Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d48e65cdec39f2ac…

MALICIOUS

PDF

91.8 KB Created: 2021-08-19 15:04:52 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: b73a4d816aea1a986829d2216d49b0cf SHA-1: 3ff0da3b4fa47c58dd5dc77f057edd39720663d5 SHA-256: d48e65cdec39f2ac564a69c11b06044d22ee267bf7e74c167b62d86a8225a5d0
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript and a large number of external links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites. This indicates a likely phishing attempt or a malicious redirection chain designed to exploit users. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly support its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9913

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.rowtheerne.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7e7df62655c2d1f612b8068848e3c8ce/poxilifazulutuwakibiwig.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://www.lightingdynamics.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f57cbc7e408c2ad6ab06b54ebc4d7ac5/34480440116.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thunderstar.cn/userfiles/file/20210716205932998702789.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://classiccar-jp.com/js/upload/files/58990596275.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://shengnabei.com/uploadfile/file///2021070806224983.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tykhestudiodesigns.com/clients/7/73/7311521ca682816632878891c231d107/File/genazobinige.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lescourailleurs.com/upload/editor/file/buxilipevazivo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.insight-assessment.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wipisasurebefukepofum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sipsib.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ebafb9c150f12f9cc6e700d266a436ff/jokozowa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bjoybrands.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bc7dab3ca56---duvupalisivogebakijokis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://frasertechno.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ce21e76701f---kifiramojuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.provinces.cmcgeneralate.org/files/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xuvojupodug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://expertcomptablecourreges.fr/michel_courreges/userfiles/file/pitojuxepidovidabup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://shuimotongyuan.com/userfiles/file/pibavaniximarevir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://4seasonstours.in/userfiles/file/36835327821.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://animalscipublisher.com/files/upfiles/file/22665826148.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://seltec.io/images/uploads/files/situfazawe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://probeg2000.ru/files/userfiles/files/15504182525.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bioscipublisher.com/files/upfiles/file/palilijipodakejumax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://atx-stroy.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e1ed0b880126b7719a5b8cddb1ad2448/petinefigosazowa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://blfimmobiliare.com/userfiles/files/nuzupoti.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jointrilogy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607e3956dab81---99450686516.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://appinaris.net/ckfinder/userfiles/publics/files/wasoragenodob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://principessavencanice.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d4e0acbfaf---23122923868.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://enjoyisagenix.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fifubiwugajupepivekoreze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://argumentua.com/i/file/seramamatatazipebake.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/A3Ryygt5BCM/uplcv?utm_term=trilogia+cinquenta+tons+de+cinza+livro+pdf+gr%C3%A1tisPDF 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_off0000ff79.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFF79 11312 bytes
SHA-256: a2066d87a07badcfb899409b82f1ea2ad6ae457457f480eaca456dd5806cfb2f
font_01_sfnt_off0001195a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1195A 18448 bytes
SHA-256: 2348c4a02108b4d6da0e91c594ed097614bf8e3a6596e59aefed04325379d1b2
font_02_sfnt_off0001466f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1466F 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1