Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f748a1656e5d060c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

73.4 KB Created: 2021-09-25 02:55:42 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: 04decf10874cacd8b3a8e76692ea3275 SHA-1: f119dd026a489d3a06e0d14f8ef9913eb558f505 SHA-256: f748a1656e5d060cf300b2ed45de8160654a64323015fba413c2ecd7f898516d
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a significant number of external links, many pointing to disposable hosting or compromised WordPress sites, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection or download of a secondary payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9987

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 http://uslugi-ogrodnicze.pl/pliki/File/32307930124.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://moestuinwebshop.nl/userfiles/file/runajes.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bezpiecznamlodosc.org/files/file/tetuveruwiboluzinaragid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eliteswimmingpoolsinc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ftucohcn5rg1fukrtom14m5lf1/nivonu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ijieet.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/32622886197.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aasghsflqsae.handylover.com/upload/files/90983997869.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://doitsolutions.co/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/62ea8fa0f86fcd15b5491704698c2852/78903350593.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sushimura1.com/uploads/files/22137759062.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://surupaceanu.ro/ckfinder/userfiles/files/datemugabigisavomelemu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://irmascaritasdejesus.org.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614bfa2664406---temujoropefozunalaxuxeka.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://k3projekt.pl/uploads/userfiles/files/lazopuva.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nieruchomosciturystyczne.eu/files/file/gekaxukutetuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://piataafacerilor.ro/app/webroot/files/userfiles/files/35086846777.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nichebearing.leaddeehub.com/userfiles/files/37498613338.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.vek-bg.com/app/templates/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/92950149352.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wpscrm.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/doxapapopowo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://krukewittfarms.com/userfiles/file/60357625929.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://malinaionescu.ro/userfiles/file/54666801336.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mkting.com.co/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/838185339127dc18d584cf650a22d115/golopimofomefora.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zelene-centrum.cz/webpagebuilder/ckfinder/userfiles/files/kazujaruxepukokagesagun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://audiomaster.se/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612f5802ea8ad---naxeled.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://purepoem.com/resource/docContentImg/file/2021-09-10/1bfd0eda07a9558d0ccbe66e921b316d.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/A3Ryygt5BCM/uplcv?utm_term=whatsapp+messenger+new+version+2020+apk+downloadPDF 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_off0000b541.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB541 11320 bytes
SHA-256: de95f2d3069c725f154c5d712b53a68bf741a388d005f182ef15e9dfce3254c4
font_01_sfnt_off0000cf8b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCF8B 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0000e79d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE79D 17996 bytes
SHA-256: e6f58d3566eb9a3a0a747353812106023ffd5d56106cdd107a81872925f8d3a8