Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d750b295ac276e7b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.5 KB Created: 2021-08-01 17:06:36 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: 9738a7add9b7c103484f88cafeb2a089 SHA-1: 704bc9068f7e6ebd6031a3c11d7595e0074f9396 SHA-256: d750b295ac276e7b8d84921bbf1e4c2a78d171a84b9e33769b23b15fd65ada11
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many pointing to compromised CMS upload directories. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to these external URLs, which are characteristic of phishing or malware delivery schemes.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9977

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.carolglassman.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cb1caad7140---silosirode.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://bomtvplus.com/data/board/file/20210627051149.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hndgyl.com/v15/Upload/file/2021624345316703.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://argra.rs/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16087585ccdabe---19018171271.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opalbiosciences.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16090e56aa3d8e---devokigaguxude.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://suhrsmad.dk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607c584d39c38---50349612899.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mm-podium.ro/userfiles/file/48180588955.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://scuderia512.com/js/upload/files/28847451093.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.saenger-ohg.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608ef9461890b---ladixaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sp-pir.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fb74857d3f65235a0e1de54826a93e7b/wanusepozesikujosigazugi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alajuusa.ee/media/contents/file/nizekesuwiribej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://technoauto.jp/js/upload/files/37624325224.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://youstore21.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e67841436926606ac6da7f07ce5b460e/11644403717.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ambientltg.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5b31228e0ad5c5c97f586d728ef0839b/moxogafotad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nguyenvanhuongloc.vn/app/webroot/files/images/pages/files/desor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://luckdidea.com/ckfinder/images_store/files/36209502106.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://joyfool.art/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9298cbf38b6edd8a9ee2e0ef080b00e2/21919670045.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.revistadefiesta.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160984b7691723---vamox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lysgaards.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/bogakileb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hotelritariccione.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16085096598318---vozezamadosapotikutu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://richmediahouse.com/admin/uploads/file/47451698953.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fiorenzuolatrack.it/userfiles/files/sazojimiboteri.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eandjfamilyhealthcenter.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/908c03e909f9fc57d1eefab60401beab/napomufoposanovisame.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://petraifevronii.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/bevuwifutekese.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://marblo.ph/app/webroot/img/files/62340684878.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/S30rS-6n6vg/uplcv?utm_term=udf+dosyas%C4%B1+a%C3%A7ma+mobilPDF 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_off0000ebb1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEBB1 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off000103c8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x103C8 10584 bytes
SHA-256: 63720ff5e371657bcf7958cee3d8c86c45e527b8646186f9d28a927210dd5d9a
font_02_sfnt_off00011bd7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11BD7 18432 bytes
SHA-256: aafd43835ba79b4eda1d6072408bc55b1c3be710ea67f28c27062537cdd7b54e