Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e4af511003de9d5a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

79.9 KB Created: 2021-09-19 15:09:05 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-07
MD5: 195bc6469aee0b1c7e1906a71942d9b3 SHA-1: 05f80e17a03502b12c4d32413f8e4db12ca6afe2 SHA-256: e4af511003de9d5a1341ab643bb9918f6133d4acaa89d0e34b5e44b0810e2094
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. The heuristics reveal it contains embedded JavaScript and links to compromised CMS upload storage and disposable hosting, suggesting it's designed to host and distribute malicious files. The presence of a visual download button further supports a phishing or social engineering attack vector.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9952

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://islaminkiel.de/webmisr/uploadwebmisr/file/najifajuxudalub.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://kleinschaden-expert.com/userfiles/file/82170574994.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://orderkai.com/uploads/files/fimesolirafolujelejodof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bugaboo-buffalo.eu/UserFiles/File/31973480949.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pierreseche.fr/userfiles/file/natiwawenobawewubaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16132f8152505c---tozizokexidofumufajakebo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hoffmanowska.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161412d07114c3---zalometifuwamedowalakam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://herfection.herfection.tw/upload/ckfinder_temp/files/20210905040942.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://steammining.com/userfiles/file/70822968637.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tz5168.com/uploadfile/image/2021/09/07/file/20210907_123720_110.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://avtokapriz42.ru/userfiles/file/lededuxilejagelegozas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://maradonasalud.com.ar/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rotesobox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gulertrafik.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/hgh7s3vdmjmnt5cmqr0he255hh/relebodituluroku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://verkoop-je-wagen.be/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16130e4e1e1a77---26486335505.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://timandlor.com/userfiles/file/92181699412.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.jahnigterbraak.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16134866666c0b---dodosipuwiboregidabuji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sokole-tps.pl/userfiles/file/62904128429.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://musclecar-taps.com/js/upload/files/61866341447.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://roycraft.ca/userfiles/file/42312646904.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://macleanpinesdrivingschool.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b05c3974aca50bc236bc6ac76389dc7a/woruvug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jump360.co/upload/files/20210912020952.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://theprofitnesstrainers.com/userfiles/file/71412223903.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.marsagri.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161375a411cfbd---woteratalixifefo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/BkSY9tpko7c/uplcv?utm_term=if+we+see+someone+profile+on+instagram+will+they+knowPDF link annotation
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#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_off0000d6c6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD6C6 18436 bytes
SHA-256: 6aa570963123d1aa1e8ad17d14e0c71f4e3ad08f20569f59d3fde94c82fe2cac
font_01_sfnt_off000106aa.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x106AA 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00011ec1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11EC1 11048 bytes
SHA-256: 3f533c186b72b902535a9ddb5eaeaefc24a443bde4b7a2fd6e5d66a50e513936