Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c28a9daa57aa7c1d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

80.8 KB Created: 2021-08-27 17:35:19 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: b82e4c464b3881e81eccf947bfdded13 SHA-1: f3d5385eaa3709d33ad7d580d37435014f8d534e SHA-256: c28a9daa57aa7c1d71a51718fea42cbcadf8fba7162b54d50820cffc0e364982
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised or disposable hosting. The heuristic 'PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM' indicates a deliberate attempt to create a large number of links, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution campaign. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly support the malicious nature of this file.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9978

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://drwatsonsr.com/clients/2/2b/2b9a0cf27321ceab3a47fbd10bf94d34/File/68954169058.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://akarchlight.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fccbed41dadedf22dc4668c6ff1e57e8/doditedifogakapimixokev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amiablediamonds.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f51e80ea9e7ab6e6ab6c22caad468432/pizerunarisutal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://apoiotelecom.com/imagens/img_fckeditor/file/59426337140.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://amandatour.ru/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/47529593173.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://costumeworld.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608817b28370e---17823490900.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://intekcanada.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/52696045184.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://showdetango.com/bafa/userfiles/file/62995462422.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://40parables.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/de379155f846304924673d5b765999ae/52252727728.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.melodypods.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16072916492460---manutuzolegotid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ccskin.com/geektic/files/jusavotemojelerubopurewew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wamer.org/userfiles/file/dametutorakonozirixoboba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://global-gypsum.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c8d0ea03843---vefufazebedajag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://iamsong.vn/uploads/files/38394066943.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.x454.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6s1f1tanblqbll8b5qrca80qi2/guxidizukubemenebufagip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.stockholmswingallstars.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a9a2ff8b8b5---47201929093.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ponderosafestival.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b986e11977a---xabazenapetarasamumupi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vestol.bg/files/file/18227906630.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ktcz.eu/files/files/11635750133.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nd-58.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/df846e93c6f8994ee43c0ddbb367c92c/betowoxoladofopisunadesu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lightingsolutionsinc.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/717d0c5dd683572ab1b4368c29139181/31597017871.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://smarttactic.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160965ebd7c263---76690704333.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://corumosmanlimakina.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zutoriwapamesejoxogodeg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kwong-cheong.com/userfiles/gudadejijiza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://loskutova.site/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e741a29aee43be737fffe7f3e86a935f/zunonigajifofunerosejaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/BkSY9tpko7c/uplcv?utm_term=sexual+vs+asexualPDF 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_off0000d929.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD929 9932 bytes
SHA-256: 55fece9c881322593dd7097fa5169b4d3009b363fc90ec55bfce81ac9e9aa674
font_01_sfnt_off0000ef47.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEF47 17500 bytes
SHA-256: c711153e318945bef0ec5e4920f762b49f86d19ee59fb86aec695e210cc4b0d3
font_02_sfnt_off00011c25.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11C25 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1