Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d64dd9c3a679bd90…

MALICIOUS

PDF

92.8 KB Created: 2021-07-22 10:28:05 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 6950e87dfdd8f342ce4fd1c5fbe8a8c2 SHA-1: 591e452432f649847f16976174d87e539fd0367d SHA-256: d64dd9c3a679bd90fe3e2b717fb5dfe4ad8642a67502d11bb40df9c197d1da9a
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for initiating malicious actions. The PDF also contains numerous links pointing to compromised websites and disposable hosting, suggesting a link farm designed to redirect users to malicious content. ClamAV detection and ML classification strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9970

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.hro.ait.ac.th/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/84599629034.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://veglifekc.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files//45875309996.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ahi.com.ua/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1e8e9180db87616e88389229ca220621/mixusajuvesazesonava.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.tangelo.no/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608c1c1603fa7---nezokikimidoburufezuvavox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://colleges-in-tamilnadu.com/FCKeditor/userfiles/file/28224519077.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ajwatravel.com/wheelmarine/userfiles/file/mofisugubidawinare.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sacproblemleri.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609deb3089a6b---pepibijan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bukhatirhomes.com/userfiles/file/ropipixisefafepuramofutal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zadonskiy.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16070a35fb5ddd---63473293281.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.toptalentusa.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606c8b20e9dd1---98230746761.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://acetuitioncentre.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160909c777b993---webijef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bizwd.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16078873d94246---golawibujafemilirifif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hurtowniagrafit.pl/userfiles/file/lakudawagenejumotimu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://osullivanspressurewashing.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607c7a9bb5a59---bujofexelajotofuxamit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://assurancemauricie.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b4b7b263866---41695398728.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stopasbestos.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16075f0e672a47---tevegewirasi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://inlandautorepairmurrietaca.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7f7a19dc4159a81d3bfca055ed10d8f0/40205770878.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://srldirect.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lewerowomufipibatilabu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.maoles.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160842194011c8---latobejunokikep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://grahampropertytax.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c689af84597c4e9e297c2914a33bbd41/wanafe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zlatartopalovic.rs//files/47357970474.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gulceoyunlar.com/calisma2/files/uploads/nuzivagaruzaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jockmurray.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16082aa198bee1---75198171255.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://karmand24.ir/basefile/ehotel724ir/files/95398570707.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://firegallery.ru/img/upload/wibuvedobutejusute.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/FevRqgeaUVY/uplcv?utm_term=animal+physiology+2nd+edition+pdfPDF 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_off00010882.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10882 15676 bytes
SHA-256: 81fcfbcff03a8689fc74836b6e6b9987ea38a80a7b18c04eba39a19c92711405
font_01_sfnt_off000130cb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x130CB 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000148e2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x148E2 11060 bytes
SHA-256: 9aa21ab1a60cfa9af36f93d05a549741a0e2d78694dae1084278976d67e1e379