Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 dffb453cb3534215…

MALICIOUS

PDF

375.1 KB Created: 2021-07-09 16:42:04 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-08-20
MD5: 769b42c70355dc5b424556a0081a8bc1 SHA-1: a6060e78550aa1818f0b440e144b4ae4099dbee5 SHA-256: dffb453cb353421519215b1b9e062cf50de1f0e8eed44dd5cd074a4e57b43677
174 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple links to compromised CMS upload storage, indicating it is designed to lure users into downloading further malicious content. The presence of an SEO redirector and the nature of the URLs suggest a phishing campaign aimed at distributing malware. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier further support its malicious classification.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.8236

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
  • Image lure linking to an SEO redirector (free-download phishing) high PDF_SEO_UTM_REDIRECTOR_LINK
    PDF embeds an image with little or no body text and a clickable link to a multi-word utm_term / FeedBurner-proxied SEO redirector — the 'free ebook / solution-manual / document download' phishing family that ranks for natural-language search queries and routes the user into a payload/redirect chain. The PDF carries no exploit; the risk is the linked destination. Flagged structurally (image lure + SEO redirector) so it does not depend on a ClamAV/ML signature, and regardless of how many filler text pages the lure carries.
  • 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.
  • 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://crysiq.ru/uplcv?utm_term=physics+grade+12+questions+and+answers PDF link annotation
    • https://k9-warrior.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2i1uij67leak5lmr2iq6740871/40149461437.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://arizonapoolcontractor.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160962b27e97f7---71238492984.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tourister.kr/userfiles/file/56555702343.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sieckultury.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3abd4d38bb482fbe2dcf294b9827d9a6/44028740402.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://musclecar-taps.com/js/upload/files/41705938452.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ganan10.co.il/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bd9c1ec9bf4---54558844608.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://limmaginebistrot.com/file/gemupamigetafunutopefi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tavernadelsnoguers.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bda489a3c19e570773eb657ec50eb96b/44206389606.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://willtorock.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607b5b88a8c4f---15412835370.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://filetorme.com/upload/files/wuzutonaxoboke.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://khunghinhdepphuctin.com/media/ftp/file/jafufebojino.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eugensa.lt/app/webroot/uploads/userfiles/files/lunorimaxupodoxixeda.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.lightingandhvacexpo.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/451c7cf17e8af2f79d4350305820fcc6/xotaborojimobuvufop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.peeryhotel.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bd06ffdd783333b0b296439ff39391f1/jizivuzixiberenafomotoxe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elcampoeco.org/FCKeditor/file/48767174957.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kiteschule-kiel.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16094d25331b3a---17586847854.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://miamivanservice.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bdfc0bc2829---44113851730.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lasfyy.com/uploadfile/file/20210623030624937.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.baptistenhardenberg.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160733254f21d0---kodor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fobiy.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3cc946cb57a862b37adcf0f6aedd2724/dosikevarajigukasesapale.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fontanarosaserigrafia.it/userfiles/file/dofozodeledivexoxafewagi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.drop-lok.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160be99b965dd3---fusinuwuwonanumobev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://moma-restaurant.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609508b83a001---88582745970.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.elementstraining.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/lfkrq2eijkon47t3g7etp03dkb/54274598322.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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0005458b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x5458B 16204 bytes
SHA-256: 9e2286016b1f1c98c18f19dc80b7a7c44608d443f9f5fe2aed7f51718a751e3f
font_01_sfnt_off00055b45.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x55B45 23484 bytes
SHA-256: cc42ae0ed399d7e6c736f7998a39a0517823fce8b7323224bbc11265d3533b80
font_02_sfnt_off00059a4e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x59A4E 11220 bytes
SHA-256: 9588bd7f41ff72dde55f1cc31931531ac2d2c4160c7c692280db8f4287fd879a
font_03_sfnt_off0005b447.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x5B447 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1