Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a3e029341b09df39…

MALICIOUS

PDF

120.5 KB Created: 2021-09-04 17:49:07 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-16
MD5: c53befe6fe8ffb5bea7dc303ae0ab3e5 SHA-1: fe2a7fd8d34f6c1bab66ebd8ba0a9d4046fba7f2 SHA-256: a3e029341b09df39e912535fa49c740e6fb9566db64b8938867b8bef8b32f069
184 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many pointing to compromised websites or IP addresses, indicating a malicious intent to redirect users. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest this is a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection or further payload delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9909

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
  • Clickable URI points to raw IP address medium PDF_URI_IP_LITERAL
    PDF contains a clickable HTTP(S) action whose host is a literal IPv4 address. Legitimate documents normally link to named domains; raw-IP destinations are common in disposable phishing and malware-delivery infrastructure.
  • 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://smidgel.ru/uplcv?utm_term=estimating+sums+and+differences+of+fractions+worksheets+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://157.230.241.115/image/upload/File/lotulupepilawidabamovoxal.pdfPDF link annotation
    • https://flardochform.se/userfiles/file/vosupomot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://inlovehuahin.com/file_media/file_image/file/fegajukom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://unibel.pl/pliki/upload/file/86743097721.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://antoinepanau.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/563d003a4907d78a95d9a1bfebc73042/refoguxabelenurazos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.theagentpipeline.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607dab43c9051---92331995486.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fhs76reunion.com/clients/0/00/009202203981f132fd14d012a57c0fe5/File/30485208341.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://creationstationdance.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c43f31efb8e---zunij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://comptables-publics.fr/userfiles/file/93312267236.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://best-infosystems.com/userfiles/file/rizovibune.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lpsa.cz/userfiles/file/12122865104.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digireg.si/upload/9174086276.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vetsnab32.ru/userfiles/file/92066906260.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sanier.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e7hi98kfc89nr5jvcgjvvpgqtm/vepolamiwurajiku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://for-rent-aalst.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f4c9019fb79---6972151617.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://grupo.iberia.es/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/natisifijojixedob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tischlerei-schlusche.de/sites/default/files/file/ferewokolatugulozoxuzofo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fongyoskert.hu/userfiles/files/911086203.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://garantc.ru/userfiles/file/75882819367.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dataction.org/demo/dataction/media/1086484672.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cahayaapi1.com/contents//files/80253546679.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--aknmedcal-wpbe.com/uploads/file/worotukipaso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bohemiamaestro.com/webpagebuilder/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sedorizuboviraz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://unicon-msk.ru/data/files/66706989178.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://metisentry.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/85695603727.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.realisthotel.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e517d90d40d---43259461107.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://realestateconnect.us/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1gvjapcrhlhqatanhf8nu22jl7/68122186275.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_off00017183.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x17183 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0001899a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1899A 11280 bytes
SHA-256: f25b7d7da86a743fdd08723aa26875d5b7195550120c2b681316de59ff833537
font_02_sfnt_off0001a3c7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1A3C7 18444 bytes
SHA-256: e799ab3b60d2240e6ed3950ff96fa151be865aadef2d1ed9345067d65b4ba4a2