Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ad95dec53126daf3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.6 KB Created: 2021-06-25 12:47:14 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: d332baab26c73103e0d8c3ffcd268220 SHA-1: 2f0fe9f01a972876c551e7bd2e820c9dce5d8ea6 SHA-256: ad95dec53126daf30954c8b08970858ee5171a097c7cd98cfce0b7355372f3c1
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, which is often used to redirect users to malicious websites or download further payloads. The heuristic firings indicate it is part of a link farm hosted on compromised CMS uploads and disposable hosting, likely serving as a lure for phishing or malware distribution. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, consistent with a phishing or trojan delivery mechanism.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9994

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • Fake invoice / payment lure low SE_INVOICE_LURE
    Document contains invoice or payment language paired with an action verb — useful context when combined with link, macro, or attachment indicators
  • 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://drafthe.ru/uplcv?utm_term=federal+sentencing+guidelines+manuals
    • https://envomask.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/85ae686ab7b5ee21658ee42a899444ee/91879280084.pdf
    • http://csc0535.com/userfiles/file/20210621040301_ou0hso.pdf
    • http://rallyteamwalraven.nl/file/18331834628.pdf
    • https://www.sidertest.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a137126e9b4---bizideturun.pdf
    • https://www.okcfarmersmarket.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/43a2bb1886d98c234fe197e09a16a6d3/25268733256.pdf
    • https://centrobrands.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1a6c8beb38bd7ff2bc36f36f03706fd0/66527273501.pdf
    • https://primax.fr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/n4rh5a2oln5opci9b0e3k78455/fakavimu.pdf
    • http://rusiuojigalvoji.lt/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ae0e1ff3509---45108157158.pdf
    • http://churchliferesources.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b5a187afe26---fokutivotasaximofisuxiso.pdf
    • http://dom-nenilovo.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/62dbc0f06800091b045f2feea8495327/4064007246.pdf
    • http://to-kajihan.net/js/upload/files/kazedupetawebunosup.pdf
    • http://knshzj.com/CKEdit/upload/files/gekedekunebegegala.pdf
    • http://bizwd.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16095b0a0f0918---gufekonevew.pdf
    • https://shotclock.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/acb8e142a247a5f4aea89a22fcd73d30/mejopuragotafigomul.pdf
    • http://ontheedgeofnow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607f7006a5ca9---puxozesefofiji.pdf
    • http://www.davidwoodpersonnel.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bede7b6e54f---rikemuvefavikavawubez.pdf
    • http://adanateknikservis.web.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607d54ccc841c---52879155712.pdf
    • http://adabaskimerkezi.com/upload/file/nomidosafabedaj.pdf
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000dd4a.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDD4A 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000f561.bin
5772365708c90c100eb88ad6ef192db12aaf249aca0079f2eed64ee1da140a31
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF561 10672 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00010d90.bin
e6f5ce279fa3672a23a799224a1bdf52b93e300207fc494034b2ff27599f037e
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10D90 16964 bytes