Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d3a6e12393eda04e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.3 KB Created: 2021-06-27 09:56:47 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 368ed8ce91d9f14abe36b8c0b49a1c10 SHA-1: eea270262f57657964fb349bdbb55d84abea9e81 SHA-256: d3a6e12393eda04ee8243511e8fc930824c08ff2066fa290b317b28f57000c50
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier. It contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised CMS upload directories or disposable hosting, suggesting a link farm designed to redirect users to malicious content. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection or further payload delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9991

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://archism.ru/uplcv?utm_term=itching+due+to+kidney+disease
    • https://shared401k.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/55a3d8e90f5cd6e68e45890d8b1fece3/roxonoku.pdf
    • http://www.argentum.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/nj09ksbj6qk1spumlk6da0u0ir/bofuwali.pdf
    • http://www.leesii.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a23165ea7a8---vuxepuxixutedawafozufubim.pdf
    • http://npas.ru/pic/file/97963665354.pdf
    • https://aihr-iadh.org/uploads/FCK_files/file/riluxazizixas.pdf
    • http://www.peopleoftheheath.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cfbad49b241---luzezizabezugopamo.pdf
    • https://halobysciton.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607d15a722d2e---pebuwebemaviw.pdf
    • https://dipinkrishna.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a5b36569d6d---78892488854.pdf
    • https://phoenixknights.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/994ae3500f60487bc0fb775c5a28a1c6/99653096804.pdf
    • http://www.naturapreserved.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607ec37aaeeb6---lowig.pdf
    • https://www.erenang.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160861e7e33c3c---52118142569.pdf
    • http://ctkupavna.ru/upload/file/20306857995.pdf
    • https://www.teppiche-waschen-hamburg.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f95b949dd9---reluwopiboxogowel.pdf
    • http://henri-ruch.ch/doc_pub/file/tinilonolimozatitavev.pdf
    • https://www.accidentinjurylascruces.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/u1drmnfcg5heoutfhsm55qeu4l/43103293681.pdf
    • http://discarga.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a7fcfc2f56e---19419384815.pdf
    • http://strandedtattoo.net/file/namabozikoxebafaf.pdf
    • https://ises.ca/phpsites/vertical_living/uploads/file/sisukotariwetugimure.pdf
    • http://all-vehicle.net/js/upload/files/49812069396.pdf
    • https://www.tifdip.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a592808aedd---96021130767.pdf
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000ef80.bin
2793deb9e42c1e35d585fcdc6060f6bb632f83ad3ebb2ea05c7c2beaf5a56d73
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEF80 16884 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00011b7b.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11B7B 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00013392.bin
9ba2d16f1bc6762e23b4b84ea1edeac9a7e85923c8f698e01cec241e9f750b9b
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13392 10760 bytes