Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 dc3e9888ba1b4e56…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.4 KB Created: 2021-09-02 17:59:02 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: 988ffb47501e05af22e7c4fd6f372043 SHA-1: 9795e683cd76c9e6e9852578bd3ab9cfc5797bf9 SHA-256: dc3e9888ba1b4e56c888906146de89daef47772c542a5557622344d6e3bd602a
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised WordPress upload directories or disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution via a link farm. The embedded JavaScript is a common technique for initiating malicious actions within PDFs.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9981

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://www.sabiamente.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ae9a9beb8e6---moxasavizadinuxa.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.aqsclimited.com/EditorImages/file/16163007885.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kristinanamaste.eu/files/juwunesidubejuzokotonafen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://haustechnik-hagenauer.at/refipefiwoxuwibug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.emmabowman.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a65e9f92c4c860deca1d4ae438b8acc7/82088742715.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://madonnina.info/userfiles/files/6937264116.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://retroldn.com/userfiles/file/namomuperizetamatorufip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://goref.ru/files/file/95567623309.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://heibldr.hu/FCKfeltoltott/file/jixekelezuwawut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.megasaludips.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e315db99f28---92661659544.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ajtoablakcentrum.com/_user/file/rofafizimajina.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://egca.fr/userfiles/file/49695839364.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aarogyamedico.com/userfiles/file/42119493013.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://baanpowertrain.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160787f19ecb5d---96225341776.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vinisfarm.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fc21f455ee59e7bf31283bd2cfc500a4/wefodaxaked.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://phoiinnhiet.com/images/uploads/files/5256726522.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.theoakshealthcare.com/my_content/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/56049752506.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hulstcustoms.ru/uploads/files/fipitasogozip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.neslihanonur.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d2b9b3f592041cf61c4bf933066cde91/vesepepegugemuf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://anhbanglaw.com/userfiles/file/45599224439.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://leadershipcareer.kr/fckeditor/_upload/file/60136155181.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://viaterrestre.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b655762dbc2---vivugomiwezedivurup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/BvfzZFkJO3s/uplcv?utm_term=developments+in+high+temperature+corrosion+and+protection+of+materials+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_off0000da97.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDA97 11232 bytes
SHA-256: e12621a490588a3660ab20e74d06ad630c40fea255b5dcdf7761f9103a95546a
font_01_sfnt_off0000f482.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF482 16676 bytes
SHA-256: 0a821138617e7522f858a0848023d0e5400c8f1e662489058a0e9fc80c3e61a9
font_02_sfnt_off00011f59.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11F59 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1