Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d6e2f6d04c11d4d9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.6 KB Created: 2021-09-03 02:04:42 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: 5a82facb30162ebe7ebba707de9976f8 SHA-1: fd2451ce6ad2b79555391d9e1f82b28613ac275f SHA-256: d6e2f6d04c11d4d9649349c035e4019b6487f760453ce3fdfbb708c7a7355f89
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript and a large number of external URIs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites acting as link farms. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript, though not fully analyzed, is a common vector for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities or initiating further malicious actions.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

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://crysiq.ru/uplcv?utm_term=symmetry+worksheets+ks2+free PDF link annotation
    • https://westcoastmovers.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9lm6cno7jabvls766mai2aji62/6553323860.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://shrmivirtual.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bab870b34d70c2af57df9160ca9901a0/92385199399.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ijpdua.com/contents/files/64446369205.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.adanakursmerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cb15bc1560f---xowatedifataz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bagandpack.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/402076ddbc509deccd1e19ea7ae62444/sidujewasen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://traonguoc.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/u9stncdhs83puh0q1jnvs68j7o/27651024739.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://makaifruits.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bb1cae7b2b2---kopibiboxiworopi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dragoniresorts.com/userfiles/filivuwafogofitiwo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dsodrecital.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608c43b068f51---surilurozumiloxodanipe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.champcaregivers.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609f00fabf161---27018723334.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kirsanov-maslo.ru/uploads/gafetigomidovegoxitavofu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.anjhimayath.com/upload/file/jasidudatupuxuvumixozuxe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bor-diing.com/upload/files/57715145304.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://oreoltour.ru/sites/default/files/file/gusene.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://grupo-bahia-real-estate.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/misubuvu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--80adpfaaeictf0c6c7i.xn--p1ai/public/file/zakupogesiteripilenujenil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://skyrun-arser.com/js/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/connector.php/upfiles/file/210611002137307380drgvga.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://newabel.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/58674087525.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kingwrapcarspa.com/upload/files/pujekozaza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://betheaskssd.com/flash/betheaskssd.com/file/43100102233.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dedywiredja.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160998e7141d10---95161679262.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elementsgogreen.com/userfiles/file/tefevifijerafaleno.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://master-stroi76.ru/userfiles/file/89540980227.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://purebodycare.courses/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/pdrcinbcct8p9d4un0claemse3/nanorabewabigorufumi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • 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_off0000e317.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE317 10560 bytes
SHA-256: c1c051aa14c9c35d639bbe677b1b38d3291fedb94befd78ef795ff5395633f9a
font_01_sfnt_off0000fb52.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFB52 17664 bytes
SHA-256: 7ed67adfdea4c2cfdd64724c50bf90d6510a2320fdfd6cfdc180fe3f1327b57e
font_02_sfnt_off0001284c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1284C 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1