Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a0ca4ebc25859977…

MALICIOUS

PDF

75.8 KB Created: 2021-09-18 01:43:04 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: b61fca9a6e3463ac675dd2b50aced241 SHA-1: 15ecffdab1a65638a8f7641fa5a1c812e364aee8 SHA-256: a0ca4ebc25859977bce22e491a893a01d4eab4bc8486dc0490963218572e7faa
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous URLs pointing to compromised WordPress sites and disposable hosting, indicating it's designed to redirect users to malicious content. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate the redirection or exploit PDF vulnerabilities.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9840

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://catamma.ru/uplcv?utm_term=earwig+and+the+witch+online PDF link annotation
    • http://toyotaprius-custom.com/js/upload/files/gabarefawemobi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://szyldkj.com/luodan/images/userfiles/file/51823462881.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ajisushionline.com/uploads/files/nunakopiroxitizexukikiwod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ucinnovation.ru/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/44007376494.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ateneoarbonaida.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161450fa1835bc---jikupunexowaxixewigos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://episcopiaoradiei.ro/files/79795004983.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jamiatulbanat.in/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613b27afd3c36---xefitovujupolosalo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.radioemka.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16134fd54747fc---71379064687.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jikaramen.com/uploads/files/71663811395.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://teplitsyoptom.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0adf780345721a6bf598985290518a23/69027426363.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mercedesbenzofaustinservice.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16131988114321---betol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aajude.pt/backoffice/ckfinder/userfiles/files/21656805523.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.fan-consultants.com.tw/ezadmin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sogazu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://halvani.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161359df01ae8d---dadibelazenefed.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.retake.dk/ckfinder/userfiles/files/kevedudututal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alwillislifecenter.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sisiw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://acrclubinversores.com/files/galeria/files/81465111960.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://isigakizima.net/img/tmp/file/60032365421.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.salpasafarit.fi/tiedostot/files/gerosigekilukaxuxaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thietbidienmpe.net/upload/files/85752494994.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sussexweddingservices.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161352dc2c201f---riwokuparijituxokalunus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mchs.kz/userfiles/File/30974466805.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://worldofpacifiers.com/editor_uploads/system/files/45664372966.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ros.by/ckfinder/userfiles/files/viwubevopujifexorula.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://inprovit.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/titokinebiren.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://charlesstreetvideo.com/userfiles/file/54106616189.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_off0000c117.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC117 10552 bytes
SHA-256: 91a934daa0b216f99986e521db17fba7e1d252860b63f6f77429ce4f47152f20
font_01_sfnt_off0000d8e1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD8E1 18708 bytes
SHA-256: c3254a9d6e9bc9be84703b7bc30d056e85baa706c1cd93a65ca0ff63a79e66f7
font_02_sfnt_off00010956.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10956 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1