Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 af4dc071cb4e4272…

MALICIOUS

PDF

76.4 KB Created: 2021-09-11 21:05:01 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: a9042611386fbd8bfa8715252bd138a7 SHA-1: 32b01da4055242fd25199238e8e01935e9bec258 SHA-256: af4dc071cb4e42724a20238f793fe03722c2e7ccc45c2fec1d463e7374fb2499
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many pointing to compromised or disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely serves to redirect the user to one of the linked malicious sites, which are designed to exploit users through phishing or malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9908

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://vinatech.com/userfiles/file/kuliwujefegot.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.phsdcenter.com/temp/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/68679653061.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bomando.bomsolar.com/uploadfiles/files/730839943.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.etoiles-recrutement.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16135b89103e17---32508449919.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiofapas.it/userfiles/files/43528017407.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://glaskunstcentrum.nl/images/file/27557833465.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gtsonline.nl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tca2hcnkk6e89aath63vg2a10h/1026359647.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studioingegneriavaragnolo.com/userfiles/files/30497858078.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bergfin.se/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613291cb4d806---174502380.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chongthamnguoc.vn/img/files/juzirezutuxebaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.520amis.com/upload/files/27977275014.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://z500.si/files/97788641129.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.cpiequipos.com/assets/images/user_files/files/33130591607.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eliteswimmingpoolsinc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/635eo8mf8dl9i8v049ec8r8t27/lokekuniwusam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hutnia.pl/userfiles/file/28343353435.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mbk-montage.nl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/11390912985.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perevodvnegiloifond.ru/pict/file/37270834312.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://senfina.top/uploads/files/10747785225.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sinostandards.net/upload/files/63673333632.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://associatedreclaimed.com/userfiles/files/tofipuburulukomiziku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://totaleclipsenv.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613be6111e254---46225951930.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://quimicahj.com/admin/userfiles/userfiles/file/rejugakunekukowujudaxe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://biroestarsa.hu/uploads/file/roxusulinibibutixi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://controlcert.se/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613af9c6afb54---59728309430.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dichvugiayphep.biz/upload/ck/files/forisodubazoparujunibuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://granitnet.hu/editor_up/panamevanolagesemolule.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/DOqCt-cVA4I/uplcv?utm_term=board+acceptance+letterPDF 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_off0000cb37.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCB37 10300 bytes
SHA-256: 42e96b6915fd7bc77dd3b88d10696d2423a735d2c21b356ce4adae8083f717be
font_01_sfnt_off0000e28b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE28B 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0000fa9d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFA9D 16152 bytes
SHA-256: 09231e0d50019c938155bde1f56be1c59a73d26a3c639f0cebd5bbc71664d033