Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 cd053e99ce9233bd…

MALICIOUS

PDF

77.1 KB Created: 2021-07-25 18:54:53 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: cbb7b789a2ac12e90744d835ae657e87 SHA-1: 8d7b33eabb0ea90384b251bc1bc3f39ed18eafea SHA-256: cd053e99ce9233bde2831c9907163953b36f90c27e71844bc230d39057525cfd
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites, suggesting an attempt to redirect users to malicious content. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware delivery. The presence of embedded JS and link farms points to a multi-stage attack pattern.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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://afanasyev-design.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9f3aecd4f9b6600f0cf3b3d8e2228517/pomazid.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://dycelife.com/userfiles/file/33364427148.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kolodezrus.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/814d13fc624cedb73d21219782e7f9e4/nukiko.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://123podkrovie.sk/editor_uploads/files/rumilamabasag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://apparel.allianceflooring.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f54c00611ac87d6c53d80c35c565f9d6/xunufofusowuxop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.advancedevents.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a3db274d7fe---73233521486.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://plumcourse.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b44bbe6b882413859631e2c8bd3d90a1/bexelo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://broadmoor79.com/clients/864886/File/86604431615.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.uniqueartzz.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/24m001vg1oolrc13dumgaskd2l/delakeviwuf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://edoxmarketing.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/lmr4vrfe006a2dqakpurnqt74f/25973985708.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.espymetcalf.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607df41034f14---28424216370.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://szakkepzosiklos.hu/upload/file/livowuza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://webmodels.studio/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160803af0523d0---dudodak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nedirajtebosnu.net/userfiles/file/kaluwox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kondicionery-ivanteevka.ru/upload_picture/file/96462200775.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bountyvacation.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16094841656861---16456665217.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://artbynela.com/uploads/file/72660500511.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://leunamgroup.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e8017ec5551871904d50b535e9c63d44/28489289660.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.heracles-hotel.eu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ej15dqeokol8vv4edd9g2njc9n/14533181098.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://birgatour.mn/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nogefoxunit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--80ackbssfuieecff0e8c.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d66v4p46cvrmtthcqlkqo5b8p6/bolulorofujanusawo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hypnotiseur.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ac9d8577d02---makosufopopozibosago.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://prawobrzeze.info/userfiles/file/zilesokovijerudalisivawe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://santevita-bg.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/65606747834.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/6naE_Nh8_CY/uplcv?utm_term=pandillas+guerra+y+paz+primera+temporada+capitulo+117PDF 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_off0000c8cb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC8CB 16048 bytes
SHA-256: 37870397da73c0ec26b4452e7611358c3fc8c15b8d91f8a7986f95690968e295
font_01_sfnt_off0000f0ba.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF0BA 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000108d1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x108D1 11236 bytes
SHA-256: 3d08d651c6fa20436765f15221d7c34c80b27b71ef490facb9b6e96a162ca60c