/gabolaviwijunujanaxif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.udelimpa.es/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wanis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://postelezmasivu-liberec.cz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zegotebesapevetorojemuzaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vce34.ru/attachments/file/firoseluxosaluzete.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://minlinart.com/archive/upload/files/22586959511.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dynamic1984.com/user_file/file/ludonelusulopevuvu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lasanisports.com/files/kunakumamogidenunonuxogi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/1xuhb7AK25c/uplcv?utm_term=download+ebook+pdf+terjemahan+dewasaPDF 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_off0000f797.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF797 11120 bytes
SHA-256: 5af13886edf6fac512acc5048f16cce9f1ab8115b4e45d34057e0a6e83f87ad2
font_01_sfnt_off00011133.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11133 18040 bytes
SHA-256: e396477d0c33ece2d571d3e6ff2706a3e586f76587ffe16dc51a3210620c55d4
font_02_sfnt_off0001407f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1407F 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1