Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c276faa901dbf9eb…

MALICIOUS

PDF

126.5 KB Created: 2021-07-03 10:15:19 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: 3c446afb52ed62bc287f1a17ef56790f SHA-1: 8a6ef7018b7592ec9d882f8e104ba05cd9705d09 SHA-256: c276faa901dbf9ebfcee80e2e174a8581db9a629e7a47ab07a7668e6436bfbdc
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. It also features a link farm pointing to multiple compromised WordPress sites, likely serving as a distribution point for further payloads or phishing content. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, and the overall structure suggests a phishing or malware delivery campaign.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9978

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • 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://crysiq.ru/uplcv?utm_term=ineffective+airway+clearance+tracheostomy PDF link annotation
    • http://luckyassessoria.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609a651e0735f---54924380322.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mas.vacations/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160785b73674d9---83377663317.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mfcwestenkwartier.nl/beta/userfiles/file/42204975640.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://washchienluoc.com/upload/file/655265022.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lube-stc.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/1605763083.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gamaconsultores.cl/upload/file/xiwarup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dishdivvy.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d400db41faee6c3e07f0dc464b746e16/rigawiluridegenedezepugev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://otvorene-srdce.sk/userfiles/file/bamabokurevejulenumodubu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://i-chat.tw/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/66604092989.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.emporiocaritaspisa.it/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609ae0fe3898a---boxazesixotolepaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sad-azov.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c4808c4506dc5d53f8f13be66f406b0a/6068625147.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dolphinrfid.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16079338f55e39---55766428562.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d69a47b5f2e---pezidelimegutav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.thelawchamber.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608dd5b679081---69708503720.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.chortho.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cmpigt24njdqmj1rkdertfsln9/97525614216.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.optionassurance.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cf9f1aecd8f---77718964996.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunargrup.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/otpcljiuslphva2v13qf6lk4v6/44860052969.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://szentdorottyapatika.hu/files/84384593008.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://greshamgilessalon.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/02e6feb386e62d5fb9c7dfb13177503c/8043944363.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.shipsupply.co.mz/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608615a48efe3---40493784382.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kardelendalgicpompa.com/uploadfiles/file/36522035716.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lorichphoto.com/pictures/file/rezolamupewagudipovefaka.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_off00018b33.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x18B33 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0001a34a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1A34A 10816 bytes
SHA-256: 752e7b4576b64cfc9057f8550ff6a80938998919f1437cc13b2c85c0edd88f87
font_02_sfnt_off0001bc22.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1BC22 17688 bytes
SHA-256: d8f9c99d9c58185ce91d7bb9d09cd727bf018bbf6be63e9b164062a080344716