Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 cef3fdb71198ec35…

MALICIOUS

PDF

74.9 KB Created: 2021-09-16 11:01:30 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: a74133993b5a07341c2fb15a87af663b SHA-1: 2845fdc07b386ca7f84152d4134ac079813b8996 SHA-256: cef3fdb71198ec3577c80b5a0e4c6dd23152db0a424400c3c14558e9c80f48af
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 upload directories or disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to redirect users to phishing sites or download further payloads. The presence of PDF_JS and PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM heuristics supports this analysis.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9907

Heuristics 7

  • 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.
  • 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://www.dadosefatos.net.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613ff99da660a---36765939699.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://protectname.xyz/whoisprivacy/userfiles/files/telizugijojejubenajerazal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://viquadro.com/userfiles/files/pewaxabobumug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://frutapac.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/badizeguvidaketipudarep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://01host.ru/userfiles/files/majokaligus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://euro-m.si/web/dokumenti/file/dodagopemalajupeji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fainitelecommunication.com/public/editorfiles/file/71313184717.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://syekp.gr/sites/default/files/file/jofivugejukexi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://iamluno.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16141dd3b07914---55038714725.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://luatsugiadinhviet.com/upload/ck/files/rogibegonuxezixovuzenitov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://minhtoangalaxyhotel.vn/app/webroot/files/ckfinder/files/89602138738.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.leads-bd.org/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nofeluronipuzewukokizew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://yaan121.com/uploads/files/202109091715319753.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://calienglish.com/ckfinder/images_store/files/84691448836.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elemental-ia.com/userfiles/file/67706843618.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://betamachinery.sa/other_files/File/25053442490.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.elektrobetrieb-scholz.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613b246f0a565---52147875677.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://conelser.hu/fck_uploads/file/15377734872.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://philipp-haberland.de/images/upload/file/7223012911.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://unewstoday.com/task/userimages/file/64361338674.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://proreferee.ru/uploads/ckfinder/files/40996909482.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eletvital.hu/uploads/files/davemosurox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://shinyjewellers.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3mni359nc9rl24199m33kn7mld/jigada.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://longchimvac.net/app/webroot/uploads/files/nodebuzevonuviru.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.majoriscambio.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16135ba52778c4---keben.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amgaa.org/temp/files/fokajaruxinonerad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jianianhuayule.a9188.com/upload_files/art_files/files/20210831_214134.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://drinkandshrink.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161322e2e075f3---91536514702.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/A3Ryygt5BCM/uplcv?utm_term=instagram+saver+apk+downloadPDF 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_off0000c0ea.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC0EA 10840 bytes
SHA-256: 7d165c8558b68d370187b9b2623ce6c4a95846bd207bba510495b9c8e19169ac
font_01_sfnt_off0000d9c6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD9C6 17032 bytes
SHA-256: f37ea5bec44b66fe494625af7d75df61cd3b501df94f25d455107ef6d02d2819
font_02_sfnt_off00010560.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10560 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1