Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d0dd3b8627a89eb8…

MALICIOUS

PDF

84.0 KB Created: 2021-07-03 19:43:11 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-14
MD5: ec861aaf777de0f13dd7d59204a35bbf SHA-1: 3dd761ea744cf67d6591bd1d5f06883b703badf8 SHA-256: d0dd3b8627a89eb85d13d72433a626928de97e1f2f16bfa24789c56d4bd75e65
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, a common technique for executing malicious code within documents. It also features a link farm pointing to multiple distinct hosts, many of which appear to be compromised WordPress sites or disposable hosting, suggesting an attempt to obscure the final destination or distribute payloads. ClamAV detection and ML classification strongly indicate malicious intent, likely phishing or malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9951

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://hiace-yoshikawa.com/js/upload/files/xuvafifaxak.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://digitalpolicycouncil.com/imagenes/file/deletumudetabetizipapulod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alexgis.com/siteuploads/editorimg/file/mowitaranafexigaroma.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://optimus.org.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608ed3eb81bea---1376543116.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.entornopublicitario.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4366fd1d268a6180b4fd09a68e4ab6a2/27246570986.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://parc-hotel.info/file/41208143793.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nhaban24h.com.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8hvdrc5b2o69p3lbe3qdht6vrn/kopodelujoxopizizoruxu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tcurryproperties.com/konadnew/userfiles/file/24185209598.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tykhestudiodesigns.com/clients/7/73/7311521ca682816632878891c231d107/File/67607118749.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://action-roofing.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/40831616add3d6e05ed4072f0f4b005e/96148837715.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hkbca.org/UploadFiles/file/20210601164136162.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://skyfireconsulting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6cgjvsudhjol73stlog65b8mul/36756845083.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://baileyelectrical.services/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b7gm0qj970qhr3u7bkdnne5a8b/1893824655.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gmonlinestore.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bffd2d2d9a7---45476711700.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://baloneacessorios.com/_upload/file///baxiwozutewufodixuvekix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://siphouse96.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a0f5a07d594e0acc53ef9b15f2fcdd5c/juxulenomodafenidipokeju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gaseg.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b5u3o32nmi5aq6cfgmv3lieg5d/renuzugijudubowojozuf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lalitas-thaimassage-spa.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16077c0ef1bd18---lurovofaputifozure.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://artsketch.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6e35d9db507bb63a3dfa6763ace6fdcb/moboxudopala.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cristiandellavedova.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/j6htqu3ndhru1lqg36u20u52l2/81100354404.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://reflexlighting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/df6202ee4c142d70a8d16ffb2a9feceb/zekazitasisitetokijutagun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://journeypeople.cc/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ab4cc7b6fd27c766a4f2c8a9d269068d/jojubovivinuzasesoveki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.insurancedirectcanada.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16091c6e624cb2---47750395650.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://netinflux.net/userfiles/file/44798797613.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://modnyi-buket.ru/uploads/files/vabaxununoki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/6naE_Nh8_CY/uplcv?utm_term=baked+rigatoni+with+meatballsPDF 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_off0000e4fd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE4FD 17004 bytes
SHA-256: 50309634a8bbf5cf279148fd9d35fd42866e12646d00261d24498d7f508686e4
font_01_sfnt_off0001115a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1115A 11064 bytes
SHA-256: 5da9ce97171a34c8d3f840a3772f917a5df4d313a9c6d4ecab4f59e3a2d3b7d3
font_02_sfnt_off00012acc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12ACC 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1