Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 cda586f08b0c056c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

112.6 KB Created: 2021-08-08 12:42:39 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 9d9079afe7f531897160c92370e6bcf7 SHA-1: cb7ed8427dc10104a39e11321a3d21dfdf16590d SHA-256: cda586f08b0c056c8701eef058e83f5abc532e84b335ee42bfbf705f825d4a12
180 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

This PDF contains embedded JavaScript and presents a link farm pointing to compromised WordPress upload directories and disposable domains, suggesting it's designed to trick users into downloading malicious content. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for delivering a second-stage payload. The presence of a 'download button' lure reinforces the phishing attempt.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9964

Heuristics 9

  • 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
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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 http://poltinik.ru/userfiles/file/77861568684.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://bititechnika.com/uploads/file/5288557348.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://phm.vn/upload/files/27319134735.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tea-ra.com/user_data/upload/save_image/files/61496111627.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nceed.kr/pds/userfiles/files/jeninuniresevev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://brilsports.ro/userfiles/file///wegudilezajanedanu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fra2ange.it/userfiles/files/57565751724.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://topopentertainment.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a0a2f7c244b---wagomupanakupezolowed.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lotuscourtpune.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d9a48344cc38983d40df2251b6c1466d/barar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://evabody.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b5da677adde---90726199222.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://graffitipaintstudio.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1964229ae8ebe994b4cd41ace9504356/juwozarefojipopizorazum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nandeestationery.com/userfiles/files/warazimofo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://farmacieitaliane.com/documenti/file/luzapasemutok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://clubforeducation.com/FCKeditor/userfiles/file/27389713898.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hcibatiment.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16083f650b7ccf---jenet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.advids.co/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ad4f2d5415a---90729311942.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tecresconsolidamentorestauro.it/fck_data/file/12173289828.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://peach2560.xyz/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sedutaxejekunojejabu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kitapkapla.com/upload/ckfinder/files/8327958663.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asiavent.com/UserFiles/file///berunanezabe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bowenpainter.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160aaf0677bf5c---87846083367.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bochosushi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608c9f0b09a97---89708795878.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://burchiellati.com/file_fck/file/2084436685.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.fullertherapy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607920c820282---48174288273.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/S30rS-6n6vg/uplcv?utm_term=tamil+dubbed+animation+movies+list+tamilrockersPDF 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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off00013cc6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13CC6 16160 bytes
SHA-256: 5c13cceb9d36bbc2bc20aea0fe1d16ac5c722eae827defaa6d249ccd2c25c082
font_01_sfnt_off0001524e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1524E 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00016a60.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x16A60 18276 bytes
SHA-256: e953dc9f1cf4fe8d770d716bc63eaf39bf24cd7cf71349724c125967699e1a60
font_03_sfnt_off00019a26.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x19A26 10892 bytes
SHA-256: 472c2d0a0140414e63a9a1569667af6973c1e898111e7539060122818f4f7e35