Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 bd58b542cb755b2d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.3 KB Created: 2021-07-10 05:04:54 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: 3dc5a39376b82630a61f7d6ce61dc304 SHA-1: 1c43b2ea721f07f785579b020236cd6333d1ffe6 SHA-256: bd58b542cb755b2db20ad91fc461ddaf66f5222c41160d3bcac8b00d8c321276
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links pointing to compromised websites, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to these external URLs.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9951

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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://csc0535.com/userfiles/file/20210623015456_8wi57f.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://mobistore.co.nz/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a7b920b942220644e004c1fe3d1a1548/85563562544.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pnmanagementsolutions.in/uploads/8449738416.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zuche0551.com/upload/file/buvosusefuwope.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aucoindeshalles.com/menu/file/sabelozizubekifos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.isnb.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fcc4ccc31fae7bd2d00ca3931ef2df6c/89775924109.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://allianceflooring.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9a293d7f1f2963b90a0a4214a918638c/58041520481.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://krindustria.com.br/site/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16094cd9d7dd45---wofoworexemixuful.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://albino-pitti.com/pub_img/file/jinobine.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://biomedchita.ru/imeg_master/file/28304344048.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://escqatar.com/uploads/userfiles/file/file/gazanivexekol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mzr-avocats.com/buddha/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jabitoridudegoposijipax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hopkinshigh62.com/clients/7/77/7764523e397120ad9b09b1da26998858/File/82602490009.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://corumosmanlimakina.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/2059781357.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.qookspot.kitchen/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16074dc0b24e96---surezisovud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sesc.com.ua/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7o435gekreq0f0avuokd685de4/vuzazilegage.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cetinelektrik.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16073d239f3b87---91418295819.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cityhighclassof77.com/clients/9/9e/9ea685038b5a197d2022a69b8c6b162a/File/vorux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ezhealthcheck.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ppkrfuqargltquiealsnftrd72/64223836097.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://beribuket.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e1b8490757d36bf11768dbaf31410118/purali.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://automotiveenergy.cz/userfiles/file/28641433960.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://novahealthclinic.ca/userfiles/file/lixipujotulesesukazizo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--12cmi2byac9cdhd0hra6d7bxkwbgj1gch.com/user_img/files/71745846884.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://runo34.ru/attachments/file/81310933894.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.colegiodesafio.net/home/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e8f10245157---sixetidodawuxepazagumel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/6naE_Nh8_CY/uplcv?utm_term=finite+difference+matlab+codePDF 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_off0000e727.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE727 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000ff3e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFF3E 10588 bytes
SHA-256: 47ac282e0e2ea041aa4a4fce368c04ccb373b02dc50e92f1a07f1e75c437c118
font_02_sfnt_off00011752.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11752 18284 bytes
SHA-256: 6bc3fac9ea292b501b92d4c5aee2ad4b4dc550b5abee8ec4b20c79a8941c5d74