Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 97792a234c753346…

MALICIOUS

PDF

79.2 KB Created: 2021-09-17 21:55:25 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 24cf7569a8201f37672ec1a6d9da7357 SHA-1: 630c8bcce191aca45d8e799f8fba8e2216bd22a4 SHA-256: 97792a234c7533466a66792d8774cec4abc763b9bd996b79cf552c3a7a6a7d04
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains an embedded JavaScript stream and multiple external URIs, many of which point to compromised CMS upload directories. The heuristic 'PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM' indicates a link farm structure, suggesting an attempt to manipulate search results or redirect users to malicious sites. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely phishing or malware distribution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9833

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://www.darrellstuckey.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613e5194902b4---banevazozavomonut.pdf
    • http://senseoftourism.dk/userfiles/file/mudilugolo.pdf
    • https://smarttactic.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16141d6b893dfd---31129894598.pdf
    • https://huaku3c.tw/uploads/files/202109170632477134.pdf
    • https://marugame.hk/editor_upload/file/waloxexaxotutevidikufamu.pdf
    • http://olympiad-bigben.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/ximerapegadu.pdf
    • https://patriot.ch/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/vrihv6cudgf25rvmo2doaame0q/ziruguwobazudukokiwusoxiw.pdf
    • http://heathrowairporttaxi.website/userfiles/file/79370931547.pdf
    • http://www.hydro-tg.pro/upload/file/91355650906.pdf
    • https://hotelite.in/userfiles/file/tavufinav.pdf
    • http://zsdbiopharm.com/upload/files/koruronot.pdf
    • https://avis-medical.ma/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a9a641ff0ef145fed73e1678fd4808db/vimodetukinaw.pdf
    • http://yuanjiangchem.com/upload/files/jexuwedisi.pdf
    • https://ckmusicdesign.nl/userfiles/file/65673586198.pdf
    • http://ez-surveying.com/htdocs/cljr/data/files/6653772212.pdf
    • http://tecresconsolidamentorestauro.it/fck_data/file/lesineneto.pdf
    • http://ttlengenharia.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614112c4d554f---ledofab.pdf
    • https://essaidafm.com/uploads/FCK_files/file/89301511535.pdf
    • https://dichocungtoi.com/userfiles/file/80881828490.pdf
    • https://ingatlanfelugyelet.hu/uploads/file/kudirevevo.pdf
    • https://g-mtcc.com/motakamel/Ups/files/16172169931.pdf
    • http://opalbiosciences.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613357e35bba3---24633368117.pdf
    • http://eldmsh1.ru/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/18380271644.pdf
    • https://ekinyalitim.com/depo/sayfaresim/file/tufugironivonisuv.pdf
    • http://meetburgerusa.com/uploads/files/fifelosawuweputu.pdf
    • http://bamila.vn/luutru/files/piwubimafizexekesutifamij.pdf
    • http://huzatfokozo.hu/editor_up/70905358960.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/Om9ozkHLxGw/uplcv?utm_term=dream+league+soccer+2019+apk+hack
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000c69c.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC69C 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000deae.bin
7421bfd4dc1d1f334edd0e80b35229051bb3dd804907ac12028e5a728b8b75c8
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDEAE 20952 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off000114b3.bin
109b7a45c6dc9c08fdf0cf795df3f7d5b089e788b01f8e41f4889657ffc55054
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x114B3 11184 bytes