Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d33c67f73b40ddd3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

71.1 KB Created: 2021-09-07 03:17:48 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: e4c399924cefeed25782fe0ac104ce02 SHA-1: b39e5de78df4e71c502bbb1d4570c753b532a3f3 SHA-256: d33c67f73b40ddd3c412726ca8054b15dc32a777add089def1006bb41e5a9018
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised CMS uploads or disposable hosting, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9975

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 https://crysiq.ru/uplcv?utm_term=mergers+and+acquisitions+valuation+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://ivelinabozilova.com/userfiles/file/rujediti.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fazekaskozpont.hu/images/upload/file/donapevijozunamo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://robertmatzuzi-massagetherapist.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160aad42535ab7---wokoxopegatiritobawi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.paparazzirestaurant.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9727bc04894db33675b41967ea113719/werurunawimiwowikagote.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bonezi.morefriendship.com/upload/files/soveretudumutanutezom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://profisystem.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d03df5c5c2---wegusimosagiratatege.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://raduzhniy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612d5405ba9f0---gifab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://brusroom.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ff0053bcaf45e8eb210cc11bf5339147/bafumowosagigiguduz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://southwest66reunion.com/clients/f/f6/f6f8b7bd17d60304c359e527a2c43449/File/55543035759.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://musclecar-taps.com/js/upload/files/51929598582.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://premium-house.uz/images/file/letokuwubokiw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://law.myvzl.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/80tiv1djalhhoqsd1v536vh7a9/5206391083.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://harasim.cz/uploaded/files/jilatudaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pinzimoniofiumicino.eu/userfiles/files/80585311215.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://churchofgodinjamaica.org/app/webroot/files/29765959141.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dedanskecasinoer.dk/userfiles/file/kaxina.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://neoville.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c8a0970cc2ebc512a6409b55700efcdb/fufazi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pes.edu.mn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/74800377993.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zonwering-belgie.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/66126886585.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://doanhnghiepvietnam.org/img_duhoc/files/zonanamexemefokilavo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://butagallery.com/userfiles/files/bomiwasosegabase.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://globalclassic.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c91vretkippm2vh9ds02sefmvc/78923364654.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.helpforbusymums.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/be23bbf1ababa6e400f9c3d1024492c7/mekajeborudonusiwumevexa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://z-i-f.ru/userfiles/file/ralejawi.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_off0000b84c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB84C 11100 bytes
SHA-256: 016953959faca25dc3a7e5a4d32cd2f5a7889d83545b5ce95aeb27b8a2e51572
font_01_sfnt_off0000d1c9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD1C9 14704 bytes
SHA-256: d724a951642dfadb8768ef44cdce9423b276de00f28e25e3a975a1130db7e23e
font_02_sfnt_off0000f6a3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF6A3 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1