Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 901947574b1e2550…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.7 KB Created: 2021-09-06 16:32:25 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: f72d0f2f2a40d85420bdb6ff169ef94d SHA-1: 51ca258afd1c5ae9f70d2e20edecfb8cc59bb8dc SHA-256: 901947574b1e2550417acca392cbf706250cddeabe88f8efbdd5f98ecb4e0fba
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many pointing to compromised WordPress upload directories, suggest the document is designed to trick users into downloading further malicious content. The presence of a 'download button' heuristic reinforces the phishing lure.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • 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://crysiq.ru/uplcv?utm_term=crime+criminality+and+criminal+justice+3rd+edition+pdf PDF link annotation
    • https://anzmrrn.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609dbf741bb55---95336863971.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bright-inter.com/file_media/file_image/file/4574207921.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://benrassam.com/uploads/files/65005665553.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hostingyuvasi.com/calisma2/files/uploads/telarajo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://munord.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c83b145ca064017c122f930ea5964b43/viramonududarif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://anup.bo/images/files/52432671421.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.predoisiasociatii.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cc2803a5a95---mudakozas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asalsold.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16072af8aac17c---rovitumunafibajizapobibes.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://charivne.info/images/file/wevevujutabemisekofadul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.birapart.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e001d9da175---kiwidujowuweget.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hoangle.vn/uploads/userfiles/file/84404579386.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xetaihyundai.net/upload/files/bovegepatuliludakizov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.zopfitravel.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16087f4c2a017d---49503467306.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://birgatour.mn/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/86337922222.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sancarspune.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/49f4aa5a95c03d1802727243a6765d2d/lewojozemoroxonipav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hum-lucknow.org/test/fckeditor/file/gogeliweregamebezugobigex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bsl-trans.ru/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gebevogenekuboratip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://purmoradiatoriai.lt/images/files/709397678.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hattrick-sports.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a2e17a9a7b8---kifavoxokimevotel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dautuck.com/uploads/userfiles/file/61026198982.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://biocoils.com/img/file/21218610813.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://valifyrepapillon.com/clients/6/68/68e1c6a84db99a04c21676ff826d6e37/File/50011601351.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nitm.ac.in/nitmeghalaya/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wenotezaxopuposiku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kiavysocina.cz/UserFiles/File/luwavokutuxemoso.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_off0000d7ad.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD7AD 11328 bytes
SHA-256: 9fa70872f1ee0dfe019fe8285cfa3a353786dc9261857bad9b8a41ade7d69d67
font_01_sfnt_off0000f25c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF25C 17716 bytes
SHA-256: 203668030fe0b8a8e6de78a3561bcd845a5707dac43af899354b77857c352942
font_02_sfnt_off00012060.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12060 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1