Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e4c751042ffa6b02…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.1 KB Created: 2021-06-25 20:27:31 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: b9ffacb9fb0b0ed82a61e7e935a75dec SHA-1: a4c752f6da4aba421df5a83a7bb107107814a65d SHA-256: e4c751042ffa6b0292eb110a940107f6658037d9c3adb9be31ff84ea6bf35378
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many hosted on compromised WordPress sites, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to these malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9947

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://ketchas.ru/uplcv?utm_term=pain+in+back+when+breathing+and+moving PDF link annotation
    • https://n95america.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d9b4c1d33647c957609614bbfea30be6/finekagijawuwezur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ctkupavna.ru/upload/file/60311392480.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://glowskincare.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/94606b4a73d0348465b93f94f7afb4ec/92394868835.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.finanzanlagen-honorarberatung.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160732e55f080c---didiwenibiz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kwik-it.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606e5b5343b0f---wojigasixipup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://luyenthitoeic.info/userfiles/file/rowixilarit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://guides2alpes.fr/uploads/file/39956485168.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://3e-machinery.ru/app/webroot/filesfiles/sivewuwukavuxu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pcmcpropertyblog.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/70a0e8d5fe7bc925ab1c7f0f0352f823/32787800508.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://singaporenotarypublic.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6e745a0d4a8aeb82c39304acda9b3ff2/88432315463.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://makaifruits.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607738f6c19e6---26676230647.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://derkwoo.com/upload/editor/files/59153033968.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pousadamarazul.tur.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16097e154a750a---ludazepotugasigunase.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kevinbrooks.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16080d8c7b3795---dodutiluxowutijibojukike.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denisonlandscaping.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607c704e252f1---4737910368.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stellabakingcompany.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c9e422204a2---73920943608.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://averon.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160799dfcbd38e---50016354995.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://reifenscho.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16084f0a49be07---79147913075.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://socohoteldanang.com/uploads/image/files/59066737397.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://imahima.xyz/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/muvadunemesigixiwamawabod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gbeequestriansurfaces.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4elk5gmpdp3m8s1p70nqe38ceb/97446972526.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clinicacomciencia.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607e1f76ea358---94333723724.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://airflow-skateboards.com/upload/file/96798267807.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.davidcosz.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tab936f6k63veq1o4aef2k9144/29745085335.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_off0000ef59.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEF59 10988 bytes
SHA-256: cde419fdd1435bcad4d2f36ebf043987777b827bacec87d86ac240ba3c15e7e1
font_01_sfnt_off00010891.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10891 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000120a3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x120A3 15896 bytes
SHA-256: c32f7857839530559c5e886e6502803f6dae091bf3c30db025ca41d8666a0b17