Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 dde4be8d03b33ea5…

MALICIOUS

PDF

91.1 KB Created: 2021-08-19 22:47:29 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: 3acac6aefb3af6188c7a5c8505458a8c SHA-1: d5428d5e87fff09a393c9c28f142b1344b5bf39f SHA-256: dde4be8d03b33ea55162086cde923f87a2edcced297512813566b15e730f20ac
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 upload storage or disposable hosting, indicating a link farm for malicious redirection. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The presence of embedded JavaScript (T1059.007) suggests it may be used to facilitate the redirection or exploit vulnerabilities.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

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://araprinter.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wiwugenaxusupo.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://bascobrunswick.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160afea3900cea---64196841009.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sincaremedicaltour.com/js/upload/5037656785.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://techsystem.gr/data/uploads/ckeditor/files/60024335410.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://shepardfarm.com/clients/877021/File/jubogorufarulojixusizozij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thicongdiennuocmiennam.com/uploads/files/nupexifuriwi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://polskienarty.pl/data/aktualnosci_imgs/file/49547498961.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vintageguitar.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/96345321892.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.charroninc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dbdac6232a4cad100ac98f614240246c/54211481958.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.xpresswedding.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160982551d256d---xikenoguzupe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://veterina-hrib.cz/user-uploads/files/nufaki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alexandrapanayotou.com/web/images/static/file/56248870392.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://matsonconstruction.net/userfiles/file/60912777191.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bistakalikotenetwork.com/userfiles/file/diparowalodiro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ezibra.pl/upload//file/95602583890.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kencert.vn/uploads/image/files/dokaduditoxu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bursaceviritercume.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607ec945de884---95777136967.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zabradli-znerezu.cz/userfiles/file/9934743958.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://esoftland.com/userfiles/file/14419669673.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sabiamente.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d35331812f6---38433831837.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nek.ua/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b2d67edd3c8---rokamomojifudimawibiguv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://allegypttours.net/userfiles/files/76558892956.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gmt-tw.com/app/webroot/userfiles/files/vejomebutijirabozazexe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/BvfzZFkJO3s/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+rank+up+fast+in+halo+reach+mccPDF 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_off0000f9ac.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF9AC 19376 bytes
SHA-256: f7a990f43abe5f4df1a429d29b2a393f0c2be72b0fdea5ae058c61ccb3c68855
font_01_sfnt_off00012b53.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12B53 11016 bytes
SHA-256: 954541fdcbc1357d550465f973f7b4084233136851349984fa6a41bc4e3d1bc1
font_02_sfnt_off000144c1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x144C1 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1