Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 929617ce1da77422…

MALICIOUS

PDF

95.2 KB Created: 2021-07-24 23:30:27 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: 7e25a56160c5516f4a10d393bb1f6555 SHA-1: f2412d76027a33a7a5fd6b9912350815cef1daf9 SHA-256: 929617ce1da774228dc62c6352fd75a7c31475c8df29917f1f6572079e8df1d4
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a significant number of external URIs, many pointing to compromised CMS upload directories. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, specifically phishing. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection or further payload delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9989

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 http://www.johnknox.ch/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ac37101e548---94500826013.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://chanakol.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wotagadiwegabomiw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kiiga.ru/userfiles/file/simonopedagedumi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://handinhand-daycare.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rezimal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.alpha-dynamics.gr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607a013e6d37a---276418122.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://razvozka24.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fc5f744fc3c13f59c7d9af3110d2116d/tabagoji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.blackandwhite-salon.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c4eae8156d4611a6b4d5e5ed5289b770/golavoxujufotivejigev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amesmedicalservices.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160883f9c38eed---36080221802.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://roland-toys.eu/userfiles/file/jitodinamiriworafipova.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.inhd.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a7f1e71e47e---tozomanifugarez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pankalconstructora.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160749981a3412---40007823711.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hcibatiment.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a86586c2ebf---71882190230.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nowbali.co.id/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ab392cbed5a---90943877541.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://andreevmag.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4b18afd439c5cde0fb1a8301aaaf8fa6/66802747713.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aep-tc.com/cache/fck_files/file/lijujenulikukujopu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ideaklinikbakirkoy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160be1dad172cd---taniguroxobipuvis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://veterina-hrib.cz/user-uploads/files/4351208485.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://magendans.com/imagefiles/file/puxonajerevap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gunjanjain.com/app/webroot/js/uploads/files/70028271927.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://girilawfirm.com/content_files/files/sexuxazefo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://evg-prague.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16096c9f554480---xoxurepeduto.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.tangelo.no/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160821b4290224---benipafemubowosekif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mattstergamer.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dnufkctekho8u87s7hg60r6td8/63654172884.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://franklcalabreseattorney.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/33830471193.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/1xuhb7AK25c/uplcv?utm_term=what+is+the+concentric+zone+model+supposed+to+explainPDF 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_off00010d50.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10D50 18212 bytes
SHA-256: 9c33774f132bf49f8c87a649433baf0215a990ee25459746495d937c942c7934
font_01_sfnt_off00013cd7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13CD7 11036 bytes
SHA-256: bdfeac972c148f467fdbe985ef3403762fb682640abf79cd8cd332b0a6ca74af
font_02_sfnt_off00015660.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15660 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1