Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c630728dd2085cfb…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.9 KB Created: 2021-07-21 09:55:31 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: a06a0bd9d9e84f0c0b233b04c914e50e SHA-1: 2503ff4c030cc4f3fb6264232530f07d643fbdba SHA-256: c630728dd2085cfb3960c8a31b8b421419fca642357aef9d3f88d2b644b61e81
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code within PDF documents. The PDF also functions as a link farm, directing users to multiple compromised WordPress sites and potentially disposable hosting, increasing the likelihood of phishing or malware delivery. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent.

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://bluebeakbranding.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4e800085756e0da429606fbf62f39edb/sizonimumanagiw.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://kaufdeinauto.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160715065c224b---zejutiz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://for-rent-aalst.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16073d0fd5cdde---23986414685.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gmonlinestore.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e76ca80b3f7---vivujakaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://microcement.ua/userfiles/file/vibogu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.champcaregivers.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c1a277e4620---gopizodowugivatomigu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ventiliatoriai.lt/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/tazezejuzagatinuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mopi.eu/ckfinder/userfiles/files/12687763655.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jeugdopdewetenschapsagenda.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a82d1201d22---79515256517.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cspdental.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7c7ccbabe7faea2ff774217b9f881174/29789773177.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lorenzofranzone.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/23cb6c2caa4cbbf0e688b4d1cf80aa6c/fevemexiduzorematufivi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dobrasekacka.cz/userfiles/file/86904399319.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://accessiblevehicleservices.com/userfiles/file/50379346783.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ecbpolska.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/778ada7ce1967876328b92dc96da4e88/55281546309.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wholisticvibrations.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/24e8ef275808070ac3c4b2c995a23ef3/tiwefujiraniduwupojim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.caslyn.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607ce6f93e949---xumurosakeligabuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://reifenscho.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b65fd2ea89f---61164242455.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ayersworthglen.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16095e81ed3242---91788574960.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.geosuiteonline.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608931543cfdd---99808307459.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alacarte-design.de/userfiles/file/xujowa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://haozuowenwang.com/imagefiles/file/77781656.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/1xuhb7AK25c/uplcv?utm_term=examples+of+expressions+in+mathPDF 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_off0000f05f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF05F 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off00010871.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10871 17508 bytes
SHA-256: 877da05df21af4ce902466a6aae409c518a0f33bbe2eae6794332893971b55ee
font_02_sfnt_off00013616.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13616 10708 bytes
SHA-256: 91c1820759dd4f1caaa2a7560bb107029a78caadeaeea03501f09b8ad945daeb