Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d51abe17d49d448b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.0 KB Created: 2021-09-01 05:48:44 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: ce3e9ce0ac45a9fe436e42a50f3a7364 SHA-1: d9f01084728b745e0c5e49cbe0a9a64060e7f43a SHA-256: d51abe17d49d448b9ff1f46eaf5ddc2f260fe0862a1868f4ab72f1c3ab092cf3
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. It contains embedded JavaScript, which is often used to exploit PDF vulnerabilities or redirect users. The presence of a link farm pointing to compromised WordPress upload directories suggests an attempt to obscure the true destination and host malicious content, likely for phishing or malware distribution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9944

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 http://becro-plast.hr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d90696e900---87624524298.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://alismobile.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/713f71f93cb25bca631d6698af2f8b01/44192269960.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tramtron.vn/uploads/files/files/3852052228.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://normel.org/files/upload/file/35004042071.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mas.vacations/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160813d2db7941---10276618011.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tiklatakip.com/calisma2/files/uploads/8155603387.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.majoriscambio.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bc3a8c1651c---xetapibedusivomol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hb1004.com/userData/board/file/19498973614.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://takiminsahada.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/k0qlqkf16t651s295ep2habhbo/retewibeko.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.chauffeur-prive-nice.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ae8e66073fb---18014420876.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://takiminsahada.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/nndrq4n90od6aoeu0ph73ck40e/39846086316.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bluebirdcanada.com/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210726_661E3960813C77FB.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn----8sbfeahwarn6ac1adp3fb2p.xn--p1ai/userfiles/file/savexogarufebopo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sincaremedicaltour.com/js/upload/79216204705.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cafesca.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/1704003035.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dbjhockeytournament.com/clients/f/f9/f9ff496842c877cbb4522510b668f2a2/File/dudiraramozaneturadafu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.budgetskemaet.dk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f3c1a4d0267---9597077858.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://1960whs.com/clients/7/73/73384dfd0d582a2861cf356c55c3c578/File/pokanod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rhdplumbing.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6e684b0b0e73302052dd218c6dda2020/5726583855.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.opencalgary.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608905de4405b---wigipo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://westernmaki.com/uploads/files/pavegoxur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wojno-stal.pl/pliki/file/misukomuf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://medicom.pl/userfiles/file/kolejonodawofowosabemokug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sindonis.com/userfiles/file/42712694449.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://s8radziejowice-paszkow.pl/userfiles/file/pidesepomegod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://laptopcuhaiphong.vn/upload/files/jekamibesijudu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/3vuEKuznOb8/uplcv?utm_term=fluttering+in+throat+and+upper+chestPDF 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_off0000e2ff.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE2FF 10872 bytes
SHA-256: 394fbd1644e4e54bb6a7c42c60fa577c33764a25a43a122c077e48b301219f4f
font_01_sfnt_off0000fbd0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFBD0 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000113e2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x113E2 16492 bytes
SHA-256: 42f737a0bf64599c251a4b96606a95a2ae5a9f92d2cf6f6e00ba7c9a864ef544