Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d3a28dbcd00485ee…

MALICIOUS

PDF

74.1 KB Created: 2021-09-13 12:20:33 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: 49a5d376f668318d682109d7dabe0f16 SHA-1: 7d257ec86016d1a655f5472d5aa04e8a27aa8e8d SHA-256: d3a28dbcd00485eee3e90f1ab90473056b54edf376f98a8124db13dc89c88dd1
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple links pointing to potentially malicious files hosted on compromised WordPress sites and disposable domains. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to trick the user into downloading and executing a secondary payload. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate the download or exploit vulnerabilities.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9973

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • Urgency / deadline lure low SE_URGENCY_LURE
    Document contains urgency or deadline language ('account will be terminated', 'action required within 24 hours', etc.) — useful context, but low-signal without other findings
  • 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://bykevin.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/abc13f44efbd03149db7b8edfec6e652/86849707360.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://tannhatviet.vn/upload/files/bimojerabewixuxoza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://duel.pl/userfiles/file/roxod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nhaccugiare24h.com/uploads/userfiles/file/59356381937.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kimandyoo.com/userfiles/file/zizokemovixabunotik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aa-nusd.jp/kugimuvoboxu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://heathrowairporttaxi.website/userfiles/file/nilabufovokolev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bouwenaaneensterkwerkgeversmerk.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612fd94dd1aba---13462860328.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sarahscupcakery.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613bd52a01182---kinanemoxinubaze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://contabil-fiscal.ro/mm/file/dorukop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn----dtbsgbucafmmaf.xn--p1ai/servimages/editor/files/zojomitotonenunew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.korayozelguvenlik.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16137555248022---pavupenejo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://weboonline.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/ditovuresajovugom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://thingstodobahrain.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xelonuwepovapativupa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://szymonadamczyk.pl/uploads/fck/file/44994745828.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cps-mbstu.edu.bd/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/11039161563.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://meetburgerusa.com/uploads/files/nibov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--2e0b95unoa536adofm5h.com/userfiles/file/moburotuzigezoga.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://abctranslink.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xegafimipebuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://countryclaim.cz/userfiles/file/52166197284.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vitalbafitnessclub.eu/userfiles/files/vajujuliduwox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.miamiairportlimo.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16139e3c02b61e---82708711035.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://baruraprotidin.com/assets/ckfinder/core/connector/php/uploads/files/dejetor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dsodrecital.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161315fb5276d8---71783839541.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/S30rS-6n6vg/uplcv?utm_term=thop+tv+pro+apkPDF 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_off0000c0b2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC0B2 17004 bytes
SHA-256: f27f82685edd6f8174c3492cab1e895df09d47be0ab636eea2a10a6beae0580d
font_01_sfnt_off0000ecc5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xECC5 9928 bytes
SHA-256: c0ae89f3f5bca0ef8aefaa86cb7d176f4ed1eac87f8fc48ba55692cce0e43fac
font_02_sfnt_off000102e0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x102E0 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1