Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d6dca8d2e42d54d1…

MALICIOUS

PDF

87.7 KB Created: 2021-08-16 10:14:52 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-29
MD5: 5852443fc9ffa5d3ffa8e4fbaed8aa91 SHA-1: 9517ec18ac27951fcb11c4ad0b913e76b79f2f9b SHA-256: d6dca8d2e42d54d17eaa702f98693d4bbcbc751d4ff320223a90a4c376cd53cd
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, and it contains an embedded JavaScript stream. It also exhibits characteristics of a link farm, with numerous URLs pointing to potentially compromised WordPress sites and disposable hosting, suggesting an attempt to redirect users to malicious content. The presence of a download button lure further supports a malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9942

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://softtox.com/new/userfiles/file/22909680082.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://www.horisunmauritius.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a245add4fd641e6b7ae969fab62a6a12/zobuwefakuve.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jaunimodienos.lt/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/llhbqce3sk7b4gto27rfpf3u8m/76115304576.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.thegrcinstitute.org/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/93878341316.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://musthighschool.mn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/dokoropoge.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kidnuri.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609e93ac0a23a---54069715775.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://canadianrelocation.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16086966d1df30---45954114763.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://matras-matrasych96.ru/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/62615848559.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ebsjosepirosamaria.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160983d4f1d803---fojegug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://camionespanamericana.com/userfiles/file/tesanarotozoxuvawifusata.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.appsolutely.sg/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609fcd270b5cc---68512688271.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://catherinehourihan.art/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b4180180b0928ae62364fe754af969a3/kuginikus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://metzpaintings.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607a69f40559f---63243648738.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://catwalkdogcome.com/editor_upload_image/file/78117461857.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://repare-ton-smartphone.com/userfiles/file/17653584543.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://azizolace.cz/images/file/69553288037.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://diagonal.org.ar/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16079881f216b8---rigimiwokuvesomifubagiwi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://krajinar.cz/soubory/files/fixazowireresir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://associazionedynamica.it/uploads/file/23445468363.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.thebetterinsurance.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b3ae896a3c2---fenixotigezo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn----7sbab1bcaqplb0ccyi9d.xn--p1ai/files/file/suxulanujideboruri.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.loicadesacavem.pt/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bec0d4ebda3---47499114497.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://motty-etai-sharon.com/files/files/totaze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/6naE_Nh8_CY/uplcv?utm_term=application+for+warison+certificate+in+bengali+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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000df34.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDF34 16280 bytes
SHA-256: 51f7188fc0923d413df0f34c769a03691498283220a5942ec35947f68e4f38f7
font_01_sfnt_off0001095c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1095C 16172 bytes
SHA-256: 637a9dac0afc585f1f105c2de408df99420c2eea19216aca5c902ef31b2be0e3
font_02_sfnt_off00011ef8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11EF8 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_03_sfnt_off0001370f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1370F 11000 bytes
SHA-256: 9c9f465ef71d1eeccc4800d9b89ac970a953c22969d268613ee53ee758a6663c