Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a2e0c3f605723e81…

MALICIOUS

PDF

92.9 KB Created: 2021-08-09 08:21:14 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: 3f42358e10721a05f3d221c38e2115b2 SHA-1: ffa29f07ec5619967fda151955c809e9d595a1a2 SHA-256: a2e0c3f605723e813ad1667e951a05c2f4944d7d546b3893d87ec5f89e93c982
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

This PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links to external URLs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or delivering a second-stage payload. The embedded JavaScript is a common technique for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities or initiating malicious actions.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9990

Heuristics 8

  • 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 to algorithmically-generated URL high PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK
    PDF contains a clickable HTTP(S) link whose host looks algorithmically generated (pronounceable-random labels) and whose path/query carries a long high-entropy token. This is the randomized-redirector pattern of malspam phishing lures — the visible document is only a prompt — not a PDF parser vulnerability.
  • 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://evocative.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607f43542235f---71453856786.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://www.lindopoint.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c72b8d9798bae3754228dd0d7c8fd590/dalamadivozofak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://standdominica.org/files/files/81868840667.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://unitec-egypt.net/userfiles/file/34418843868.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://riph.pl/userfiles/file/didonob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://yourtuscanyguide.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ckofdpd69h285itlfeoc65gpc5/buzobalosojubuxo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ballestermultiservicios.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160855b443cd98---81935498966.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://koratspring.com/upload/file/bemana.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariopisillibertozzi.eu/userfiles/files/91373570452.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://learningkey.org/userfiles/pozaresukoxegof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://christopherspubandgrille.com/userfiles/files/zizobotivopubosejexo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bbpcosmetics.com/admin/upFiles/2021-5/file/96252850088.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://countrysquirefoods.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16080bad38fc7b---xituk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://laihoawedding.com/app/webroot/upload/files/31908794267.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asesorialuishervas.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609e29de67608---puwarufad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--12cmi2byac9cdhd0hra6d7bxkwbgj1gch.com/user_img/files/resaxiziluj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://basyapiemlak.com/yukleme_klasoru/userfiles/file/divutojibane.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://metallpress.ru/files/41181226867.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bluetact.com/locktactyuma/userfiles/file/55639084145.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://daisin1977.com/js/upload/files/gunomujoxuna.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.euroservicemilano.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bb8f89a2d4a---devalapegasebimiwekek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://emmaushuis.org/pages/49314156572.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/3CAf4wW3hvY/uplcv?utm_term=gloud+games+mod+apk+unlimited+coins+and+time+download+4.1.6PDF link annotation
    • 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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000f96e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF96E 17188 bytes
SHA-256: f4fa6d44e6231eba2374c9d9f24ac08ff637b6c583e6d6155a49fb78498371ce
font_01_sfnt_off000126a1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x126A1 1848 bytes
SHA-256: 19e3f3d942d9b649e1ea0fe752f23520ba4d328539e6eaeeb09f252e9b21950e
font_02_sfnt_off00012f2a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12F2A 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_03_sfnt_off00014741.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14741 11436 bytes
SHA-256: d97378b5e875dfebc76b5be319f91656e9f962cdae6b9c751724dd4e1c4c4f3c