Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c4da20519fb2038e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

93.9 KB Created: 2021-07-02 17:21:52 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 4300a0d32744551ba5c8e79d01b992c4 SHA-1: 3adb939b35cece70d99ac1516c013eb045f98fc8 SHA-256: c4da20519fb2038e31f539f9fd8a1982c576a36a856f68ac398682a1496a312c
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a link farm pointing to compromised WordPress sites, indicating an attempt to redirect users to malicious content. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware delivery. The presence of JavaScript points to T1059.007, and the nature of the file suggests it was likely delivered as a Spearphishing Attachment (T1566.001).

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9942

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • 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 http://asesorialuishervas.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160984c7f9c685---kapotukuletuvunidowam.pdf
    • https://fastcomputer.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ce6a2b57af945b28706d05cc823cc2cc/torozodu.pdf
    • https://www.americansummercamps.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16079cfff7390b---fokupefaralopebu.pdf
    • https://fullmagicweekend.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gezatinevalijapuma.pdf
    • https://visaonline-vn.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fl5fd2su019m8po2bkmn2ujogv/2828067565.pdf
    • http://vce34.ru/attachments/file/37991605384.pdf
    • http://mundori.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vatowivudurubisudesir.pdf
    • http://policylic.com/uploads/files/40340624587.pdf
    • https://www.frankreich-ferien.ch/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16093a0811a3a5---ninoxoligulariri.pdf
    • http://www.justgiveahand.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160983b8e923a4---65662804690.pdf
    • https://nobleanimalsanctuary.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tmp/wosuliwizanodevefa.pdf
    • http://sacoorhealth.pt/site/upload/file/40452959611.pdf
    • http://sun-eko.eu/files/file/83827151505.pdf
    • http://www.saraviation.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609244f03dde2---kagabopi.pdf
    • https://evg-prague.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16071eb78086de---nemelinexogolotedumozubi.pdf
    • https://www.cukoyem.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/u88liu0b0v0p6fg4alcgamj457/zamufibu.pdf
    • http://yatros.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bc5869b4a92---panijowosutozorebapojexo.pdf
    • https://rfcorporation.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/da7c6f4c8e45bab47a73215f5dd105c8/7288120168.pdf
    • http://www.ibadirect.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c014ec03fae---67095611910.pdf
    • https://www.nrlandscapes.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a374b9a4bfd4a9dc3d11c937c3c8e2e3/xobexipafogox.pdf
    • https://www.dyna-tech.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d200a9ede68---95427972726.pdf
    • http://www.saraviation.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16075bfff60830---38869423467.pdf
    • https://akapacha.com/userfiles/file/zuximijigeladozoburuki.pdf
    • https://cspdental.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f7692e9a64c93a56f34221c044426a50/5987175990.pdf
    • http://www.next-conseil.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f636514e0a---86638987747.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/GLLx1DTH0VQ/uplcv?utm_term=high+pitch+low+pitch
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off00010d9d.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10D9D 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off000125af.bin
fff069164f9299db69fd712d66b86b73f1d6d1b1a8ee70b539dba696fac7c4f6
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x125AF 17360 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00015251.bin
a9c1476e0ae8d3b94e8f5bebc59ff312832d0259960de1784df8b34032789c7e
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15251 10064 bytes