Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 dc2b003bd3842cd2…

MALICIOUS

PDF

139.3 KB Created: 2021-07-16 00:04:59 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: acdc8564a92e6d4605593dcb0ea09267 SHA-1: 14e654af667bbd7784be242207a87173fdbaef21 SHA-256: dc2b003bd3842cd2dc79370521aabbf7f14c133fe2718faa29bcbfa6a402da82
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a significant number of external links, many pointing to potentially compromised WordPress sites or disposable hosting, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier further support its malicious nature. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection or download of a secondary payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9400

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.
  • 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://grancom.by/upload/docs/29755836064.pdf
    • http://www.garriagricola.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f6b65aae4c---72426524511.pdf
    • http://www.nuricomuvakfi.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/kce096ujanl20m87sdg89bfea0/54378385249.pdf
    • https://www.hinogas.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/s7tegie6gsp35gb7jgv02eulua/15200335288.pdf
    • http://abwfinlay.com/uploads/files/68206145166.pdf
    • http://simonide.org/userfiles/file/76212007127.pdf
    • https://nowackleverkusen.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160882abdc8706---jorebamenuxolufu.pdf
    • https://harpethvalleypto.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/48c3f434d471b7fe3c98f1b8c3d422b7/lipudilefazutujajezer.pdf
    • http://stroynerud-sm.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160909346a1c4a---83505476812.pdf
    • https://topupdana.com/contents//files/rodunovegumometa.pdf
    • http://gunjanjain.com/app/webroot/js/uploads/files/tewezopunugajujaso.pdf
    • https://www.coconutlodge.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160828259cfd36---96907043850.pdf
    • http://www.consorcio.edu.pe/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bf92cf9af16---31784891353.pdf
    • https://bancodevida.com/bancodevida/admin/images/image/file/bidezegurelosu.pdf
    • http://clearspace-design.com/CKEdit/upload/files/vijabuzozebi.pdf
    • https://photographerin.agency/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5h9u7de3j9jvrvkoo4s77genl3/fezezolapovifovuz.pdf
    • http://windmill-bv.com/userfiles/files/22452914286.pdf
    • https://idfusionllc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f4c1ad086930d51518e007783e43ca4d/kevexudoxeroroxarutogasuj.pdf
    • http://fitviewer.biz/files/file/verunupe.pdf
    • http://bahattinburyan.com/userfiles/file/84566060834.pdf
    • https://webtraffic.ch/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dc76qibb0tv83304ui9v4jf908/25553585333.pdf
    • http://bluecars.pl/userfiles/file/54447828532.pdf
    • https://sharkovinkom.com/sharkovinkom.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/botategarabam.pdf
    • http://www.kissdocs.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16082cac9d8f96---fezikunoribowapi.pdf
    • https://motionslam.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8cd60b30c6ab0afc40c12ff2f6edb6cd/gibevepasipevaxojewiromoz.pdf
    • https://www.keystonecare.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e40dec38713abb7272f54225845cba5e/patopozona.pdf
    • http://aarogyamedico.com/userfiles/file/xidusasozemuba.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/zMnd8XtcwSM/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+tattoo+yourself+with+a+needle
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0001a4cc.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1A4CC 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0001bcde.bin
7cf4e339075e15c82c61dbad1a66b808d82f553196450c758bd3376d1bdc16a7
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1BCDE 18764 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off0001ee1b.bin
eca314ba25c20f73766f6f7f31ddd9e84bee3cd2c6df0bc9e0bc0539918d40d5
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1EE1B 10744 bytes
font_03_sfnt_off000206c4.bin
7d15b2d6d265aaca51dda18faee70a1b8fa9d95ed54cb111fb0895789092f9ae
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x206C4 16312 bytes