Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8c3c3090437466b5…

MALICIOUS

PDF

112.7 KB Created: 2021-08-16 00:30:54 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: c7d3f5c5d48309b966b42f3eb20747fe SHA-1: 76c18cb54a86f8b64bbf545a7aadf6176914b872 SHA-256: 8c3c3090437466b5b62ee75e8d3fe69b6256543313ede6ded38ffaed6194995a
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many pointing to compromised WordPress upload directories or disposable hosting. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to redirect users to phishing sites or download further malware. The embedded JavaScript is a common technique for initiating malicious actions within PDF documents.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9930

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://www.institutvzdelavani.cz/files/fipujazexokoxa.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://mmdplus.com/userfiles/files/20210601_223023.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.capitalroofingct.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607d8d810d897---womefiguzebojefuvesulimak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://metroguards.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606fb59118008---zegutepofolamonozagek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://teamwork-poetschke.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/30320901967.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cocochan.com.pk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fceaac00dea21f76c43dc185ff1564c9/98311426971.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clarasonic.com/upload/file/rakobujinuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://psychologgia.pl/Upload/file/pijepibukenubixawe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://starcity-vinhomes.vn/app/webroot/img/files/fibevupap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feriaesotericadeatocha.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c3653c99c25---ramonowowuzuvanebod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://villaturri.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16091188bd7040---69682443653.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pck.malopolska.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3b64a71220d207de76d1bf2edfb07b1f/58536738974.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://85560891.com/upfolder/e/files/20210723151234.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.aaar.cat/assets/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fawupopex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://smarttechsolutionukltd.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/65204773821.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://admonks.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/63369eebad51a1f604ac3935c0750ce2/joxas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thomasgearon.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/53642605364.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fslawoffice.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/gedopozax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://spa-salon.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/26363268277.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://giolog.biz/images/bulk_images/files/89735501016.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://baobihungphu.com/media/ftp/file/niwubavawomul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://makaeximworld.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607f7c1fbdf1c---71653294489.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mayurherbal.com/userfiles/file/pekarukakasefabuke.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alfainstal.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608f93ccf1c0f---84638358849.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://28777886.com/Lpf/UPFILE/userfiles/files/4114388681.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ketoanaca.com/uploads/image/files/53465931375.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/BkSY9tpko7c/uplcv?utm_term=what+is+reading+countsPDF 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_off00015528.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15528 18012 bytes
SHA-256: e03b65e2491e825fc5b432b4a091f5324f2418686fd60c7f8cb947cc536c5661
font_01_sfnt_off000184bc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x184BC 10696 bytes
SHA-256: 6d5fb38a6ad41f9a26ebb4b7e2096d80c7b543a4b95c14ec69293f38a54ae19f
font_02_sfnt_off00019d1a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x19D1A 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1