Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c5163c6d99d8430b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

84.1 KB Created: 2021-07-07 20:16:30 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: f0387c10813102d274d32186d483e5f4 SHA-1: 07fda47cca2941db6a65746a997049b3f19b4f3c SHA-256: c5163c6d99d8430bc63720e3bd8d6ede84a5c04ee0b60ad380cb05253cf8cefa
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites acting as link farms. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for redirecting users to these malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9972

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://ketchas.ru/uplcv?utm_term=seafood+places+in+port+aransas
    • https://vizzzio.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3e14a576ce8804136848c2326a0a5b05/22971723577.pdf
    • https://smarttactic.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b98693f2a2b---gepolafape.pdf
    • http://machi-tomo.xyz/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wajupisefunov.pdf
    • https://trucraftsmanship.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608b79c4730af---49246677919.pdf
    • https://www.limratechnologies.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16072d79619c72---zoxenegudojufezudox.pdf
    • http://www.mtpartnersfl.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b77ce019d4e---zosaxelamowetidu.pdf
    • http://opalsolar.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608b79b7d5608---timixifatazosavazi.pdf
    • http://apartmaji-zunicmile.com/uporabnik/file/50014580419.pdf
    • https://dsodrecital.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16081de2174425---3383797931.pdf
    • http://canxetaianhduc.com/images/file/47490312021.pdf
    • https://travels-ukraine.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160af6a0262eff---82766244757.pdf
    • http://siripanyalamphun.com/user_img/files/25304800093.pdf
    • http://bagandpack.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/74c05d3266f255dcaca6fc51ed79a82d/zexibesovaxizojepu.pdf
    • http://campbellelectronics.com/uploads/nakowu.pdf
    • http://goref.ru/files/file/75188562243.pdf
    • https://www.tctnanotech.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/678671966eb2a1a17b3b1c056d8d7206/76286328823.pdf
    • https://bawaniint.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/podugolazubogudakaxepi.pdf
    • https://lllk.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7a53f6ceb77fa9fc814c9d1a508f8e5e/lejemajaw.pdf
    • http://mgmkt.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16088f3cb6efb3---7406258683.pdf
    • http://shuswapladystriders.ca/userfiles/file/doguzibunumavasamokamuv.pdf
    • https://stagerightstaging.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/12414db70608791e2a3cf774c30e2e32/9872908559.pdf
    • 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_off0000e549.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE549 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000fd5b.bin
840d8a9ddc2cad0b6928fb28ba5a3dc18214a1c684474e502b9d04a11b0ecfe4
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFD5B 17520 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00012aca.bin
4d5b2ac9fd712b939c38341a32324caabf975b73bffbe9b51fcaf020dae606e6
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12ACA 10688 bytes