Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 cef8386fce03d9c3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

106.4 KB Created: 2021-09-18 03:43:34 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: 51a2176a6b01d472208d5c43a8d531b8 SHA-1: 8caaacc0fc51542911ecd6ed0275a8194031902b SHA-256: cef8386fce03d9c3bbb6052095c8ae34cf56d74be877788f272463ebd9ec46a2
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and is flagged by ML classifiers and ClamAV as malicious. It also functions as a link farm, directing users to multiple external URLs, some hosted on compromised WordPress sites. The presence of PRC/3D content is also a suspicious indicator. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to these malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9966

Heuristics 8

  • PRC/3D content in PDF high CVE related PDF_PRC_3D
    PDF contains PRC 3D content. PRC/U3D parsers have been a recurring Adobe Reader attack surface; treat as a related parser-exploit indicator rather than a specific CVE match.
  • 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 http://alnoorcity.com/userfiles/file/monede.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://woonhuislift.info/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613f769035062---vopoke.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.oalysa.cz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/togofoguvowovokojofu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dbexpertise.fr/catalogue_dynamique/file/62222398442.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://medical-1669.com/userfiles/files/35493655047.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://skolicka.eu/foto/images/file/44333587836.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://auto4-spb.ru/public/images/ckfinder/files/xuparutamasikabofiko.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cardealer-space.com/js/upload/files/63956908477.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://suativisamsungtaihanoi.net/upload/files/81466276363.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.tecnotrefg.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161400cc94dda2---56957037529.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.louisefarmersmith.com/admin/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/95563795608.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.lukoilmarine.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/18489702538.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://biirbeh.mn/images/content/file/33928983556.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://syteq-pro.com/userfiles/file/57658009190.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://permanentnimakeup-brno.cz/userfiles/files/35906916353.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sarahscupcakery.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16142580e0be45---dubotelilatifasutuke.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://oxigensupplies.com/shipinc/userfiles/files/jawirofuzufasizumavowu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://arredamenticucinesiciliane.it/userfiles/files/ranarorufojowu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grupopiscis.com/upload/files/toporinurafowerikajojelux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.galiantsolutions.com/emailimages/file/kaxupaxaxovoguzas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://people11people.gr/uploads/File/wovodefifotevi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.diktu.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16134e652db84b---riwofotiforodizifixobo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ncfouting.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161328234c6593---1166660485.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/3CAf4wW3hvY/uplcv?utm_term=catcher+in+the+rye+free+onlinePDF 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_off00013989.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13989 10408 bytes
SHA-256: fd54e9f40069eff6627fea15b3bb45c47a137d1e8fcd1c47a3e4c4bb6ec51959
font_01_sfnt_off0001510d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1510D 19208 bytes
SHA-256: 046cff0ed277fe42b74f65a4bb56c17e9ce10f6816ddcb860fb3a59d6c73e403
font_02_sfnt_off000183cd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x183CD 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1