Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 dbc47d0a4969df6d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.0 KB Created: 2021-09-01 08:28:15 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: d24ca170c548ec8a791eed9a21dd1992 SHA-1: fc3381fe662fac67df6e9e494a4902f41dc91cb1 SHA-256: dbc47d0a4969df6d7e3c056a78a0c90d2619f37e99ac33582085989742ee96d1
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 uploads or disposable hosting, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing the redirection or further payload delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9919

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://macroedunet.com/userfiles/file/60394308630.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://ecandrychow.pl/Image/files/56858738156.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://conexkarvan.com/cache/fck_files/file/13508033335.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sad-azov.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/12a5eaa63b9c7ec8239bb443e536f821/jilobefipukavowemosuximi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://winhazel.com/indigo/ckfinder/userfiles/files/bawaserajuxej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rffsev.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/184909bd6efa579abb52b6eb66d16ac8/53686483544.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.elektrobetrieb-scholz.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609f28b34d4d9---rebokisije.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sparkprototypes.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f6a9101d79f---xixuxisarurekajo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lorenzonimmigrationlaw.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160985a8d59d76---36691412342.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alexhofford.com/temp/files/file/31034025765.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://reclaimsplus.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e2067b8f6ba66f64aa79c60bfc79da86/lakejivowexuzuwud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://joyear.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/73924622146.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bestorkate.com/uploads/ckeditor/files/86822665023.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://suprizpin.com/calisma2/files/uploads/98213482908.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sakitonus.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/deeeb6a99e24f8d49329cfaaaf13d8f0/parofano.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mundori.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zudisimirafuwedezofuzixo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://saamfactory.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c0ae1d759615d9c37c5229eaaac5303f/fegunemad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rdasesores.gestconcursal.com/editor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/48751664626.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://erinmillssmilesdentistry.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/89kilk1jg981tccaqanbgmg6b7/noderojiposuzip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ejmk.com/ej/upload/files/5370858213.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://westhygiene.hu/editor_up/fabejawimikevojixe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.carlosfunes.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609125d8516de---66147847926.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://otdelkamos.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/eb886729993fce02c357556e9160c4bb/47767446828.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://greaterdeliveranceministries1.com/clients/61527/File/xirotidotu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.uppld.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bdd3c2b8c28---39586159913.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zlhk.ru/upload_picture/file/lurivuze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/1KS0DP0cxss/uplcv?utm_term=the+flight+from+conversation+main+ideasPDF 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_off0000e8c8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE8C8 10952 bytes
SHA-256: dd8de564e47c88d24bc0e9e1fa0772449ebbdcfc8538fe7ce8e1465ecf7378a4
font_01_sfnt_off000101d9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x101D9 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000119eb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x119EB 18372 bytes
SHA-256: 268570701b9998a891bd03bd58c6213d18a22afb47683f56a4b644127d182d16