Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 aa2a2caa09f2e5cd…

MALICIOUS

PDF

88.1 KB Created: 2021-08-10 09:53:41 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: eb3198b9d9bd32d4978647b590bba4be SHA-1: 5aef7070b6b23be054ad52f6c43e408da648cd36 SHA-256: aa2a2caa09f2e5cdf837a7bdfdccbf65fbe4b93917bfff943d7055cc0c6dbbf6
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a significant number of external links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites or disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to redirect users to phishing pages or download further malware. The embedded JavaScript is a primary mechanism for executing malicious actions within the PDF.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9987

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 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.
  • Urgency / deadline lure low SE_URGENCY_LURE
    Document contains urgency or deadline language ('account will be terminated', 'action required within 24 hours', etc.) — useful context, but low-signal without other findings
  • 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 http://to-kajihan.net/js/upload/files/54073758306.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://diedacorporation.net/freesiafiles/file/51015912316.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mondzorgvesa-voorschoten.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16081fac93b00f---fomanodifonusi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://studio45.live/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/u2ti1q8dkahcqek6lbt4u6811b/37302245795.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eternalbliss.net/file/65576140660.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.qookspot.kitchen/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160984a87dbe4b---6758202396.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bataretak.com/img/files/file/22889366671.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.caesarstravel.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d61ad406819---jivijosuzalenumaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://farmaciafici.com/userfiles/files/sobenejusijumidefu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://booklandbooks.com/userfiles/file/2263165940.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mercedesmazo.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16089054e83a7e---makaxek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://konferencii.ru/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/renurawivavepovasa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ccforum.kr/uploads/file/1625572118.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://landbondcorten.com/attachment/file/91f50bd33879babcad779e1a9d928e01.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://euro520.net/userfiles/file/1620889539104029419.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dalyanestate.com/userfiles/file/kovijadaxajifixog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://esoftland.com/userfiles/file/60528378110.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.optionassurance.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607da9b77edeb---wafafekuvogipusid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://viveironativodevicosa.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lofozijadiwamawafukama.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hellnocancershow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b6e3d2e9dd8---pukiwovuxazaparisizoxibex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ajtoablakcentrum.com/_user/file/70210248434.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ptairsupply.com/userfiles/file/84474186718.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elsecretodelolivo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bc0c7c9f380---19976314187.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/6naE_Nh8_CY/uplcv?utm_term=is+homicide+bailable+in+philippinesPDF 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 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000f3e3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF3E3 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off00010bf5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10BF5 17716 bytes
SHA-256: fba238964d7c32b92eb85f8edd877a9ef1c0593e7616709da41fe9ec8da0087c
font_02_sfnt_off000139e4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x139E4 10672 bytes
SHA-256: 5bbd60544fdd0a3eb8115730a40b261347a9c3dea4b079cd27ae9a2e511439a7