Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d21874feaf8f1cd7…

MALICIOUS

PDF

89.7 KB Created: 2021-09-01 12:59:24 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: b3f8406d0dd5f6c1cfb6dc513848aa0f SHA-1: 5d89f21b3d5dfaa2c8b2a5c8cc4a7ff2be33a529 SHA-256: d21874feaf8f1cd742aa0e67cfae4a769d477c0fa6b25ce1ec6b52e0b7903390
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code within documents. Additionally, the document hosts a link farm pointing to numerous compromised websites, likely serving as a lure for phishing or to distribute further malware. ClamAV detection and ML classification strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9975

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://crewmak.ru/uplcv?utm_term=pigmented+spindle+cell+nevus PDF link annotation
    • https://laserbeautymachine.net/d/files/76274420599.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://maychaybocaocap.com/app/webroot/uploads/files/lugekok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hanasushimenifee.com/uploads/files/97167782813.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://omomediacion.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/eaefd6d9c17c6da09a5cc1036d682c5b/wonumemaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://annjulieskarpmo.com/userfiles/file/27367518950.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://suemsas.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b4n9c2of6t54ueoh2cvvru33n7/28012853503.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pointcookelectrician.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16087c491d0316---25127459714.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mikllc.mn/uploads/files/33754300127.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://caribsplash.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c952af8b188---sibowakebekidokiroteluguk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hmv.ir/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e14a2aef5e8---fenepotevetakuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sts-logistika.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3c4775679487341ba69f1d049304cfcc/fokurufezumi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://khabul.mn/mmpa/userfiles/files/70804152021.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.yourhealthyourchoice.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d0a7d870de3---74069941161.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://smn68.com/clients/75339/File/34091842650.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ottotech.center/userfiles/file/16123579702.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://freedomhypnosisnyc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4615fbbbc47796850cb3cb49ab7ba6b7/migeloxiwukirogig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://africanresearchcenter.com/userfiles/file/33752128663.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.melodypods.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d41ee3aec6---bafopenisopamarogejawose.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sts-logistika.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/18322cc57a6966d2f79ab53a551941a4/xinuraporomopupeluke.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://homespakistan.net/magzine/uploadfiles/file/69558891041.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ajwatravel.com/wheelmarine/userfiles/file/kolatipozoziwuturusamib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://skyrunarser.com/js/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/connector.php/upfiles/file/210605093038869796ijadpt.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://s292376414.onlinehome.fr/datas/imgmail/file/barenizenixarepavupifeso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • 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_off0000f785.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF785 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off00010f9c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10F9C 10644 bytes
SHA-256: 0149f03877e68f85e02a55c286741adc1d44f92988291661b69ecf652db03172
font_02_sfnt_off000127c5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x127C5 18552 bytes
SHA-256: c952f536b5034a1f94bb8fc0d247c01301941c9a659ea21c156487559746cee1