Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ca54714d21617446…

MALICIOUS

PDF

84.4 KB Created: 2021-09-02 04:15:06 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: dca87fb47494c940ffb250eb0d0bc131 SHA-1: a30cae8d07833f023d61e0476620bfed78cb773c SHA-256: ca54714d21617446d94b847f3bce63a0fb23a09e169522237f96a59a5a28b8db
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a large number of external links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The embedded JavaScript is a common technique for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities or initiating malicious actions.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

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://ceadersvalet.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b2bce31d605---85647511301.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://shinserviceodi.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7c31e3488a7821b1bd842e957d43354a/10189767760.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sazjah.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608b66be765e3---mirepuxigewogulusekejamag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://miamiuniquelimo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16090f13a0b6d3---sejafadazigu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://escrima-rlp.de/userfiles/file/45527700661.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://comesa.com.pe/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/phfseom2d3ff6sbdm40dk881f1/vusap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.capitalroofingct.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160738cd77c032---viwamopotidot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hoondb.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608559f83cd65---57301986942.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ahcxdq.com/uploads/file/310324484177.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://abapaposentados.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160baa761b91b1---90579976526.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sgestrecho.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f5036e7bac---julobazupapose.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pabausa.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609dbb4c1b94c---98698898265.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://imad0c0.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/bawizaperitanevidaruru.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wccia-vastu.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/aa062b28d7b1eb05c34049178e2d7acb/602580920.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://erbaytag.com/resimler/files/43129060489.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://france-ex.com/images/blog//file/bonamuvikenusovizisoxali.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ks4073.com/file_media/file_image/file/winili.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kameleonhastanc.hu/files/file/wugakep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://runbo.net/upfiles/files/16259082011179.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://djhelaly.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9e03ea573ec34b3fae75bb6a28df5624/39711472825.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cmtsport.com/pliki/xirowakijolexulu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lightningriskassessment.com/ci/userfiles/files/28047840753.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://prompol.com/media/file/gunivozetujuziw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.traveltimevipp.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/446b6bfeac078af5708a6f8a34c5414a/75338785954.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wittlich-luexem.de/userfiles/file/57796649910.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/YTWXjIUwRh0/uplcv?utm_term=code+hs+answers+javaPDF 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_off0000e49e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE49E 10424 bytes
SHA-256: dfb8cff1b70db918386463ab6bdfc1224f8afda65f496b00067ac4df849af5ee
font_01_sfnt_off0000fc45.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFC45 18200 bytes
SHA-256: e8eb15baf074840c51c082f1797bcb62578258f90592ce3477781c698acd6c33
font_02_sfnt_off00012c16.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12C16 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1