Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e474100e4d489e9c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

93.9 KB Created: 2021-07-27 12:22:02 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: b07f533afeda025a2cdb5074c4967385 SHA-1: 14bddf19aa189b87fc09950d9d9ced52f94a3e67 SHA-256: e474100e4d489e9ce52ed67f9052c8d44a8ae3be79e5bd71a7e62040eca2d666
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous URLs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites or disposable hosting, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware delivery. The embedded JavaScript is a common technique for executing malicious code or initiating redirects.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9876

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://investainternational.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160745912aa3aa---41018763251.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://appartenvue.net/appart/upload/images/wisuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asalsold.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ab2e682945d---15206714983.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://exito-opakowania.pl/userfiles/file/doxegonoso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bellezaeimagen.com.mx/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607f69865e12b---50132686270.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://husvagnsexpo.se/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160728d6f25e39---rinokekefat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vinaaquachem.com/uploads/files/litegivojila.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://maduraicaterers.com/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/65891863275.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://metzpaintings.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ab8e07b4f1a---96368311352.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://redfordunion70.com/clients/869360/File/tudiribara.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://projecthouse.bg/uploads/CKfinder/files/luliradepafofugezakotuzif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mattweidnerlaw.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160865dbf24d93---xosus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://firmykominkowe.pl/Obrazki/edytor/file/50605682301.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://swimproject.eu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e0c42f1e5c4425959a5770df87832259/nuborojosimelonoxil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mygoaltv.org/ipp/images/uploads/files/sunakat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://3suntech.com/UploadFile/file/20210725063049153.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hps-gruppe.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6ovi2etcarts0opu95puipfpsg/95070096034.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tamtam.com.ua/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f21253fc764083956f39c47b77057c97/1045860746.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.azurwelcomeservices.com/userfiles/file/81762783806.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://learningkey.org/userfiles/73895302416.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thanhlamresort.vn/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ac90c0b1da8---falimugozegave.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://samowar.ch/upload/file/86290830686.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://g-shocktou.com/user_file/file/25438246039.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.training4thefuture.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16095e94c79d53---55829491520.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://smilepath.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/04ffa31051d943e0ca8e0327a3e11911/xulobixuziko.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.commandinglife.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607d523a53c53---15735053842.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/zMnd8XtcwSM/uplcv?utm_term=kinemaster+mod+apk+without+watermark+apkpurePDF 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_off000104ca.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x104CA 19064 bytes
SHA-256: 74e96952d7aa0c5dd9b51f53519835bbd8a6f3310a5f29571996b71249c359ea
font_01_sfnt_off0001370d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1370D 10880 bytes
SHA-256: 3e12b8056690973e06ede7873d72c3b7de3b06d97283ec8b8ebebe2e4055bf4c
font_02_sfnt_off0001500f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1500F 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1