Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a70ce12decd408a1…

MALICIOUS

PDF

62.5 KB Created: 2021-10-02 18:03:00 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-23
MD5: ed277fb6737f1044d7be162f76a7973a SHA-1: 1f5186ba08560dcf1b00eb516e41b4a81abdc76f SHA-256: a70ce12decd408a1d7cbf1f95a8ffb977342ef6ce2bf611119654301564b8b06
162 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF file detected as malicious by ClamAV and flagged by an ML classifier. It contains embedded JavaScript, which is often used to exploit vulnerabilities or redirect users to malicious sites. Several heuristics indicate the PDF acts as a link farm pointing to potentially compromised WordPress uploads and disposable hosting, suggesting an attempt to distribute further malicious content or phish users.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.6644

Heuristics 6

  • 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
  • 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 http://nguoiquangphianam.com/uploads/files/jugufemunevexorazilikefod.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://eklyps.net/images/file/sexowenejizojuravika.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aaykpn.com/uploads/editor/files/84206317370.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fujavietnam.com/images/Download/giraza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://whuntex.info/userfiles/file/34300727112.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mebelhotel.ru/images/news/file/sisinabimefufemeduwami.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rund.cz/UserFiles/File/kovuniromiguromok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dla-pracownika.pl/pliki_user/File/71070686306.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://entone.es/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a5065d2e59279b00de7d33a478c3492d/21357390030.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nhasachnguyenvancu.com/Images_upload/files/53881465389.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://docando.es/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/45656643320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://popa.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/178b51ee6a8bd7d6cab1c3848e144e60/lugijef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://moma-restaurant.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161382d61abfbc---75114022333.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://infypos.com/infyposcms/media/kenawotewipijajenuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://halkapsikoloji.net/userfiles/file/ronotudoxilovojaxivefix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sobinco.cz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xuluzatiwuka.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eprdel.cz/userfiles/file/mawamezoludetuwoxotanisab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://polishedskincare.com/minaret/uploads/file/kogixefot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ahjygjg.com/upload_fck/file/2021-9-21/20210921232758158597.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://oilmachineydy.com/d/files/zopegopefabazazabuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sk4education.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vowerepagifolego.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://goodlack.cz/userfiles/file/28473179088.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mitsubishilongbien.vn/images/ckeditor/files/91669029287.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pecsimutargygaleria.hu/files/file/popejobinulenor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kevimotor-rock.hu/files/files/35353113467.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/3CAf4wW3hvY/uplcv?utm_term=resolution+meaning+in+tagalogPDF link annotation
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.netIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000b17e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB17E 15272 bytes
SHA-256: 422b88a297fea98892b1abcc4b9d5dc68e89fd4669858ce564a5b42d8511eee9
font_01_sfnt_off0000d859.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD859 10496 bytes
SHA-256: 6a9ae6dcc263230df9be1983570a29eee6fdf7a9f896930e34e80db7c5797cd8