Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d427a802b326b6ab…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.1 KB Created: 2021-09-05 07:27:25 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: e52715c3c85fc53da91da70210eb76bf SHA-1: cb064965e43e41ca118aca449265a79beeb9950f SHA-256: d427a802b326b6abb4b58545721f1d452078d0ba5c82e8287738f1bc2b78df99
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and a significant number of external links, many pointing to compromised WordPress upload directories. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to these malicious sites, which are part of a link farm designed to deceive users or for SEO poisoning.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9835

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 http://www.radiopopiatej.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ed5dd940fb4---23332795386.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://webinaris.org/ckfinder/userfiles/publics/files/37471245690.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://clumba-indoor.ru/files/files/38685738534.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://synersys.fr/contenu/file/24988428013.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://polinagerz.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dcgi2a87lg6uu3gg5vsitvgqb3/27706314404.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://childconnect.com/swi/fckfiles//file/didovadojo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://postelezmasivu-brno.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/98012504384.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ashtralmedia.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a796f6b8c5d---fuzabifekaxasediv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chieusangducphat.com/uploads/userfiles/file/70521631208.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607baf2f15cbb---32661560609.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dieta-plus.pl/userfiles/file/fogosibiwixeke.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://giaydantuongphongkhach.net/images/news/file/37471248807.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tidaksusah.com/contents//files/tudesobupanilipenixaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://luxesystem.site/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/85419565808.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://premiumresourcing.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160735c3df05a5---gadoxopedapaxazur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zamel2.pl/userfiles/file/lonexowenupibonejujosediz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://superpart.com/files/kejuwosavugegolokofonuxel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://newcastlehigh1967-50threunion.com/clients/43248/File/laxerelinufa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rebizplus.com/userfiles/file/87171260187.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://apsencollege.org/test/fckeditor/file/73959294178.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://suliaok.com/v15/Upload/file/20219215295858.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aliencosmicexpo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16088290239d7f---38599785368.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stin-verdon.fr/assets/Image//files/fovagupodelewatexe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ipssecurityconsultants.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rowulerutewid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.novet.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608dea5b2d090---sobiraxapoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hanyauntuktesting.com/contents//files/39647844256.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bloodfaces.de/attachment/file/kobomabimobomajenowibo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/fzgW7-mxBc0/uplcv?utm_term=calendario+2021+pdf+con+festivit%C3%A0PDF 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_off0000e8fd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE8FD 11188 bytes
SHA-256: 57be93936600c9858be517fa89d0e66f5709f5aa724b99324476c63d936fcc62
font_01_sfnt_off000102f9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x102F9 17552 bytes
SHA-256: bbc0020b9999d7469240d76f988066d8046c0ce639537e4df233c0d143d049a1
font_02_sfnt_off000130a5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x130A5 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1