Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d92766e4a25ddbfa…

MALICIOUS

PDF

105.2 KB Created: 2021-09-03 02:35:38 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: 3fe07b16d6a77fd6156885aaece50de1 SHA-1: 4e5167fce6ebe95be9dd5f5d98ca4c68e30fc78e SHA-256: d92766e4a25ddbfa1c454cadfb85d197ced0a06000faac3a4436f5438701576d
180 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and is flagged by ML classifiers and ClamAV as malicious. Heuristics indicate it functions as a link farm, pointing to compromised CMS uploads and disposable hosting, likely to deliver a secondary payload. The presence of invoice and download lure indicators further supports a phishing or scam-based attack pattern.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9961

Heuristics 9

  • 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.
  • Fake invoice / payment lure low SE_INVOICE_LURE
    Document contains invoice or payment language paired with an action verb — useful context when combined with link, macro, or attachment indicators
  • 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 https://lcd96.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0a015308c7918ca54dd08267988ad343/vutekif.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.platformliften.info/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160913eb231297---4674334425.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://socialbomjesus.org.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a8d9e5ab1c1---biworapafekazeloza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://maxgear.cz/webpagebuilder/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nelisejefekagogiven.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ore-processing.ru/d/files/sinisagiju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://socialchangefactory.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/83bf0b6fedbebafb5b836d6199e6ab3a/fefevi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://novastal.pl/userfiles/file/45726449972.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fipjp.com/userfiles/file/kojoxujubuwoxivu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perfecthospitals.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/63391488189.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ideaklinikankara.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16077c4a10eeaf---31594008188.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://civilkontroll.hu/uploads/file/34484692191.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://americandeliorder.com/uploads/files/18464317644.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--80aafmoni2biho.xn--p1ai/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/dinujunujinogud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://superpart.com/files/8319349583.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://leo-translate.com.ua/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608bf4684f63f---40488769544.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hoanggiaphatland.com/uploads/image/files/54520088361.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://titibbs.xyz/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/97559915738.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uk-finansist.ru/userfiles/file/63450559123.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://poornasreehomeoclinic.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sivevuxizo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alshaabcoop.com/userfiles/file/72377388990.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.helpfulhunks.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160845d8434292---nofefaxafujaxazineliwo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jagamimpi.com/contents//files/munas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amesmedicalservices.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cc05854ca90---mugudiminevo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.nosolodespedidas.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160961de095d9b---26877627693.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nhhs78.org/clients/63854/File/tofazajemakazejidadowi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/S30rS-6n6vg/uplcv?utm_term=jagran+josh+current+affairs+november+2018+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_off00012d67.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12D67 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off00014579.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14579 20020 bytes
SHA-256: 6008c44c008470a1e2fd245198f5ef8c2c27869084ad1b5d5826ea9a4637b0bf
font_02_sfnt_off00017a4e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x17A4E 11952 bytes
SHA-256: 712f1439fc5f7885afa68a5768dc5da26fcb046ca7b45f6d14816cb62b8b9f73