Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b4d38b4af8631a0c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

73.6 KB Created: 2021-09-25 06:47:12 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: aea382b8ea0bc094b0024b67473095c5 SHA-1: 97f4244987009e76e5497763ed1e5a74bcb07850 SHA-256: b4d38b4af8631a0c3710fff3b733290fcd7d2dd237acd4a26135c4461aab8212
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many pointing to compromised WordPress upload storage or disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for distributing further payloads or phishing. The embedded JavaScript is a primary mechanism for executing malicious code.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9827

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 http://tsutae-f.com/js/upload/files/75115999103.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://noks.cz/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16132b95f47995---paxuvebadenajixubaje.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aotem.com/data/home/qxu1780220113/htdocs/uploadfile/files/rivewilijumov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zifu-tech.com/app/webroot/userfiles/files/xigin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bountyvacation.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613c6e005964d---padawujomu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://weorderfood.com/uploads/files/73823475411.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://primebrokeragetx.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/noxatininegaxu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.truesdalepainting.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613dd48e322d5---zomamakovolajavodexewiko.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://andlupa.com/userfiles/file/mapumu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alphasigmaoverseas.com/userfiles/file/48510036465.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://quincy.pl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/leluvoxijizedugatumage.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lookupagency.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614b9b68e3016---vufinoduwozab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lachambredechos.com/userfiles/file/80966337836.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://topopentertainment.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16135aac38ee1f---zesimixatajawe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lawngo.net/fckfiles/80523209991.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://coyada.com/up_images/up_images/jufikakorep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://movietek.vn/hinh-anh/files/kulezokujasutasezeropuwu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://talentfuturesservices.com/sharpinstitute/images/files/26716559863.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bebelino.ru/userfiles/file/sizalakivow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://adesso-moosburg.de/images/file/zofaperakedi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.psoealora.es/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vabedibokimedeg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jongauger.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vokopo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dolupin.com/calisma2/files/uploads/35594848532.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://serendipityorlando.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161428b3aeadce---zodajupom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wintec-samu.hu/uploads/files/jopukijaget.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hit-education.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0d7jre7q51m82k96bc9a14693m/tututojiruxuwejexokogod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mimpi1pusat.com/contents/files/fuwufazizedegabaladavu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/3vuEKuznOb8/uplcv?utm_term=photoshop+graphic+design+tutorials+pdfPDF 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_off0000ba79.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xBA79 11000 bytes
SHA-256: 0635c41a3b4729d2875410aaa572681e36aae46c2e30ab6139ee771cc1abd183
font_01_sfnt_off0000d3d1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD3D1 17444 bytes
SHA-256: ae18eecac5ddf65f1e5becbd5747b58a5cb346a8ffed5c6efc540ecbcec585e8
font_02_sfnt_off00010073.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10073 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1