Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ca2e54604eb36c63…

MALICIOUS

PDF

82.0 KB Created: 2021-09-04 03:09:59 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: 5a45bb16c557bbac6ef93bd41f963a83 SHA-1: f1d86a4ec5de6c52045829953a70658d3ab09e4d SHA-256: ca2e54604eb36c63cbffa61c24d2b0b7218e619fdc9b17a62b635a0603dff449
184 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, flagged by ML classifiers and ClamAV as malicious. It exhibits characteristics of a link farm, with numerous URLs pointing to compromised CMS uploads and disposable hosting, suggesting an attempt to redirect users to malicious sites. The presence of embedded JavaScript indicates an intent to execute code, likely to facilitate further exploitation or download additional payloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9952

Heuristics 8

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
  • Malformed active-content stream length medium PDF_MALFORMED_EXPLOIT_STREAM_LENGTH
    A PDF stream that carries active/exploit-looking content has a declared /Length that does not match the recovered stream body. Malformed stream boundaries and length mismatches are common parser-evasion/supporting evidence around Reader exploit streams.
  • 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://earplighting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4e0b65334a1fd7e0a3dca843f36d1734/gebixojikusejikeripuwig.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://uamarkets.com/images/file/kilegakuvovulawod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.lbf-cosmetics.com/website/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ee2533f4090---gavakudewujuzirirazosaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://creationstationdance.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160722da33b43a---50567634407.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://picinterior.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/67464287162.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andeanskyline.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16126ea815bf0e---vejixujobo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nolimitscenter.be/peausitive/images/FCKeditor/file/20137606101.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lushexperiences.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606c995243633---vojokedobanifijubemebewa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rm-parketi.si/uploads/ravufububefotaxulodopodu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://altinay-law.com/images/file/62126199954.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--b1afklwjc5g.xn--p1ai/ckfinder/userfiles/files/47942088938.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://coreaad.com/DreamDataUpload/file/81496716480.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.eflox.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1611b6a2d44585---39816200029.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://envida-nieuws.nl/bsb_website/upload_fck/file/kiniweti.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://shen-su.eu/gfx/userfiles/files/vasawubitorezifo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://park-seversk.ru/other/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/bajaxukelaxe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tuabogadoangel.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c1cb90c607c5fc71ca12284549d83eb1/kidaresumaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vienkiemis.lt/app/webroot/uploads/userfiles/files/rosunubodufevivogekize.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://leo-translate.com.ua/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607a5ad0a7963---43945033860.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chenruichem.com/upload/files/19190439662.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://droprint.my/home/ququ4923/public_html/userfiles/file/14180842235.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gift-edu.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1aa169b2b6db685b9f989b91be9ab7e2/81195198391.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hoovermaids.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/949eb2692e38ab12fc52e185b795979c/nibetijegoxakedesuzogod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mini-garden.ru/userfiles/file/rujep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/DOqCt-cVA4I/uplcv?utm_term=comprehensive+gynecology+7th+ed+pdfPDF 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_off0000db15.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDB15 11164 bytes
SHA-256: a4b03b3fbeac8dafaf8ec615ec0d2530297b9495ecb8e97c88d43523a4aa9c6b
font_01_sfnt_off0000f4e0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF4E0 17444 bytes
SHA-256: 00d366f6d1f1033eea4a8f74d358ecba8f7b6d6fb561c2c26cc712f990736cc5
font_02_sfnt_off0001223a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1223A 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1