Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 bf630b3ca5526317…

MALICIOUS

PDF

88.4 KB Created: 2021-09-05 14:04:42 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: 31b9e00225a820a5596df611522ddbd6 SHA-1: bfdca44b3435670e41b5e09d7f108274517fcf78 SHA-256: bf630b3ca5526317b3596e8a84d715bcb9581fa8829ece39832d0f5a4f192ddb
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. The heuristics indicate that the PDF is part of a link farm, directing users to multiple external URLs, some hosted on compromised WordPress sites. This suggests the PDF is designed to redirect users to phishing pages or download further malware. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly support its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9835

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 https://cursosgratuitosonline.es/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/85sn31v0e33bkv0nbf9ak6m80i/73235864061.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://controldellaves.com/app/webroot/arxius/file/wanitamuvonabejigol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://classiccar-jp.com/js/upload/files/wajonuzimigedakumi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alfavit.tv/userfiles/file/67423530458.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://unitez.net/images/newtech/files/norimabasururusakuratu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://domholidays.com/userfiles/file/42125694411.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-park.es/img/uploads/files/lexovafaguwuruzutonife.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://3dreamstudios.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2696405f7961e5bf8d3fdfbed4e256d0/gofenefo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vandervalk.reviews/app/webroot/files/userfiles/files/fixobagujigetujukoniso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dkind.net/userData/board/file/zamivosimotupadoxaxop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aldo-ins.com/userfiles/file/guxefibegumofev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608f58c811209---56540306123.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://topopentertainment.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608c064137a77---jidejaniv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nacyc.jp/Upload/file/peserubakoxunasesuzugofa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sazjah.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16093f7cc382e4---69506691941.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alnahamgroup.com/userfiles/file/58266511130.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609ed36ee91c4---balixefubanabutazoxa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ligneus.hu/upload/file/78566138562.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c98c08137f1---90182693719.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://thaiahpa.com/flash/files/15745735598.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.goldenplanet.dk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160948a6a75070---57129929863.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://miamiuniquelimo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d2268c4b92---11494117032.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nvsrolko.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pevax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.goldenplanet.dk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a3ec9e90a1a---guzowifutikasa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.borzabadi.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sowonixubugufodeziwekajit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://geteffective.biz/uploadfiles/file/sebaxurapuperorurezipefeg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/fzgW7-mxBc0/uplcv?utm_term=maquina+de+coser+wertheim+%2B+manual+de+instruccionesPDF 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_off0000f08c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF08C 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0001089e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1089E 19836 bytes
SHA-256: f48be4a03d7d87dfd568cd68f8298186c85fae688c71ea952208d78219f19fdf
font_02_sfnt_off00013ab1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13AB1 10960 bytes
SHA-256: 5eaffa9d770fd7a6cf3433e19558bfcd58e0f1efda6798c25468a7078b76f108