Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 904d93b228cef2fa…

MALICIOUS

PDF

102.5 KB Created: 2021-08-19 03:43:53 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: e38eea88cb042c265103e922f79535b5 SHA-1: b86378ed24b133dad71548e8e780a68eb073af6d SHA-256: 904d93b228cef2fa5ec3b23040bbd23eaa4a3b9025e09c1b25206367e223d6b6
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous URLs, many of which point to compromised CMS uploads or disposable hosting, forming a link farm. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware delivery via these external links. The embedded JavaScript is a common technique for initiating malicious actions within PDFs.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9978

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 https://pistant.ru/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+visit+cape+verde PDF link annotation
    • https://www.allterra.group/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2585788f0acfbb2357d0b0efafe3b87d/kibekijututego.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mimpishio1bet.com/contents//files/zitakutirujovo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.fliesen-brill.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160959a3c91ec6---61312654409.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.holderit.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c2d29d43c0b---fififutumukujujagivesado.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.shipsupply.co.mz/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607b25242453c---sizunivilasufipugeruvifub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://multiseal.com.ph/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609df376219b4---92779091997.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bomnuocebara.com/quangbasanpham/app/webroot/upload/image/files/barufavo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gcsystem.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b7d80c2cfd1---mefupupuzuvife.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://growlocals.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/336dc4199e9c07b18f5e4e89c555efba/48741903931.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elsecretodelolivo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c91ecb7b6bb---61024983405.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sasmedm.com/www/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/47397398781.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://handbook.hu/upload/page/file/71785987919.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sequirk.ie/userfiles/file/zexanalawi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://behagi.eus/files/galeria/files/51336941362.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.chicagoalphas.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1610a2071a687d---gewadubinekipuziwom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://csptech.net/admin/userfiles/file/82111923916.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lipfish.no/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a3f97662c97---vudemaja.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://theshairpodcast.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6769ab736e2aadabd73ebec5493530ac/61043511045.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://soechi.com/userfiles/file/15209997306.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--42-6kcdlkbomh7beggito5p.xn--p1ai/userfiles/file/viwawurupinurajasapa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amthanhanhsangchinhhang.vn/upload/files/balobegikuxunilojubupiwa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hattingtoemrerogsnedker.dk/userfiles/file/44821220508.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kd-council.com/upfile/files/9702437588.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://w3-japan.com/js/upload/files/91229677408.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zrdb-drogbud.pl/Upload/file/62698957930.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_off00012e74.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12E74 17580 bytes
SHA-256: 7b45fb645ad7a0f5b3c7c8baca7370a1eba669e1b90f6bc89e99ce9dae800dd0
font_01_sfnt_off00015b47.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15B47 10500 bytes
SHA-256: c60a8e4c4fa40ef15500fa79e740b5ff9a54722a9fca35b18e1e5f44308e0646
font_02_sfnt_off00017362.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x17362 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1