Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 cdad49d4aa195c30…

MALICIOUS

PDF

90.3 KB Created: 2021-08-09 06:55:21 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: 94cb4fb9ffdb002c391fe6fc032043ff SHA-1: 5747317ddf60a1b997cf62771c35775c69284f15 SHA-256: cdad49d4aa195c30885110cb4bd272c70bd52b406b7f9a30aae259b39499edf0
184 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 CMS uploads, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to malicious sites or the download of further payloads.

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
  • 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://londonvipchauffeur.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6f118c4aa8dd6829f371a86564404055/20019752130.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://bellina.pl/userfiles/file/pubal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cdscabling.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a0f0297c873---geregapomezodisetib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.jhannahs.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1610644c250b42---27444367628.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.canadavisaservices.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16077ea66d773e---venovuduvupaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hkqi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b650e5d1a2f---47958438442.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ventana-sur.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16078ec81c22d1.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://altus.pl/userfiles/file/lalitidumijalezi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alpha-th.com/userfiles/file/83170302391.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://etpatatietpatata.com/userfiles/files/64941657252.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://graffitipaintstudio.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/aa991df23f8ca2a1662ab34d9530b97f/tapatalirikanemovitosijo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.deep2001.com/images/library/File/8301524765.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://klefmarken.se/upload/file/44924430486.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://abofahed.com/userfiles/file/67741817772.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.medicalart.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a9461c741b9---pikozuxiximiwupo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://baoholaodong24.com/userfiles/file/tiwuselotabogefigirol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jamuiboe.com/webroot/upload_media/digini.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://shengnabei.com/uploadfile/file///2021070411362097.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nazrabilisim.com/calisma2/files/uploads/86716235914.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hro.ait.ac.th/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/99330391045.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xperion.hu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/898045049d1f722b6e3da945de9e8061/xivekajezojugerupatibe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cps-mbstu.edu.bd/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/43787992467.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://resortvillairene.it/userfiles/files/24596802769.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://onellenorzes.com/uploads/files/25956452665.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lenoir-elec.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/sp84trves0bpk6t85i0itro5u2/51950293825.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/S30rS-6n6vg/uplcv?utm_term=what+kind+of+oil+does+a+2004+dodge+ram+1500+5.7+hemi+takePDF 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_off0000f7ec.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF7EC 11508 bytes
SHA-256: 212d756e69a81ac122ea9323116d35a090e651eaf99d02c26fe0552f332f72d5
font_01_sfnt_off000112fc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x112FC 18080 bytes
SHA-256: 29b7984d253f0db737d1db2dbb58b2aa8b62797c770ecb6a5351d98e7539ccd0
font_02_sfnt_off000142f2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x142F2 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1