Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f4a9beacdb6595aa…

MALICIOUS

PDF

74.2 KB Created: 2021-09-03 09:08:31 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 521c2e347a505075117cd63d93cb9e0d SHA-1: 489dcf728e27985b7c1645edcb2ad5efb5d70e18 SHA-256: f4a9beacdb6595aa830b4415965e66870f6ba52d41e4c85fdd0b3509e29caa0f
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious Link

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. It contains embedded JavaScript and numerous URLs pointing to compromised websites, suggesting it is designed to trick users into downloading further malicious content. The presence of a visual download button lure reinforces this phishing-like behavior.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9914

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 https://nomylo.ru/uplcv?utm_term=modal+verbs+of+deduction+worksheet PDF link annotation
    • https://gift-edu.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2eae3a3d546335509f1e90a957c6107c/miwew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://global-gypsum.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c4a91548644---77667014145.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cfi-registration.org/buzzboxgift/img/userfiles/files/livuxazulobire.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vantainoidia.vn/ci/userfiles/files/juvojavofokoburaji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hodinovysoused.cz/upload/file/67148412800.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jogamiskolc.hu/ckfinder/userfiles/files/89447090448.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://deurenhanger.nl/userfiles/file/36312831477.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dazzlin.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5c351b898e1ef2344648d36412d019fd/36358440846.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://botosani.ro/img/uploads/file/domipezesulaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://completecollegestrategies.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2e2fd11c8b24759dd840ab44c3074afb/71017848159.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://agataklimowska.pl/userfiles/file/69918486292.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stringquartet.biz/web/images/fck/file/naruralasavixi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ovartec.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608a570d61215---wawufolariwuxuzowe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aviapartner.biz/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/616168005.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://boek.se/bilder_umeny/File/94485244849.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://afanasyev-design.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ac921dd5acb717bec734d92500683a67/sinumewokowalitolujeb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hpx.com.ua/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a96e5939dd52b65f97fd2ed512e38916/lakiwipos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://divorcioconsensual.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ccd984959a33f8ee89b6540128fd0729/24759546030.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://accuratesearch.com/userfiles/file/menogiborif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://communeouchamps.fr/userfiles/file/15311199410.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://byty-pardubice.eu/UserFiles/File/vekolokebazakojit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://emergent-partners.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607856c95f6e2---navobimuvunetazifux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://foire-fromages-et-vins.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16087528febb85---zogakiwojuxozekinebu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rld-carbon.ru/file/kofobulurubebigaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lateonsettay-sachs.org/userfiles/file/piliki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hauptsache.cc/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c5a7f44bd91---bevunimug.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_off0000bf6e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xBF6E 11048 bytes
SHA-256: 2e371291fce207e629572a3a0836ab4b0efe3e7e17f3ad075170ebae830c8208
font_01_sfnt_off0000d924.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD924 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0000f136.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF136 16212 bytes
SHA-256: d860fead1f59a5c9d35d5c0fb665bfa66ec6107c6a7d4ed3cf14c17465af05f8