Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 aca8f208abb4cc4d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

94.0 KB Created: 2021-09-06 02:48:10 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 57f4f8f99fd34f5c9f8d9c828242e68b SHA-1: 2848e79c6f70a558cbe445a0fa8751808b34b16e SHA-256: aca8f208abb4cc4dbb40b5e7e295c169f971d57c4ecb537d72b70d0f084319c2
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised websites or disposable hosting, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript is a common technique for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities or initiating further malicious actions.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9969

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://huntic.ru/uplcv?utm_term=mechanical+engineering+bachelor+thesis+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://gpmpoolandspa.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/ferewexuvomek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chamdure.com/DATA/files/33058611129.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://atamergranit.com/userfiles/file/86271579980.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://teenvolunteerhouston.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/61f01038646f55aa96cf6ce5dfc1d154/rewodujabenetarapek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mastervgtour.by/var/upload/file/19692003682.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.jcca.co.in/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609f52f7d944c---24052611395.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ceadersvalet.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b91c0327977---modulidebaguninipokugaze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://imotrading.com/images/userfiles/goxowupazisogajiloke.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jordan.si/dokumenti/file/gikup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://realestateconnect.us/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2n75aucbm2nn6a7drhjsk6ej34/buwusizawufetijo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.advids.co/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d6325535579---34285843242.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gametimecatering.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c953ff7cd80---fazewunaju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lawyerstitleescrow.com/clients/9/9b/9b7cfcecb5e5abb6b877b2b1d59b4eb1/File/71140688520.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://factory-01.com/js/upload/files/68248937905.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nanodrywash.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160afe059c5a2c---pijakekabaxazafagisakadum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://endustriyelkiralama.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3hcctvep5iocingg68t6d5n3uo/bemimawumix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://anhuizhkj.com/upload_fck/file/2021-6-8/20210608154652820374.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.saltriot.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5aaf182e14b1f339bab56ea92ab3326a/fegajaxokosidupavuzida.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elitk.ru/_files/15528168173.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://celesteandtorsten.wedding/images/file/72971459418.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.nordatec.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5u6p239rl75d72s9diqgjg4hvg/21290947158.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://reklamavysocina.cz/UserFiles/File/37637794196.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cmtsport.com/pliki/59115089281.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_off00010abc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10ABC 11032 bytes
SHA-256: d6c0c54e6e22568467cf623e430079e8921811e84b58c7051837bc5b9950d280
font_01_sfnt_off000123df.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x123DF 17796 bytes
SHA-256: cefc97a99b4cbc496d7694c3f4f95a65e246228193d10de38f98d149811205fc
font_02_sfnt_off0001523f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1523F 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1