Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a039d321987dc885…

MALICIOUS

PDF

74.4 KB Created: 2021-07-03 21:20:05 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: e029127128991597c5c9e11e247a516a SHA-1: efc86508d43b8dfbd6d9ff036f7bf1f25d4789df SHA-256: a039d321987dc885fdf875aa27fc143da4642fd3728071ebf5c1334a312a7247
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. The sample also functions as a link farm, directing users to multiple external URLs hosted on potentially compromised CMS platforms. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9951

Heuristics 7

  • 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.
  • 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://chcial.ru/uplcv?utm_term=roaring+heights+sims+3+free+download PDF link annotation
    • http://nd-58.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/48c1a8eef892bb42268aa947a66ebe39/39924633775.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.psstrecno.sk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bf93477387d---6506806689.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cricalliance.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607dcef33a759---nirinesix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://airholic.com/UpFiles/WebEditorFiles/file/29594980702.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://onishi-kyosendo.jp/archive/sojuwafosipiporovugumoji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.grandeprairie.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a7f2e2474ff---28472868718.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://serka.com/serka/upload/files/84719045331.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://canvasations.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/192qib2oc955hnj8ooo8j5lk87/6924104962.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gialtour.it/themes/userfiles//files/76665822336.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pmdrecycling.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16086dc1c2cce8---76955892515.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://learnazia.com/fck/imagesfile/66305221383.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jghsclass75.com/clients/f/f3/f322050927ea28328664fd088939ffaa/File/87177849982.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://maxtarget.by/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lubusujuboveketaxibadanom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://transcendenceit.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6bdec23d4fe4514e4d9c5b4c03310f01/57105603131.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://refour.eu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/20c00134549f23b9acba846a04f6ab9d/58528224561.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bankkartya.hu/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xumoxixizuvemawamabexepe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.blackhillsdancecentre.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b082fcbadee---53857908350.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hevolta.com/upload/file/96857485191.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://muzeumostrowiec.pl/obrazy/file/sodusojezupila.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://energo-winstal.pl/userfiles/file/rinaditoletonobuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sharpeningfactory.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160772099d4d75---27751434649.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://legacyltg.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/378dbd1bdf5a327bd2b3df652eaaaab4/2764769869.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kreasoft.mx/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608ce8a02f446---16832735730.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nuricomuvakfi.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/lspe00ndngi995nfv093v456d2/zuvixo.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_off0000bebf.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xBEBF 11104 bytes
SHA-256: d4ffb164fe237a974ac8cb36813377c63ae9627d298f4249e708b0946958b611
font_01_sfnt_off0000d858.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD858 16784 bytes
SHA-256: 8f57b9a7af99d27c7ef3215c6fc63512a7e016f5ad3c3595efdd3201651d5dcc
font_02_sfnt_off00010428.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10428 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1