Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ca03d17c3fbd2ed9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

88.8 KB Created: 2021-07-25 05:01:58 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 5484db1c0341fbc0b9848babb8d814f0 SHA-1: 2e9bd3a18e0e11c34cf057b468c6886cddee3197 SHA-256: ca03d17c3fbd2ed97a1b898b964f90788b07079b1dd58a165c611ba9c5bebb20
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. It also functions as a link farm, directing users to multiple external URLs hosted on compromised websites and disposable domains. The presence of embedded JavaScript and the nature of the external links strongly suggest an intent to deliver a secondary payload or conduct phishing operations.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9986

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://www.quatainvestimentos.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607de1feb4125---pigejusakorope.pdf
    • http://lhs75aa.org/clients/0/08/08eb77d093c5251d787cf05842b4a73c/File/53441839137.pdf
    • https://www.carlosfunes.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160963b38415c8---jesitonapu.pdf
    • https://resonanceacteurs.nl/userfiles/file/jabozijawusivalonuxuvi.pdf
    • http://amirafouad.com/uploaded_files/file/laxagige.pdf
    • http://hibertek.com/image/files/20210716_210254.pdf
    • http://basyapiemlak.com/yukleme_klasoru/userfiles/file/xixulos.pdf
    • https://www.cfo-search.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a69d6d2b9d7---binitejibatum.pdf
    • https://www.medipratik.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607f9cd4abfce---20872119015.pdf
    • https://staffxrecruitment.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/999ad02563dfd48eed9e0f13d35594d1/39042760552.pdf
    • http://prochem.vn/images/uploads/files/xilasuwisup.pdf
    • http://techsystem.gr/data/uploads/ckeditor/files/vamerox.pdf
    • https://carthink.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608cac91bf291---91326310127.pdf
    • https://www.karenlovelee.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607b7dcc6c4f2---jasireditopafaleburoz.pdf
    • http://salonorganica.ru/upload/files/56775183570.pdf
    • http://chipmax.in/chipmax/ckfinder/userfiles/files/88495281021.pdf
    • http://arcdesantmarti.com/biocop/Images/images-editor/file/joromopedi.pdf
    • http://nawaress.com/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pubesap.pdf
    • http://benjamin1908.com/clients/f/f4/f4560e3fe432b95d15e234f900dec36a/File/junexomowebe.pdf
    • http://prodesign31.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bc65b4542ef---vipilakeru.pdf
    • http://arcomproltd.com/userfiles/file/4739220447.pdf
    • https://diphong.com/uploads/98129179477.pdf
    • http://nieruchomosci-swidnica.pl/userfiles/file/xafisata.pdf
    • https://www.mclarenpress.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607ecf17a1991---11978555326.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/zMnd8XtcwSM/uplcv?utm_term=can+i+get+an+extension+on+my+unemployment+in+michigan
    • 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_off0000f555.bin
4f72bf99bc7d08cb96e9718e9bc2ea1113cfa57e1bd0d10219fdd2177b34373a
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF555 11068 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00010f04.bin
ee922d5a094be17acb81a47bb4924d6a647d4854ca2b28fc50c1decdea2cdc8a
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10F04 17288 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00013c61.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13C61 16792 bytes