Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 aa10a6b0ecbe5622…

MALICIOUS

PDF

100.1 KB Created: 2021-08-15 14:36:44 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: 79a9f969332fc9cfe3be4a9004ed6372 SHA-1: 0f92fb1a5b8993d70fbac9e98b93af88458dd7d9 SHA-256: aa10a6b0ecbe5622f705d9d36c6e84ce8c2cdbd9585a067ceaa4cc792c6838a4
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is identified as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, and it contains embedded JavaScript. It also features a link farm pointing to compromised WordPress uploads and disposable hosting, suggesting an attempt to redirect users to malicious content. The primary purpose appears to be directing users to external URLs, likely for phishing or further malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9942

Heuristics 7

  • 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 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://pistant.ru/uplcv?utm_term=ejercicios+de+multiplicacion+con+10+100+y+1000 PDF link annotation
    • https://portsidestrategies.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c5e91edf9f4f93a3b1658d1186326726/92571384700.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bdaudit.ro/userfiles/file/48713107658.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.varishastalari.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16072e23396841---jepusuka.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://coloreverything.love/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b4450bbee8315bee488dc70225dd11d1/32362396740.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://maydemtienvn.com/upload/files/fetafuzozedadodeje.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://docando.es/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/merevubugenunivi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://seoulgreeter.com/userData/board/file/zajamojidotaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://melinterior.ru/userfiles/files/vudutumiboxedesobutugiweb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kildevangen.dk/files/99533780450.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://negaratoto.com/contents//files/46257913568.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://brandnewgoods.net/userfiles/file/wijaxisibokux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mrs-edu.com/sribati/editor/uploadfiles/melijuzipekavesofuvu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kindervakantieweekdeurne.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608f0a128c372---97252480090.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bhandarisurgical.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/84774867780.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://iamsong.vn/uploads/files/xevapelubupejepimore.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tetedebois.it/admin/file/lokodojibonagugazajosi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://moniimpex.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160904db8e62ae---pogasuzuzobijovaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hamkr.com/userData/board/file/xogitaroxidinazapiw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tamtam.com.ua/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/67e4d4a2885fc57c56d16b143592773e/paxefu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://indyskischool.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gokunupezozumonekafapo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://massagetheory.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3198e122da6c9a186efd0fc56b5f20f3/63608852510.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://madmojo.com/fckupload/file/potinotutipeza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kojeneckezbozi.eu/userfiles/file/suxox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.okcfarmersmarket.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0db76a580e279d910442a336bd001b65/kafisajidomuwovas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://visualpaint.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a676feda32f---41752155369.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://erkerlaender.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16118d58d90772---nowuleruxat.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_off00011b05.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11B05 11176 bytes
SHA-256: 31ae099634ff0029984fe299fda0e8c9514251e30fb6fbe0b6b95e10c76992af
font_01_sfnt_off00013524.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13524 19532 bytes
SHA-256: b91a74aa945fbf5002d428541336983652a04f5318438e9d50a9f4eb52476504
font_02_sfnt_off00016829.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x16829 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1