Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f14f1a03cef54151…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.1 KB Created: 2021-09-08 05:09:29 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 09bd8c5dccd1975140b22bac8c7ac152 SHA-1: a5902ba8c419ae7f0c07ccbcf20510b40dbf727b SHA-256: f14f1a03cef5415196c5b42b2fec444820ec759b0e86ff1e9522929f93b65e34
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many pointing to compromised CMS upload storage and disposable hosting, suggesting a link farm or phishing lure. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to these malicious URLs.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9968

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://vidolamerica.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e7eca4af35623be76884dac37661ad7b/11904613473.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://dnepropress.net/files/file/regaxap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mundori.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/furijerukizorovujofomuvor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://akapacha.com/userfiles/file/33112727770.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://grafitpoint.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/496f176be52c68689978a9ab663fd29d/8965542949.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://brnc85.com/clients/878796/File/35000949927.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://synthecinter.com/userfiles/files/98574647803.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eperon-kochersberg.com/img_db/luroraxogazozox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://directopinion.biz/uploads/FCK_files/file/fuvubatadejabedux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://timeyear-v.com/userfiles/file/ludotew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hinogas.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/hev2ohsc45qq77s3gmbl2nfbkh/sifewit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fastcomputer.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c5eac4c89284c11f18a5157eb5b6ed7e/ralularikokifuxibif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.theflightfest.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c5879b7cb97---76279907863.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://confetti-seasons.ru/upload/files/38241263077.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zadonskiy.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607bb5dd62109---sumurowenizeliximan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mobytec.com.br/mobytec/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b5a3353ad54---lugopelujur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bellezaeimagen.com.mx/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608c4fd782110---jidubezobamupilav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--80aamdqpfpr.xn--p1ai/upload_picture/14415400530.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rauvuonsach.com/images/uploads/files/1679320394.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.radiopopiatej.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a9939755157---fopej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nisbd.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ab20c9ae84f---70889040712.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sudburyhighspeedinternet.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7b2ffb2eba9f99eb5855a780a9924223/70316095600.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/fzgW7-mxBc0/uplcv?utm_term=caterpillar+416+backhoe+manualPDF 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_off0000d980.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD980 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000f197.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF197 11132 bytes
SHA-256: 64463411f9972af982353c895d4ced96a4f329b4945e464d3c892807cd617949
font_02_sfnt_off00010b3a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10B3A 16848 bytes
SHA-256: e2ff98128a6bcda7a3047b1f4a6d9123ea266757c06375171769f66fb263a579