Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d47a358219d78763…

MALICIOUS

PDF

79.8 KB Created: 2021-08-28 12:25:03 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 30f903054ce20e7466f4e6dc07bb7b00 SHA-1: 00430aac40f75ab7dfece53901f570a4c4f8c707 SHA-256: d47a358219d78763f5ff3cf61b65cd28a517fbd5905bcc9d6b5129676383cb01
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, which is often used to exploit vulnerabilities or redirect users to malicious sites. The presence of multiple links pointing to compromised WordPress upload directories and disposable hosting further suggests a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9991

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://greenturtleproductions.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e80aacc7a5be7f039e2a81c5d4b1effd/futinudedopo.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://jyotiacademicpress.org/uploads/file/11173491597.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://upbfassadenbau.com/upload/file/fifixewotudez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--80akij1ajew.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160906bf9115e5---nusikirusisaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ccswcd.com/userfiles/file/lomafaruka.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://deepex.hu/hirek/files/58343941477.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alphacleanwashing.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4ea41e06d56e7c4af094e3e966a755e9/zakavole.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://localhomesales.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ba4c3dc419b---pupopisaveg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sanipacific.com/attachment/file/49449578179.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jingluo.net/uploadfiles/files/nufimujalewomav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://france-ex.com/images/blog//file/35603738140.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://noble-program.site/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sirusobiterupirafe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.blondel-bois.fr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/dofigunidanixomubusiwowa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://shshalloffame.com/clients/9/93/936f23dc4abb03f6d4a1aae2c8a32781/File/53748975790.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.audifonosdoshoydos.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16095cd871d3c0---xasokufatopobo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ddriu.hu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fa6297b9078891f1ac61216ed495a569/sililevetuwodafemi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asupuro.com/user_data/image//file/gerev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hattrick-sports.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607d528aaa075---wufixitugebinez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kissdocs.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160894d365a80a---67715805252.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://holycrossyouthministryasp.org/clients/f/fa/fa15eac34f6f8ef5a8ada011ffef1578/File/16658947340.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gabinetpro.pl/kosmetyczka/krakow/files/90510698000.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://victorylimo1.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607bffc4a9896---72256517497.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://siyata.co.il/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160884181bae94---95353692935.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/cv9VXjIrmdE/uplcv?utm_term=law+of+gravitational+forcePDF 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_off0000d548.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD548 10452 bytes
SHA-256: 42adf4f9925e7de89810ca5cdf0ec9ee6b10d40185f8506c9759ece5410f5017
font_01_sfnt_off0000ed36.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xED36 17016 bytes
SHA-256: c5bd89da06eb78aea0375c9173aaf3d21a0a3a15246cc8144e2455c9b3eca592
font_02_sfnt_off00011920.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11920 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1