Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e028b740dde67b59…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.8 KB Created: 2021-07-06 16:16:13 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 6a323352cc31405c796e7b61d26b1a2e SHA-1: eb690cf305dbd1f9e0d19fa369ab708bec675992 SHA-256: e028b740dde67b595b3c6a69bcf58ad2e4c48d835f132bcd716ca415f8901ff8
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URLs, many of which are hosted on compromised WordPress sites or disposable domains, forming a link farm. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to these malicious URLs, which are designed to lure users into downloading further malware or engaging in phishing activities. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9951

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://crewmak.ru/uplcv?utm_term=cycle+of+frog+drawing
    • https://aterhesseg.com/up_image/file/fekiguxoxozinopijera.pdf
    • https://bohemiamaestro.com/webpagebuilder/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zineveguxaxomi.pdf
    • https://engravestone.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b05e9b7eaf6---86782840597.pdf
    • http://tofuyatogo.com/uploads/files/zagimafesomuki.pdf
    • http://forter.vn/hinhanh/file/82196626848.pdf
    • https://wlao.on.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/536f1e71e2ee57746bea1b2019942e18/96294615643.pdf
    • http://ggmtc.net/userfiles/files/gobizut.pdf
    • https://fatheragneliti.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609a3c3b97c3c---38738787344.pdf
    • https://kildevangen.dk/files/tapebowojogekidik.pdf
    • http://audiomaster.se/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c8de819dac0---12268204626.pdf
    • http://hanasushichoice.com/uploads/files/wuxusaturaxawuruxadumik.pdf
    • https://sandalyecenneti.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4kf615a345rhv56rlqevqagfaj/durimu.pdf
    • http://www.alrafeef.com/faisaliya/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xafiv.pdf
    • https://agentcctv.com/userfiles/file/migaju.pdf
    • https://www.keystonecare.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1852047a911c883ccb3aee147705454d/69070626964.pdf
    • http://architects-desk.com/uploadsfile/48560046889.pdf
    • http://trainternational.in/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607517087531b---80671023758.pdf
    • https://weborder.cloud/userfiles/file///74445026781.pdf
    • http://www.fattyweng.com.sg/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160715fd8c9a7f---lufizozawaradiloluga.pdf
    • http://workcoop.org/fckeditor/userimages/file/20210526112259.pdf
    • https://vmwarts.com/ecovic/file/62711270329.pdf
    • https://tahubunting1.com/contents//files/85712946874.pdf
    • http://festivaldeliteraturadepereira.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609f042da9f79---panazeg.pdf
    • https://cananalimdar.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/mtvtvvrlt70kbfknkumg6mohg2/25045341043.pdf
    • https://djhelaly.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9ff6387489d6c42ea211d86215adaccd/nagovisowexuwijatuvu.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_off0000e65f.bin
7b0b2275fe0b7c7f7ce6bb06a7c980051b478272d2a02e8a9b817ad761c8ed14
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE65F 16776 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00011173.bin
599b13fc3fd98c5b293cc180b48d771adca5684c8ca1fe42883d0b181e65ffb0
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11173 10616 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off000129af.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x129AF 16792 bytes