Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e319c52d8bf1155b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

125.7 KB Created: 2021-08-06 19:45:24 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-15
MD5: c55bd89f11de4970a3949d679a548bea SHA-1: ecc643a78863e322dcc1bb6161a2df934e319eda SHA-256: e319c52d8bf1155b459ed1046ee3a61baa4a474ed879ab924eb5e17bc128e25f
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, several of which point to compromised WordPress sites. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript and link farm structure suggest the PDF is designed to redirect users to malicious sites, likely for phishing or to download further payloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9984

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://cructi.ru/uplcv?utm_term=principles+of+ecology+by+odum+pdf PDF link annotation
    • https://www.bouldersudbury.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16074627439934---27411788888.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ineke-ott.nl/keramiek-beelden-imagesfile/65578044967.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiomilano.eu/userfiles/files/wolebeketukobawerusafej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://korean-school.hu/hangul/userfiles/file/50437879501.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://agermag.ro/mm/file/xiwufevoda.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://enjoybowlramenandpoke.com/uploads/files/tajowavekokax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kjphotocon.org/data/userfiles/files/90771864944.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ankaratemizlikcim.com/depo/sayfaresim/file/muzotako.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.agrosystem.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f6eaa569112---sowamuzi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.oknookna.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f8843714d6d---ginusotajebivetimowoludu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://andrelandberg.com/userfiles/file/fawabuliwel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mtreurope.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/31350996804.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.phsdcenter.com/temp/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nejaduk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.christinemartin.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607097fb35eb3---mojipalozufojojo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://upbfassadenbau.com/upload/file/tuberosuwuxixetijizuzi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fitnessrev.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/83tepll9voekv4s4hcgv11gf0l/51065441550.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://speed-r.com/js/upload/files/denawijo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cgl.lu/userfiles/files/zazujaxu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.shipsupply.co.mz/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bf11a7745fe---86106238898.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stradatextiles.com/upload/ckfinder/files/39889849741.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://buddingheights.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16099c3191ddbc---xutemos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://burkina-businessschool.com/business_school/uploads/file/76527773641.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cir.cloud/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a25930af093---lawaretakekiwole.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiostocchi.eu/userfiles/files/siserurelav.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_off00018a0b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x18A0B 17348 bytes
SHA-256: 64f44bae3f0a87ffbee86e0cf37b0e8a94bdb18eb5922bc1e081fbc924975be5
font_01_sfnt_off0001b745.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1B745 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0001cf5c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1CF5C 11056 bytes
SHA-256: 37391a8d2732b3e1c1ba9678ce199ea6bba286d00dff99115e0d2ace8ea18667