Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 cdcca529950eaffa…

MALICIOUS

PDF

80.8 KB Created: 2021-09-08 08:21:10 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 6b016f1d134e46fec256bdd06bd88caa SHA-1: 7fd5965a166d5167ccbf734adb2d8915b3d44581 SHA-256: cdcca529950eaffa82c285cfd2ee3d4111c9b2356a3618389c2cf81b5e661743
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript and numerous 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 and link farm structure suggest an attempt to redirect users to malicious content or exploit vulnerabilities.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9977

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://prikolnaya.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d93a94a8479af01e684d5681463fdde4/68723294242.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://egokituz.eus/files/galeria/files/giduxufirelodadawot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.uppld.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1610ea2bf46113---neriburiles.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://yorktownhs1987.com/clients/57482/File/14555731070.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.thunderesp.com/ckfinder/ckfinder.htmlfiles/30134231071.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://konditsionery-reutov.ru/upload_picture/file/72100294592.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sailstudy.in/ckfinder/userfiles/files/kenorapupisiwog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.leads-bd.org/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gufaxewoposen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://festivalecolo.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160768b5cc840c---53054988995.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aarogyamedico.com/userfiles/file/nosegaganodagapomevefed.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cnmrobotics.com/files/files/58981923029.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.marcado.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609cc2cb78964---6524741490.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chiangmai-clean.com/user_img/files/46786726534.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ausafrica.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16129b16309846---65838357956.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://firewheels.pe/userfiles/file/64258833673.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sparkprototypes.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608c9cd9e737d---pavaguvoli.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://canadanur.com/resimler/files/81733986961.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vanillasky-ch.com/images/files/wakazofuzex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://myarchitect.es/ckfinder/userfiles/files/dexerezobumorilobo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gachbinhduong.com/upload/file/57967000900.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://licausi.it/userfiles/files/vevati.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gametimecatering.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612585445e98b---16290350258.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://shqinze.net/admin/upimg/file///77389948995.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/zMnd8XtcwSM/uplcv?utm_term=drawing+human+body+proportions+pdfPDF 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_off0000dab0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDAB0 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000f2c7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF2C7 11208 bytes
SHA-256: da1cca83dc4c26ac007c3ab39e4cad84ec2c59f1fdc3b80021378511f6cbab32
font_02_sfnt_off00010c6f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10C6F 15956 bytes
SHA-256: acb4c1078e8bba589778f0af83ead4496f3396f1c95afcdbf733e943513b8980