Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 deaef40eb07618b2…

MALICIOUS

PDF

84.1 KB Created: 2021-06-29 17:19:51 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: fea0d5b31db73e1fde728b0a192bac0e SHA-1: 12171381745d68bed9149a7eee3beff6ae18141d SHA-256: deaef40eb07618b2ede3e637451557f4c935c507f604ca882f1bc68ddf0fd82b
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier. It contains an embedded JavaScript stream and numerous URLs that form a link farm, many hosted on compromised CMS uploads. The primary attack pattern appears to be redirecting users through these links, likely to phishing sites or to download further malicious content. The embedded JavaScript may also be used to facilitate exploitation or further payload delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9955

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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://philabc.ru/uplcv?utm_term=bsc+maths+1st+year+notes PDF link annotation
    • https://batikatravels.com/userfiles/file/85553481952.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://arohitourandtravels.com/userfiles/file/96655525569.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fietenhaardenenkachels.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160acd03a441e6---7110781111.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://peaceinsrilanka.lk/userfiles/file/27459199948.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bringem.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/782c0c1f1625897d70256b75b2bd29a7/wotovekudefafafupuzobaviv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.skupp.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608d239465d83---warafulalurotinodujage.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akicgiyim.com/userfiles/file/19701497518.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://arserwood.com/js/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/connector.php/upfiles/file/2105051734056930562n23sn.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://voolabs.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ad59dd3c70e---rixejudevolipotek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://erfolgsapp.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c498c507a11---dazoxuwidokofa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://reszke.pl/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/file/85709986569.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dush-kz.ru/uploads/fck/file/88563592314.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://deccanquest.com/konadnew/userfiles/file/12066559342.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.itbaloch.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c10b8fa95cf---8359123117.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://shotclock.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/17ebdf5e46ecbc44467d7bac9b2c598b/2615707.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pikewallis.no/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c5711e0ef2a---tofutevafolixexorabuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://urbanplace.me/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e486f625805c56acb7dea30c487e0a12/fidojanilavokonixuda.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://scissortailfarms.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bd9ee459965---zipogewomofutigobarotiwiz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tlxzkj.com/uploads/file/252306092787.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://woonhuislift.info/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607ffb5e3acdd---dedumugizovepivawigo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cpro.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160782bdccbb42---30104970211.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://idfusionllc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/76304962aef8f78fab05dac1086b655b/6519791311.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.intermediastudios.com.mx/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/01786a246c52c0360a4b7874c160ea45/setemirukejemomavuwos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://utilitydiscount.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607ec0fc92086---wudebez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • 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_off0000e56b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE56B 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000fd7d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFD7D 17408 bytes
SHA-256: 51afc652052f2d211124313bb08852a73a7237ad3829ede696fbcdb2f537cca9
font_02_sfnt_off00012b2a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12B2A 10576 bytes
SHA-256: 076049babcb9a0cdfe86b023ad3f08bb38d07b2f0ac144f18f9f403c4230f661