Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b54518a27dec19d0…

MALICIOUS

PDF

84.9 KB Created: 2021-09-06 03:48:38 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-04
MD5: 548e026819fcc9acb1e05d10bea27713 SHA-1: 620f02f1af7cba36b265baebbb1bc57caabd2b15 SHA-256: b54518a27dec19d0bafea4c4f773057d411ad99968d640d10ae04603aa9ad79c
192 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a malicious PDF containing embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities or delivering further malicious content. The PDF also contains numerous external URIs, many pointing to compromised websites or disposable hosting, suggesting an attempt to redirect the user to malicious sites or download additional payloads. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware distribution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9893

Heuristics 9

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
  • Clickable URI points to raw IP address medium PDF_URI_IP_LITERAL
    PDF contains a clickable HTTP(S) action whose host is a literal IPv4 address. Legitimate documents normally link to named domains; raw-IP destinations are common in disposable phishing and malware-delivery infrastructure.
  • 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://infrive.ru/uplcv?utm_term=canada+border+declaration+form+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://captainkillmite.com/uploads/files/202108140545526685.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://octvads.site/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/kuwikinazawubikina.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://otdelkamos.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c1d902bc46ec9913abfca33a48c249ed/kasamidi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://richmore.kr/uploadfile/fckeditor/file/sujugemov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://185.33.116.145/~acus01/upload/files/zevivejatobafinatifepiku.pdfPDF link annotation
    • http://transportdiverse.com/uploads/files/xilatinifopurasojakunu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cananalimdar.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/mu1536cvte8jk8bukuafuak27u/poweb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nuyewrecruitment.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/04683eb66c7d7b1c23c123c1abd8f142/kivamenoro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.rolstoellift.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a3f9c3625bd---71163755343.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://autonoleggioassereto.com/file/21163466698.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.next-conseil.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160720075c983f---wefokata.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.southforconstruction.com/frontend/web/ckfinder/userfiles/files/86002657543.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://avantkart.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/02i0f00n0fdcj6q92ikdcrd7nj/nadizixataxaxuragutojazin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alcc.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cad7ihq0rmt5bu65jsc00oof8e/21284129098.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://musorcentrum.hu/files/article/file/7343208791.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://entone.es/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/250b73151076111ccdbb1c66dfc2a008/95847847693.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://serviceservice.eu/userfiles/file/99840391222.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://abwessex.com/uploads/files/kabiperigutifefasem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://penzionradvanice.cz/res/file/zinivu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.advids.co/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16127003ba09b6---kidarukewunodotizejuma.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.saltriot.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/362f19b4dbe61e9fe56bc9a18f649145/vamifirilodoza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alphacleanwashing.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c332a246ed575ebaf6a18be33e7f4c0f/kotajok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ainut.fi/userfiles/file/ruzewon.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://penzionradvanice.cz/res/file/koxivureden.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hefcom-hydraulics.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fosoderogujus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kindervakantieweekdeurne.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161344bee2accc---xebivelumuluwowigudaxefob.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_off0000e7b7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE7B7 17348 bytes
SHA-256: 8467dafbdcacef26b8c76b376f46c6c54f66f33f5067ea8e4c709ec3ccd26d87
font_01_sfnt_off000114b6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x114B6 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00012ccd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12CCD 10784 bytes
SHA-256: 5e019357889fa9cee072408c1e303881332efbf6ea0af5fdfd8966cd56b19698