Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ad09acda584b13b3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

92.2 KB Created: 2021-09-04 18:02:08 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: 77800439d22af6c04e966645667e90df SHA-1: 25f6ef5e199967baa39acb21fdd1898449aae635 SHA-256: ad09acda584b13b30483a1c24c2694e42e7c5e7752ca67f278f8e14759f28baf
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites 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 likely used to facilitate the redirection or exploit vulnerabilities.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9913

Heuristics 7

  • 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
  • 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://catamma.ru/uplcv?utm_term=percent+of+shaded+area+worksheets PDF link annotation
    • https://balance-global.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ku698nc8ion1cm692bsl6d3bsv/48722693062.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://artkulinaria.pl/sites/default/files/file/78388788672.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akgwealthplanner.com/crm/files/vabixopewo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sieckultury.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/60862b8efcb444bae8c87234c6f88b99/51643023309.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.keystonecare.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4c7dbf4fd2cd0d755fc2d9a90fae850f/73850338431.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://santiagoporter.com/js/ckfinder/core/connector/php/files/53858086310.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amalighting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/23653bdaa1e19e457fedec525527086d/83421852702.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://viaterrestre.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16081553abe9c4---14832353816.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alwaysflorida.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16087686c1248c---nawosazufeviwelosuwar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://designbeginnings.com/upload/file/nobilupevebipig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vadihosting.com/calisma2/files/uploads/zanirosizulonapazomaxitun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.goataxiservice.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608175be8f754---jokororamuju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sinara.org.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c0930c4ea84---52783024311.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fsgpj.com/upfolder/e/files/20210714014643.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://certifiedmoversinc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c0a15daf8efad6abb6bdead4e025e06a/fojimelesowagowenovibu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://traveltokiev.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/s8qk3ovo5qjj8o8c26vvolpje3/24140041057.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://muzeumostrowiec.pl/obrazy/file/82480284761.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://phonphangschool.com/upload/files/92233304479.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://beautybybelief.com/admin/images/file/lefajoletofawotovokedex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://playgametoday.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e18bf0f63be0ae3f8549685c691c1b6e/wumosuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mislenyiallatorvos.hu/userfiles/file/jilivipel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://makaeximworld.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cac92a87dba---71965888733.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.tifdip.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16071bc9f3e06c---41879432978.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://claphamjunction.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ac510585f1965ae2f1259f8bc02df891/48386528081.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hgbehringer.de/img/files/files/noludilunisuzora.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ventana-sur.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a0d18fe25d2.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_off000102cd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x102CD 18920 bytes
SHA-256: 2f384f783a1f7740dfd99590d43a16bd17aa0c8a3e4a83555c8813af4ca9470c
font_01_sfnt_off000133b6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x133B6 10616 bytes
SHA-256: 45dbb0e76166889303ccd43ad0eae54a1be907f1ec4074678e188dea6476ec71
font_02_sfnt_off00014c0e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14C0E 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1