Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a5cfa7e25fb5b605…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.6 KB Created: 2021-09-02 07:45:04 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: 8856d3d362fbceca239b334470fb2589 SHA-1: c96c4ab5bcab48bb96cdc8d33683ca3404080e41 SHA-256: a5cfa7e25fb5b6053cd4972fc96922cd65507c3c76bc6baf8f043351d1507151
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many hosted on compromised or disposable domains, 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 URLs.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9990

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://chcial.ru/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+automatically+delete+junk+mail+in+outlook PDF link annotation
    • https://suadienlanhhanoi.net/upload/files/fatoxafatekiluwifel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opusincertum.it/userfiles/files/vogamudorafil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://makaifruits.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612cdb361085f---22135642810.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alenakovalchuk.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b145c32b9abd1a1bf908f4aa116f5e6f/pidokakafan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://galedo.cz/www/data/cms_files/files/74481496384.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.loscam.com/lib_common/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gevuvawixofawi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alfainstal.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16111800b21694---56613427799.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://psychotherapie-dr-albrecht.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606fe937aa352---76896668150.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tripleccompanies.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/52aca573bad8ea6781e1bd983d4240c6/wojeli.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tonymusic.se/UserFiles/files/68349444797.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunargrup.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/l5agbkgnb16f6sqli26cfbcur4/38206350880.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.orarestauratorisaf.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16089c6abf23d9---semasof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lsbwg.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/20210718/2105594004.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://monktonlionsclubkidscamp.com/clients/9/99/99b8b5517e5fb663501b7ee5137ebf55/File/42198796367.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.idenet.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16094829f43801---25850487885.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ganan10.co.il/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f762ccb2146---70235437035.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.reparaciondebomba.com.ar/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/27127nbtt51t50uerlcr81uif3/66465250681.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://actionelectric.pt/www/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b501705d770---2824620962.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://carnavaldemarbella.com/Senegal_5/Content/files/userfiles/file/8489000127.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cuborh.com/natelinhanew/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/detiri.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://beveragesgs.com/userfiles/file/ruzepegufido.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eichler-kammerer.de/zilexakitevutozurig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://marjoyunlar.com/calisma2/files/uploads/palanitulo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160928c8a2db29---gutekizureremixodavevapof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://regalcabs.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f82e2cbbd6d---ridosivelatapuzubagoboxal.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_off0000eaa2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEAA2 10776 bytes
SHA-256: 42b295a5235858743f4869a21a73bfdaacf7ac9619705300a0bbe69ee0f1cf33
font_01_sfnt_off0001036e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1036E 17712 bytes
SHA-256: 091763dfdbf66e7915d886327dfde6d6fd7c6f856ce08da06e3cc7617cef03f1
font_02_sfnt_off000130fa.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x130FA 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1