Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 dd1363b1a3de56d4…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.1 KB Created: 2021-09-05 00:20:17 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 9edf02e496f370bc1d95c98b6901b8d0 SHA-1: 034aaa3e2898294e0d922046363f09d6f980fd8e SHA-256: dd1363b1a3de56d4abc9ea1721417189f41cc054586eb7b3bce7d4de642a0c95
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and a significant number of external links, many pointing to disposable hosting or compromised WordPress sites. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to serve as a lure for phishing or to download further malicious payloads. The presence of embedded JavaScript suggests an attempt to exploit vulnerabilities or redirect the user to malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9912

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://tz5168.com/uploadfile/image/2021/07/30/file/20210730_045127_148.pdf
    • http://aliancegroup.su/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161255bb5b34bf---xabilidonaxosixize.pdf
    • http://braintradingbcn.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/33bb4cf4664b51ceb7843005918f4386/50305257121.pdf
    • http://www.insurancedirectcanada.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ce9e0b6456c---64855697507.pdf
    • https://www.myjamaicais.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e96f90a8bf982403ef9995e527b10d24/lekav.pdf
    • https://ekransamara.ru/files/74698041843.pdf
    • https://optimustelecoms.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lajapalozevit.pdf
    • http://teen.plovdivweek.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wazomufowukukaxazijavo.pdf
    • http://hoanggiaphatland.com/uploads/image/files/sadobataxaximifazoriris.pdf
    • http://asbu.net/uploads/FCK_files/file/33748375635.pdf
    • https://moma-restaurant.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16090b9a033bd3---22796961043.pdf
    • https://minervatech.work/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/64182544950.pdf
    • http://www.patricktennis.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bdb349a995f---tefujoxupovixenuxutav.pdf
    • http://www.johnknox.ch/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160afe1ac4c29c---23388862166.pdf
    • http://jtylek.pl/Upload/file/samipidejebili.pdf
    • http://payassistinc.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160770e1db262f---vajemopibatuzarakuforarer.pdf
    • https://tigapilar.com/upload/files/fuwamotugexedufivera.pdf
    • https://olivierdaulte.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/9176984901.pdf
    • http://zenithmetals.com/files/tixujidukidegojugefodunuv.pdf
    • https://www.advids.io/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16084da7738f30---sulorenu.pdf
    • https://congchunghadong.com/uploads/files/tupogal.pdf
    • https://anaksemut.com/contents//files/4132980404.pdf
    • https://web-sila.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cb646976ceaafd747a3b53e129cdfa48/93941446662.pdf
    • https://btegypt.com/file/berumexa.pdf
    • http://ctnphrae.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gulojaxakemawin.pdf
    • http://agro-pasz.pl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/17571391030.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/A3Ryygt5BCM/uplcv?utm_term=tigran+hamasyan+sheet+music+pdf
    • 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 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000df95.bin
a325f99f400e395f56c0fa1794b6966f524fe183d7a2fc325d0bfb243a822a2c
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDF95 20192 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0001148e.bin
62c20e1fdc876aaa913edaad233be5651eacf6f4ec86fc671aa9a0fdf2204b6b
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1148E 11076 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00012e06.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12E06 16792 bytes