Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d3ba9f493e467a2e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

98.5 KB Created: 2021-07-02 08:02:04 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 7da7fc03bbcb34c8b41a3c12e5a37ce9 SHA-1: ae55c73e1c6acaab7880f266811be4ab84d812be SHA-256: d3ba9f493e467a2ebe6419f0ca0a28cbaf4dc53a20a957bceaca3958624aa6cc
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is identified as a malicious PDF by ClamAV and an ML classifier. It contains embedded JavaScript, which is often used to exploit vulnerabilities or redirect users. The PDF also functions as a link farm, pointing to multiple URLs hosted on compromised WordPress sites and other disposable domains, suggesting an attempt to obscure the final malicious destination. The presence of these elements indicates a likely phishing or malware distribution campaign.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9800

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://www.energetisch-therapeut-estie.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607dcfe0c8a7b---66907155808.pdf
    • https://www.mercedesbenzofaustinservice.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160900cf4be802---13968267131.pdf
    • http://careerhack.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a5e7879a582---majibagu.pdf
    • https://cruiseship.cruises/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d60cmf245u9h88bfmt7fru8jg8/30335299575.pdf
    • http://www.euro-fly.eu/userfiles/files/16127591871.pdf
    • http://www.etoiles-recrutement.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160991f6d57d64---fuzopubevorewixuweji.pdf
    • http://ilkyoukais.com/Images/Media/files/dunal.pdf
    • http://dothi.info/images/files/96566018708.pdf
    • http://oio.cn/uploadfiles/files/50904602766.pdf
    • http://www.nationaalgolfcongres.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c1f5ff73323---nesixi.pdf
    • https://handinhand-daycare.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/71165806553.pdf
    • http://dungcubepgiangtrinh.com/webroot/img/files/75943484793.pdf
    • https://www.certificagreen.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16098ad6ca2dfa---21952594081.pdf
    • http://xn----7sbabaajmdfbk3ddf3azka3b6a2r.xn--p1ai/ckfinder/userfiles/files/86937167861.pdf
    • http://www.dramayaramendes.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607a7d32dc949---xupewexi.pdf
    • http://bjeclinic.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/narigujusidewuf.pdf
    • http://topopentertainment.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160abab5950f1d---biledojesajapofonaxopen.pdf
    • http://yilip.net/userData/board/file/39810110771.pdf
    • http://www.adarshvidhyasankul.org/userfilesfile/65268329015.pdf
    • http://cukiernia-waltar.pl/qcms/userfiles/file/lowogidasi.pdf
    • http://ziepniekkalns.lv/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a6942a121ea---xarewetitofuxuwoni.pdf
    • https://123kozijnofferte.nl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a4entaior4d9t65hsh3cup5bi2/89963100045.pdf
    • http://festivaldeliteraturadepereira.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ca52658a0dd---segusiwadakimunobisepataj.pdf
    • https://snqrsl.quebec/upload/editor/file/wumup.pdf
    • http://augustaelectricalwork.com/editorData/file/dilifij.pdf
    • https://win-win-keiba.site/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gubabuvirozizokejow.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/GLLx1DTH0VQ/uplcv?utm_term=the+day+no+pigs+would+die
    • 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_off00011fd3.bin
8879a9510caf40ff4abba5cc434fcafaf2c703a2cccad425b49dd08cc76991a4
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11FD3 10736 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00013841.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13841 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00015053.bin
76e39aacb774ac1ea861a36ca1303651b8990a8457136fbc57399c71bc981df4
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15053 16984 bytes