Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 982860425ee13f09…

MALICIOUS

PDF

76.6 KB Created: 2021-09-23 04:15:38 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 7851f3ebd2cae2af13ae380e3fa7a7bd SHA-1: 7cb082a2d30d8e468cb1bd9f22f794dd6ad1d007 SHA-256: 982860425ee13f09359de3cd8884fe4084d00d52a9bd67cf2a61a63ee140d0a9
156 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF contains numerous external links, many pointing to compromised WordPress upload directories, suggesting a link farm used for distributing malicious content or phishing. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. Although no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded links are indicative of a phishing or malware distribution lure, likely initiated via spearphishing.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9827

Heuristics 6

  • 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.
  • 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://archism.ru/uplcv?utm_term=baseball+star+mod+apk+unlimited+all
    • http://beckydavidsonhomes.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16140256cbf573---fujaz.pdf
    • http://dentalcenterstudio.it/userfiles/files/kusupupidugimaz.pdf
    • http://evo-models.com/uploads/userfiles/files/22404289327.pdf
    • https://alkirbilaw.com/userfiles/files/mixomavezoziwiwutagazil.pdf
    • https://walterchiropracticclinic.com/home/walter/public_html/ckfinder/userfiles/files/47228219617.pdf
    • https://israelonthehouse.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613a3af7d1bd3---davegorumowefeb.pdf
    • http://arucax.am/user_images/file/14788159701.pdf
    • https://ventana-sur.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613ba9e938776.pdf
    • https://lotusmarinevn.com/upload/files/64776089314.pdf
    • https://sindhuinvestment.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wekojixegupatitolarawapu.pdf
    • https://yocarbroker.com/upload/ckfinder/files/sotanunusalaxipalojaf.pdf
    • https://tpk-m.ru/files/file/rimelolobag.pdf
    • http://kutyasturak.hu/images/files/roparufowikekokip.pdf
    • https://sahyadrisevasanstha.in/userfiles/file/5971610084.pdf
    • http://eapver.com/upload/ckimg/files/202109181333189021.pdf
    • http://cowmoo.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zizalaxul.pdf
    • https://stormester.no/files/file/24490692842.pdf
    • http://studiosantese.eu/userfiles/files/sigilajinugapabusozafi.pdf
    • http://labemweller.medianet-shop.de/userfiles/editor_files/file/80590764948.pdf
    • http://rioairporttransfer.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zapurevi.pdf
    • http://fourfoods.com/images/files/85810933453.pdf
    • https://mosoptagro.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6eb5b022f288bc806e78de6741fc5ebe/newedabitevud.pdf
    • https://kuzeyilac.com/resimler/files/defuwiva.pdf
    • http://capitolmetrophysicaltherapy.com/userfiles/file/88304701082.pdf
    • https://tfnd.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0757cd270689d46c0cfe03c3e4ee703f/konabukazawodafomu.pdf
    • http://thy-environment.com/userfiles/files/waboxetifepupapebov.pdf
    • https://charterboatdeliverance.com/uploads/files/godevonesuxavavasupi.pdf
    • https://digbijoynath.in/uploads/userfiles/files/wuwolibuwivewakoj.pdf
    • 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_off0000c935.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC935 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000e147.bin
3cea76864c2f08b505be52d8b70e9a0070d5cfe667fed6dbe7e9e36c77b020e2
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE147 16400 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00010b45.bin
d392e7caba1c9cd3dc3b314fc1b64f6c86cb6a99cba61d3df871f104b0bdf465
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10B45 10940 bytes