Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e39353017511fd1a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

99.1 KB Created: 2021-07-24 18:31:42 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-29
MD5: 7056a92001ee548cafbd2c78661f4ebd SHA-1: 9e00343d9048dfc211ee0fcb7fdc93eef231b6bc SHA-256: e39353017511fd1ae46386bfeef8bdc0b40bda911f307c926bf70012099a0ab8
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and is identified as a link farm pointing to multiple distinct hosts, many of which are compromised WordPress sites. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to redirect the user to these malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9965

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://icltindia.in/userfiles/file/mebazolonoz.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://fastcomputer.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1eea1fe36e70e1e2f6234a587b1ab56b/92114899892.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kadinlarsitesi.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ba1a7d0505d---limezulasage.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cesishotel.lv/res/wysiwyg/file/91095064607.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.capitalroofingct.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160879c7760a1d---90047318072.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.yoursurveysurveyors.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c98a11b5ad4---11071912053.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fulzugaskozpont.hu/files/rijutavomekukirabodebog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.rlktechniek.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608f74e514809---27970475980.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rebates.forex/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cc53v4le5b1vcvpof7f6brt095/kitikub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://relleno-acidohialuronico.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b59f3eb022bb68781a2d2afbd7da9776/webaxo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://call.ae/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b06b930397a---2531197329.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cdmatik.com/uploads/file/96709203712.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fobosgrunt.ru/files/ckfinder/files/jexogimebegidajebakamiw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://a2designbg.com/userfiles/file/52050328283.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://goldenparadisestsimons.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cdbe6d9a3fabca649040e5be8aab8ab9/kepobudi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.rolstoellift.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16095c68f89305---suzolabu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://greenturtleproductions.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3d56b6989720153011d57549f848f3a1/pumogejavagabafedazowaku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pointsourcegroup.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3a46d6a89c981ecb610930dff38d04b9/tavanav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kaufdeinauto.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16078911130875---68473993393.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://octvads.site/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zukizajizogajilewodare.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://functionalmovement.gr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ad55e1405dd881ab3fa538fa48132fe8/sajizonoposesoxewewo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mumegram.com/userfiles/file/42886105602.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/S30rS-6n6vg/uplcv?utm_term=best+quotes+from+le+petit+princePDF link annotation
    • http://perfecturology.cafe24.com/upload/editor/imagefile/98183514324.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_off0001203b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1203B 10776 bytes
SHA-256: 65c4ad8d5001c0cdc2b5d03bdafa7b042c178214cc5a9136eee4b4ea5ff67099
font_01_sfnt_off0001390c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1390C 17200 bytes
SHA-256: 1feb93d52ecca1c15e8cc516e30ccf98f99e0cb53ca5689e389f26349e87e2b9
font_02_sfnt_off00016592.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x16592 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1