Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a25fa35ada04ed54…

MALICIOUS

PDF

94.8 KB Created: 2021-09-02 12:34:25 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: 1f3a031e022f9d6becf25f9e58b79065 SHA-1: 470da31b61c4914661176eb41bc3fdb1931d94e5 SHA-256: a25fa35ada04ed54e6d2675d75dbf7ebb48204cdab2ee1c47e1c7c3d257c538b
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many hosted on compromised CMS uploads, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to malicious sites or the download of further payloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9929

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://garglob.ru/uplcv?utm_term=algebra+readiness+assessment+pdf PDF link annotation
    • https://cspdental.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9ff1f94f42c954e9ddd64886d642964e/20939530904.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fsanaq.com/upload/file/210706110728664002rxet7blok0ep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gsoam.ge/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16102cf0312f93---zugugaturul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.iycadana.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5b1jg3ofbimsrkmtet863nul87/82803124324.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://empezo.xyz/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/ruxopi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tkquiz.com/userfiles/file/38848263572.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://irk-yoga.ru/upload/files/17856874041.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rusiuojigalvoji.lt/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16097ffd1dff15---tebabazametabipegipipaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alternativefitness.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608752b2c2c12---21429492053.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jerseybankruptcylaw.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/gebexaton.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://thriveelearning.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5e5658fce0c0ec1729846b93b89bf9bb/xuzexuvaxolewezo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.geosuiteonline.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608c0f0a75370---37838277662.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://immobiliaresancarlotrieste.it/file/bobogutamazusaxakidob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://daindnc.com/fckeditor/userfiles/file/2230426907.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kemenyseprosiklos.hu/upload/file/79540670094.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vasvaripalmuzeum.hu/upload/file/92857577738.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sistarelaw.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/tarapemuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jamiatulbanat.in/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160754d7cf04ac---radagorixexotakuvumebok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pokeocncafe.com/uploads/files/18240046811.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ecef-groupe.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/06p5plbjiotlihtrlaacc8nek5/tokegezuxulazapasasa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thehawthornnyc.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609040488fc79---2474072017.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://advancedcheckcashadvance.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606df0be9fde7---vivezakesefele.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://santabruna.cl/upload/file/bifiserufotugiva.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kiuanai.com/userfiles/file/89923935720.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gemwishrs.com/ckfinder/stones/files/52230762782.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_off00010aca.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10ACA 10840 bytes
SHA-256: f416f11cb6ffc305d06fb4115461a0338fcb25f47a3d63cbf516c1348f619ed6
font_01_sfnt_off00012358.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12358 19128 bytes
SHA-256: c59e5adddd5a48d9cbd72b884bf09f159dc34f9433e6295aebb4ba3d22858224
font_02_sfnt_off0001556c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1556C 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1