Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 bd3d0ffe11c24917…

MALICIOUS

PDF

84.1 KB Created: 2021-07-18 20:34:00 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-14
MD5: f55fd11f71404e95acd05dc12a39e66a SHA-1: 342e0da7ede4accdb5db8eaec84091a9cdbac2f2 SHA-256: bd3d0ffe11c24917727a78941ea06e47df1c5b49ccfe1c1e02636e8f487b6454
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites used as link farms. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for redirecting users to these malicious links.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9964

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://careerhack.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607729c579483---fifobupozeno.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://comodee.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e6d8de45246---88918403427.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://benedictinoselrosal.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/32415477838.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.motorradfreunde-toggenburg.ch/up/files/15737733924.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://josephlillianmorrisfamily.com/clients/59960/File/45465941100.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sacproblemleri.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16089231275412---mofuradevexosuroxovu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://andrewclaymonfishing.com/clients/a/a7/a7b0d980ee28df7184f998a87a00dbd5/File/98329067804.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ipkameralari24.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ac656d1efa7---kakagixizafimizexiba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://math-talk.kr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/74iv5008102c9n6h93s7q623ho/67019744896.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mokhalasati.com/userfiles/files/jativa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.logomarcanet.com/userfiles/file/pafumezalenud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dietetyka-24.pl/images/files/42979394269.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lexus-custom.com/js/upload/files/solamivobofidadimuteravo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://provisionsinternational.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16077118588b11---razorajon.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aceonlinementors.com/userfiles/file/49130219180.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.suffaheducation.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ab4b21d8ac5---16308444367.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dolphinsolutions.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/saxivimirovafomuzoju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://airflow-skateboards.com/upload/file/14032297247.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ukicda.com/admin/fckeditor_upfiles/file/2021070916485480554.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hemeringen.de/ckeditor_ablage/userfiles/files/saropuvoporovepogawitanez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vetamblj.si/ckfinder/userfiles/files/30831423030.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.tctnanotech.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/563e11cc7cf9433fb98e2ab3d427610e/fokupilibabopi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/1KS0DP0cxss/uplcv?utm_term=witcher+3+nithingPDF 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_off0000e7c7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE7C7 17544 bytes
SHA-256: 66e039ae49d2eb27b9fdbe23d6a9cbd6c4aba74b6078698230ea51905b5c51d8
font_01_sfnt_off000114e0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x114E0 10180 bytes
SHA-256: fe4b3ad86d182c082b111e29bfa6eaaf7e3ce054b97072dccd73fecd504db7b4
font_02_sfnt_off00012ba8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12BA8 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1