Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ab37add5e115c2e4…

MALICIOUS

PDF

88.3 KB Created: 2021-07-13 15:29:39 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 3e83f98f698c2a8686a31ed2cb99df4f SHA-1: ae87ee46ba95b8017b4d54a13470a05b3014eddf SHA-256: ab37add5e115c2e4233c13a9833e77552999fc38a9ededf522fca91ceb707b94
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample was detected as a malicious PDF by ClamAV and ML classifiers. It contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised CMS upload directories or disposable hosting, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection or further payload delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9947

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 http://meble-tk.pl/userfiles/file/96835681551.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.loockuniformes.com.br/home/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e7bf4fc46b8---nogexasirowibitibanozu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://technoauto.jp/js/upload/files/wumovuvojixitapexebewev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.m2asolutions.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/045320a312f8ab3a627ccb64123cf41d/mogobitidozebegugepoj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amesmedicalservices.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608a44a77f678---mufepin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mamproducciones.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160781684a837d---mesuloxa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.alignerco.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a49267e2ba4f89b8c35742b317dae7cf/44743502628.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ibiforstarlight.org/clients/3/3c/3cfcca4e360ca8807b7dd7d6e7cbeae0/File/22270266343.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://balance-global.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/27bttj66naat92i0of6s2a3l91/pirurepereba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://entone.es/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ce0987abb07a13db52e0d0b496b639c8/duxofirevafil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cooleywestbrook.com/clients/865832/File/51040133714.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://residencecarlofelice.com/userfiles/files/naxoguvadopuxiru.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.apartamentselsllacs.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/den7kolglhosh5nhiqadaf4mef/refudalofore.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vtracauto.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f5ec5c81d9---69729680029.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://magnumprint.ru/upload/files/84068580567.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stpeterscbs.ca/ckfinder/userfiles/files/94293584157.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://minhanh.com/files/39448971354.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mas.vacations/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16099deeaae12c---54041866756.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://caffepontoni.com/uploads/file/43750062685.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.baileysmilk.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4379b3939888f7cb363d511ec0d4bc91/judoxulomavaxekeboj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sad-azov.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/53b7289ba85e2f9b57df09e703477fa5/56738140704.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bridgesonthepark.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16084b76cc5fe7---46991888617.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ptlittleflower.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/qik785kf422mf6840ajg63osgp/44468832995.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://christopherdallo.com/file/vaxagotifodit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/BvfzZFkJO3s/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+answer+3+weaknesses+interviewPDF 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_off0000f773.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF773 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off00010f8a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10F8A 10460 bytes
SHA-256: d737e058db6c304637898c130f717a0fd3b8340049162957f174b3a550ab5a70
font_02_sfnt_off00012781.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12781 17020 bytes
SHA-256: 5068375f597f36bc93a8176e0bf365126d042ba7b7b28bf027f79cde7e7c1844