Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e03dd1a6b81a8cba…

MALICIOUS

PDF

74.4 KB Created: 2021-09-07 18:53:50 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: dd2d9f04028d9e1023ba7cc27aee8e4f SHA-1: c97f8d65e56ef57d1c1711b7ee682044a67b1d1c SHA-256: e03dd1a6b81a8cba598a784758f0f7a8e9010160cfe9d735a5463fed524d7b95
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was flagged by multiple heuristics, including ClamAV and an ML classifier, indicating malicious content. It contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised CMS uploads or disposable hosting, suggesting a link farm designed to redirect users. The primary purpose appears to be directing users to external sites, likely for phishing or to download further malicious payloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9973

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://synerhu.ru/uplcv?utm_term=purposive+sampling+pdf+journal PDF link annotation
    • http://musclecar-taps.com/js/upload/files/pexukezelapunamemijivuva.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tourhong.com/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210817_AB74423444E60B9D.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ochoadentalcare.com/tacgestorcontenidos_ochoa/documentos/file/In PDF document text
    • http://christembassydocklands.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0ebaee6afa5b02796b14fa2373956515/bekowofiz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://unitedcardsolutions.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160dab51e0cee6---81479877740.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dongtienlamnghiep.com/upload/file/91063564917.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://flardochform.se/userfiles/file/wirapukuwipetokutodexezet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://amuseonline.com/absite/userfiles/file/50834194153.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cafesca.mx/ckfinder/userfiles/files/28934469969.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jmestateplanning.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/78486382939.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.jacenter.org/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/87072322306.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zweiund40.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5v65tisc67r37nervoqb9q0r59/debotefagilefonabakem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://artstudiodesign.it/userfiles/files/fupujejulonimolojibivisiz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://leap-egypt.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607e8fafbbe99---57696756044.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://albino-pitti.com/pub_img/file/20722002237.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://braciszewska-klimek.pl/fck_files/file/kametumakosep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.theagentpipeline.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d18c35f092---fudizaragotowafokagowed.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wavesmaroochydore.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3sak0117acq1gv19rm8tp2c67d/podakafufawufag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bellezaeimagen.com.mx/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bbc70bdf3f5---9013082699.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://frasertechno.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609845a5858ff---besepafapolemijixeduj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aytekinpolatel.com/image/files/zenumewimajo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://saludocupacionalpso.com/home/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609f4dc587af7---rujetiwizinulowebe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://glina-master.ru/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/tonesoxowuvelekuzi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://totaleclipsenv.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607199d8aa925---rijunedonotavanajur.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_off0000c0bd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC0BD 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000d8d4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD8D4 11040 bytes
SHA-256: a3fa76236d41fdab9ce88a8a7aeecbeb2b96c612e8f3c47c3393ea4d513e0b54
font_02_sfnt_off0000f23b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF23B 16080 bytes
SHA-256: 52d758f0fa067068cbf10e6a79ecc993845bd38875a7f65af49b144667a5056c