Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d94a6452cde7ec79…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.1 KB Created: 2021-09-06 18:46:41 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: c02af14d07611a733c23409c1cd4f957 SHA-1: 7ddcff0a76b473606d23278e7be1172617b0353d SHA-256: d94a6452cde7ec799359f1eace0de33b8c3e82d8f676358eaaf771f516fd82b2
172 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 executing malicious code. It also features a link farm pointing to numerous PDF files hosted on various domains, some of which are identified as compromised CMS uploads. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware distribution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9833

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.
  • Urgency / deadline lure low SE_URGENCY_LURE
    Document contains urgency or deadline language ('account will be terminated', 'action required within 24 hours', etc.) — useful context, but low-signal without other findings
  • 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://stadion-zarya.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/27701748733.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://axiomestates.com/userfiles/file/xomebojewoxipapupa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://riversedgefm.com/files/file/vulixasojolofupuxinowaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sankaibearing.com/userfiles/files/53268723571.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://baigeleather.com/userfiles/file/65882227570.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lovec.bg/root/ckfinder/userfiles/files/kalegobodedezefexumavazal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cogersquest.com/clients/f/f6/f6194b381802d71b6842d6160e8859b1/File/dirabuxusanapa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wilsonbarrera.com/inicio/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f2be6ed1141---60713535986.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sushibelovo.ru/files/82026586673.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://firewheels.pe/userfiles/file/97413105756.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://agsposure.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ede092eaf9ca312cc76deee8a8ac9e44/semikoxuweketewiboragarux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.financedeclined.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16082776f195fa---38305316257.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://compow.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/narirodabipikemo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://angarakshaksecurity.com/userfiles/file/benetupel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bonafideonline.com.ar/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5076d3d424616164b0834894378235e8/66011893182.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://anzmrrn.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d8c97a06e56---remejoxeralukewiwidewisa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.zopfitravel.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e37516c5b6d---80335706298.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gaishachuukobuhin.com/js/upload/files/9885807399.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fijiembajak.com/uploads/ck_uploads/files/18667025424.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://daismene.it/file/puzodezatipenaxepirevit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fastcomputer.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8e2b78a3850910f1de47b81e1bc089d5/dujabevowezufelugu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://immo-cjeanpaul.lu/userfiles/files/82088056756.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://imhyuk.com/imhyukeditor/userfile/file/41213223975.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://associazionedynamica.it/uploads/file/nonulemuruniga.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://3handseg.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607901a7ec01d---terekopojobikokobugu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.findvoters.com/userfiles/file/fixudi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://teplorium.su/userfiles/file/wulegoka.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/BvfzZFkJO3s/uplcv?utm_term=complete+jewish+study+bible+pdf+download+freePDF 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_off0000d472.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD472 18076 bytes
SHA-256: 0dbcb1f6af6a87c285750430c8e8ee3e8539594180211a497c3f36ac336a4e74
font_01_sfnt_off000103e1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x103E1 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00011bf8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11BF8 11364 bytes
SHA-256: 822968bfaa36bf428fa97d1b2fc96f723eed62db0704fca3a5c6573ab09a4a9f