Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 dc8048ccfd515335…

MALICIOUS

PDF

87.7 KB Created: 2021-07-31 19:01:50 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: d48842524f8d3e40c7247e323ee06a79 SHA-1: 13e1e9d2541a7f62927fc1e764e52d5b37ba15bf SHA-256: dc8048ccfd5153355948b8ecf8ee9c9b6bf65859e1b0a8586038cb23e05d68ae
164 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 large number of external links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites or disposable hosting, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly support its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9990

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 http://gaishachuukobuhin.com/js/upload/files/puxarovobuzuso.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://afayl.com/userfiles/file/93252487412.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mis.nrru.ac.th/gradjournal/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gudedafu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cateringkieuan.com/uploads/userfiles/file/lixewosekivuvolaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://apexnepaltravel.com/userfiles/file/xadebonese.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://countrysquirefoods.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607dad098015f---wurupoxoziwefemafeladi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sigep60s-ncbeta.com/clients/44785/File/sakidanezisavevidonu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://anfauglir.com/images/file/fixafozitowopabarelasagi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lorenzofranzone.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4174203c1798b77e901bdd48dde8b728/84846758212.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pensiuneavlasin.ro/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/74kfi851h3c14o81k105e7eh8l/59007431725.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kontiko.com/ktkweb3/images/upload/files/getubajemidudab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hcibatiment.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160acff0020222---zutinos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rts-3.ru/upload/files/vojesikobenupudezat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://srihemkuntschoolint.com/slbdavbatala/userfiles/file/raxofipivawuxerusos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rescue.bg/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ae0affbe5fe---pofikaxa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://studiovizia.com/webroot/img/content/files/rovufetavukawomega.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dfa-finanz.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160856c474182d---xenugopigas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.esfa.bg/root/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nelelezuxevi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tcufroghouses.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c629e1954a7---66753201896.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://madveras.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gagufetu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cargo3030.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160875bef7e480---18706999460.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.davinci.dk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d2e46bafeaf---tirilimekerepezexalesoni.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://graphicon.hu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160afd6e9b99ba---gedupitokobefujipelap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://melissajacksonmd.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609ec5eb1cade---zomisasebijiwakuxixapa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://arenda1s.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ddeeb9f946055a57b2add4479cfee98c/tuwepanawaliburololilimaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/1KS0DP0cxss/uplcv?utm_term=what+happens+when+a+rental+lease+expiresPDF 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_off0000f3e8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF3E8 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off00010bff.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10BFF 10408 bytes
SHA-256: 967bdf2704f17fd875092f14be401e49e9e30aa781e75839f37e9ee3e7137f08
font_02_sfnt_off00012391.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12391 17232 bytes
SHA-256: 3ea50fe11430c95459dc8b641e3492729680d218751c7d5b0108bf4e46d40b3b