Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 cd60f0e25424cce0…

MALICIOUS

PDF

88.0 KB Created: 2021-09-01 07:36:05 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-17
MD5: 5502f4a0885fb8e2dcfaea4264ff0680 SHA-1: 87543c4ee65f954d668f0944fca866ab86a2d270 SHA-256: cd60f0e25424cce03f0df3739629923d07d30665b5392c63628c2e14dfb0f506
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised WordPress upload directories or disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to deliver a phishing payload or exploit. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for initiating the download or redirecting the user to the malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9973

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
  • 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.
  • Urgency / deadline lure low SE_URGENCY_LURE
    Document contains urgency or deadline language ('account will be terminated', 'action required within 24 hours', etc.) — useful context, but low-signal without other findings
  • 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://irlanc.ru/uplcv?utm_term=coreldraw+mcq+questions+and+answers PDF link annotation
    • https://minervatech.work/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/newesap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://goldgreiner.de/userfiles/file/5076923167.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://impressivetravelvietnam.com/upload/files/fomewimekejipewadazo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://divorcioconsensual.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e88889e2c51bff8e65a39e853f270f0e/dawarir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aylincinarli.com/fckfiles/file/73371957021.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nemeckystrakac.sk/editor_uploads/files/visabiwirume.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.businesswatchguardingservices.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1vhh35904a012kr1jt95pfdrbk/vosonilidudug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nabisori.com/userfiles/file/xupix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vienkiemis.lt/app/webroot/uploads/userfiles/files/digelog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://advancedbusiness.co/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/47d4a5d0b38453e77b80889bae9d4b64/3408803057.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://szao-spb.ru/images/news/file/tilojurop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://geofer.eu/userfiles/files/dobabukuletobijuzo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.optionassurance.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ae218c91381---lewesowejifewite.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://benrassam.com/uploads/files/88741356451.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://for-rent-leuven.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612b62e53e09b---kesobobogebuvexok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.northernillumination.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/184fcdaa113a024f8dae22aa787929ab/34479948092.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.derbysignandgraphics.com/uploads/file/88281383815.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.christinemartin.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16085d9be270d8---62087507838.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://weilaimachinery.com/userfiles/files/talojoderuwarubi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ajtoablakcentrum.com/_user/file/14638963937.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://michelesherrinlaw.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/jelipibuzologenuvu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://neodev.space/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16081745469b22---nebiteratujimib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alfa-clining.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/abb7a47732b94da392ed2ca143e9e634/24880296388.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.blackandwhite-salon.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/539b46053c85f6fab277d4bca8c8d6ea/92272270561.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cathyourhair.nl/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/88930774983.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_off0000f272.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF272 17872 bytes
SHA-256: 09a9d0aea216c2ee91408d4719fa90a6d95dfede35814b4b9f9a3dc842bb8fa7
font_01_sfnt_off00012122.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12122 10896 bytes
SHA-256: 06c28e6f6b01ca1173671785465fccfeb8ebe8b57480e10e016896f259c02e31
font_02_sfnt_off00013a39.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13A39 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1