Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ae3102b3f8814792…

MALICIOUS

PDF

80.4 KB Created: 2021-08-29 11:55:45 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: 339821a4bd35d6c76988ebdce8d0277e SHA-1: d34bc2333f8122c12d42f4291e42b4809bcef757 SHA-256: ae3102b3f8814792f3bfc619eab1bed4347e2715fddcdd627fd6a03dbadb49db
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

This PDF file was flagged by multiple heuristics as malicious, including a critical ClamAV detection and an ML classifier. It contains an embedded JavaScript stream and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised WordPress upload directories or disposable hosting, suggesting a link farm designed to redirect users to malicious content. The presence of JavaScript indicates potential for further exploitation or redirection.

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 https://www.budgetskemaet.dk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607ca4b750e66---mudemewadapelimurolew.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://slmj8.com/data/userfiles/files/sunijejiwufemufe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://studio-september.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ebea4c5af2b4722324fb963fa4760c33/43308381996.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://portakalweb.net/home/portakal/public_html/ckfinder/userfiles/files/5973871865.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thebellingerfamily.com/clients/0/05/05034faaa501c69409a7459485cba135/File/mawanifukip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.finestkindcharter.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d0ebc2d42f---pupimi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://chungcungoaigiao.net/uploads/files/vavot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ptogel2.com/contents//files/kasosorixopojazon.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alfadent-volg.ru/images_uploads/files/nidujukolofavodomasufaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://inchiriereelicoptere.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160804f47d414e---7393568952.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pnp-studio.com/fckeditorfiles/file/61410665334.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://melissajacksonmd.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607d0cdb9a701---rulopisuguketujibi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://advance-pack.com/editor_upload/file/93073471198.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://adanateknikservis.web.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607a9df5f35e0---90244751008.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vanhacollection.com/images/files/93647551589.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://siyata.co.il/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608a2de1a6529---91166606840.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://budoprojekt.eu/obrazy/file/38778663617.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://locum-system.pl/userfiles/file/melitiginufusukonowere.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elitteaccesorios.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/oesmdesco5rtvk59aehtiq0ro6/zumewef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--90ad5ackt1d.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f242207db44f2c799e69782615c9d958/temewosobafobabolefovowub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gerocuki.hu/user/file/94150245638.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://allnatureint.com/userfiles/file/rokijisomanobanasixatuzus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://peilimineko.com/userfiles/file/69707257105.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.advids.co/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bdab02dbc48---31245347354.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.alitec.es/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nuwoleguxegep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/1xuhb7AK25c/uplcv?utm_term=questions+and+answers+for+quiz+nightPDF 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_off0000d418.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD418 17616 bytes
SHA-256: 2de24140b9c8e2f8463b96d648a5a151aadec6d821f78c41a2b710f7f8b14d72
font_01_sfnt_off000101ce.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x101CE 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000119e5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x119E5 11036 bytes
SHA-256: 57bc6c6e1b5c4d8849d1eea8d3d6e79f6e191da1874c969fbf4b82c1ae52e555