Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c1e18f455729f5dc…

MALICIOUS

PDF

134.8 KB Created: 2021-07-17 11:33:03 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-31
MD5: f48b3ed5935cdef0878b731b094de7dd SHA-1: c6ed5b34ccb4b70cca5373aa56b2e69f244d17ba SHA-256: c1e18f455729f5dc38fb4481ffcc3f6a23acdf24d61a2cc77b6017bd65f3fbd4
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains an embedded JavaScript stream and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised CMS upload directories. These links form a link farm, likely intended to lure users to download further malicious content or engage in phishing. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9945

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://www.opdrrustukalac.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c2c1a68a7c7---59119092136.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://m3hotels.com/userfiles/file/wogokupowufuzorusilap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.commandinglife.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ab7585898aa---kikelafonu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://palcev.ru/userfiles/file/pavukebugelufe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mkkdigital.pt/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607fccb1bd47c---nojepirevogugubira.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hoffmanowska.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160aa26a1c45d3---tazawinupojupusidutal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.x454.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/kenkj7c9hh2etvk4qesamp7465/nusolosovebibatotexo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hmv.ir/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16080b5c1d1073---66580811906.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eliteswimmingpoolsinc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tmdis5r2ad8f9knf2oq6a09c95/xasinowevopu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gurukripapublicschool.com/userfiles/file/xasisa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nktrading.qa/file/files/pelulaxijulikiretikijuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aldea.work/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/21ffed34f5d246deb85ddcf76c74a55c/wugogu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://regalcabs.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16078671be7dd0---zizuperagatigameputi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://blow-w124.com/js/upload/files/37015683673.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.coconutlodge.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16088f7a4ddb12---benetewakabogexuvi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ohligschlaeger-berger.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160738a4f79fea---9986249165.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rjiminfra.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3e78cd9662e39b02a67f7fff22b55dfe/58801827679.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://devison-matras.com/upload/file/33180006516.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.iso-clean.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a7eee6adc7c---luduzonebozez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://afriqueitnews.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3cbc761aefe75522d3f766cb7014f04a/6894922856.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dytac.hk/userfiles/11931191651.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://brunoamaranti.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/l5k6ojgjnrqvu3ijhjfi194mk5/58872954482.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/A3Ryygt5BCM/uplcv?utm_term=during+the+19th+century+the+house+of+commons+moved+away+from+the+monarchy+and+becamePDF 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_off0001ab57.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1AB57 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0001c369.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1C369 17668 bytes
SHA-256: 15e3d07f1ffab8c550c66bc5bc55966d9542ba3ca85fea31246e485bfe510a39
font_02_sfnt_off0001f136.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1F136 11604 bytes
SHA-256: b5314a88e6e22d72c56759bc9361bf908b999b72268d5a5021a16b2398e7e7b4