Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e38d09c3dbe86df9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

72.8 KB Created: 2021-09-19 07:02:04 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: 25a2bd8c8136519cfa9f6f46fad7939b SHA-1: fb77861afa66c78a5315a5204a3ed2a059164238 SHA-256: e38d09c3dbe86df916137dc26942a6cc5c8b68fe490794442ddbf72a2dcfa0d9
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.007 JavaScript T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. Heuristics indicate it functions as a link farm, directing users to compromised CMS upload storage and disposable hosting sites. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9915

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 http://trunglam.vn/uploads/userfiles/file/zapigodofugubuwobewi.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://hzkontejnery.cz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/66178880060.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://skyrun-arser.com/js/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/connector.php/upfiles/file/210911181918285801jtiw6i.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://careerpathrecruitment.com/swapscan/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/94042303677.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ballestermultiservicios.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613da926cd2d6---seripir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.fullertherapy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612f6141a4efa---tufukorepipofuvuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rydelko.eu/userfiles/file/56780599322.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.agrosystem.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613e4c820b7f1---62734672961.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://teedinmaesai.com/user_img/file/15280786624.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://festivalecolo.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161467fbc7a537---fomolesololu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://istanbulballoons.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/98878869346.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lodoshosting.com/calisma2/files/uploads/tizalosaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://localhomesales.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161357dd80ea07---3451675459.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://besttailor.info/ckfinder/userfiles/files/ginafezemelib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sblending.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613176693c1d5---12670194119.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://avrig35.ro/uploads/fck_editor/file/lakakipelezasazetifaro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://esistore.com/userfiles/file/20075698167.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sodigital.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16130d371c7e83---79797870595.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://clinicscrm.com/img/files/42221443817.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://darkoyunpin.com/calisma2/files/uploads/tebizojaxagazolas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://andreagarciam.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613942154c21b---vipokulekirunavete.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://moriefrusca.com/userfiles/files/lazomufeziresozojivutad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://annuaire-regional.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/51176565457.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kaxtongroup.com/home5/maxconne/public_html/kaxtongroup/assets/images/newspostimages/files/julokal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.agro-zavod.ru/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/32453205186.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://weighlessthisyear.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/saxubaduvig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/1xuhb7AK25c/uplcv?utm_term=journey+to+the+center+of+the+earth+jules+verne+pdfPDF link annotation
    • 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_off0000ba8b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xBA8B 11028 bytes
SHA-256: b1ac01f9cd25942f9cb9b360c1a5876da9fdaa272bd6b6b33c8565cd9f3e07ff
font_01_sfnt_off0000d43c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD43C 15856 bytes
SHA-256: bcc7614af80e62a2a84433f2501fbec864c9075b8a6e7cece8fe11db14c95577
font_02_sfnt_off0000fced.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFCED 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1