Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c689e53beffbd2c8…

MALICIOUS

PDF

76.9 KB Created: 2021-09-04 15:24:02 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: 0d3f020b9cc185cc96326e2e79f9493a SHA-1: 201649ac6234d55aed280b910c29e9d2011951af SHA-256: c689e53beffbd2c8f383ea87b110aeaf315ee2b2855b3c5968cbbddcb90c0d33
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

This PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links pointing to compromised WordPress upload directories. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to redirect users to phishing sites or download further malware. The embedded JavaScript is a common technique for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities or initiating malicious actions.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9840

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://archism.ru/uplcv?utm_term=jobs+crossword+printable+worksheets PDF link annotation
    • http://julieesteban.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16102b980da983---10531199646.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.atrium-tuiles.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608e5e1eef05e---61178472553.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://raffaelecavazzoni.com/userfiles/files/20635248521.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://canhtoanland.com/upload/files/naraxi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://binarbaidtrading.com/public_html/userfiles/file/lukuvowodivomugutajipif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://spaslask.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/45h45r3tvr1hnp844kanqigh6n/48807844559.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://supair-lux.hu/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fememizisekekemisixagoga.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bbensonmft.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a492dc075c6d2ee379382ae3a877a009/zegamu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://195exim.com/datas/files/90799762816.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fractinvest.com/uploads/file/rimenuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://toyotaprius-custom.com/js/upload/files/zineguxinuwupomupo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hdontheroadnapoli.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b75f3ba0808---51660962150.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bestrecycledautoparts.net/images_i/file/90124347229.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://saftanton.dk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ddeaad5e03a---34652849506.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://adiwirawanbali.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/de19d8a7c62a2297ee62382a8a8ef184/gaxewogifivebonopig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://espwireless.net/uploads/file/22427597100.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clarksville.net/wysiwygfiles/file/voxogobetawid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://koryosushi.com/uploads/files/68042495801.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://norservis.info/files/files/31839577684.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cruiseship.cruises/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/pa64lu7np1s33ag1ap4184c418/ziriwusitisikutukasi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://taxiluzern.ch/khurasan/userfiles/files/rekixuxi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://refundsrefunds.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606c731dc8e2b---86626276296.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fresh-j.info/images/uploadedimages/file/lazepemodawaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://liccuza.ro/stiri_files/file/64964973476.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laser123.com/geektic/files/32209961079.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lightupalife.org.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607d5653e6584---71459015311.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_off0000ca82.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCA82 16424 bytes
SHA-256: 9ab6177c1462d51a840b4dc2cfca054551b228c6533dba9fc25427b9bedb21da
font_01_sfnt_off0000f4da.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF4DA 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00010cf1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10CF1 10920 bytes
SHA-256: 6aa4e29876c7762aa29e2cf463e31a4e74e43f7f6ff8f533eb0b41b71010cb39