Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 fdfa5166da73d054…

MALICIOUS

PDF

117.9 KB Created: 2021-06-25 19:35:34 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 1cc9cf9e211e085e51185118b0f6c32f SHA-1: b84d28eefaab96a51cb9c576265e0aa94d2780c7 SHA-256: fdfa5166da73d0547f33a277d38a971d5a0b7d4499124a0ade3aa0459fe292cf
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a large number of external links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate the redirection to these malicious URLs.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9869

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://smidgel.ru/uplcv?utm_term=haikyuu+to+the+top+dubbed
    • https://blackknowledge.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/31fbe366102d200c184d4bc74dd01506/47421714904.pdf
    • https://empezo.xyz/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fokifiw.pdf
    • https://ludifrance.fr/userfiles/file/78089456227.pdf
    • https://bwawarszawa.pl/upload/file/33894426689.pdf
    • http://poorclarescork.ie/images/jilazunojudixuvu.pdf
    • http://ahs1968.com/clients/d/dc/dcea35c349c70fb55dca458fc6558ff6/File/dowusi.pdf
    • http://www.rkcomdesignservices.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a1b86bdc7fc---vufixivoxizurol.pdf
    • http://beloezoloto.ru/userfiles/file/sanumitasa.pdf
    • https://senzedigicraft.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0dcea0cc13f23e6fa16a6ebd12477a12/tugabikafasema.pdf
    • http://vincentpopetutoring.com/clients/d/dd/dd6b7bcf94cac99d3bed97cf8166637b/File/zikonulexuzisitim.pdf
    • https://mrmusicfoundation.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/qe19pp1kaolhf1qaau8cda7b9h/36434150265.pdf
    • http://erkerlaender.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609f0599049f2---wusogafetisom.pdf
    • https://www.icslights.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3950ccf8d1c463f607ae981e07387671/wijepasej.pdf
    • http://tipsclubcr.com/campannas/file/68132758963.pdf
    • https://widepolymers.com/userfiles/file/vejemasovivix.pdf
    • https://adiwirawanbali.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bf322869bb694c2d9d2dec2ce29e57c5/gaxapubunivasegove.pdf
    • http://chagatea.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f484784f769759db7eb3d6e3f62683f3/5242309662.pdf
    • http://objetivovender.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bf39167e558---96954787420.pdf
    • http://tfforming.ru/d/files/jebukitelofe.pdf
    • https://www.ideaklinik.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160716fef09b3e---36273130952.pdf
    • https://wacee.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608a63d74d8d5---vokekajijamoviveparika.pdf
    • http://countrysquirefoods.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608faac302b03---govexilunebizujatawifaviv.pdf
    • https://maconlux.lu/userfiles/files/jusujatuzuwoduwari.pdf
    • http://raiders71.com/clients/4/41/4134020f2f298c111575624a380fabfc/File/35013292127.pdf
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000f55d.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF55D 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00010d6f.bin
ad36ca5f232976da99157d5c37f6316348851830d51c3ed4657fbde4d5a44ea0
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10D6F 17452 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off000139e3.bin
993986d7151532f1e60aea090af97b3a1aa116d0e3fd8db5f27d8efffb861aad
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x139E3 10508 bytes
font_03_sfnt_off000151a9.bin
ba19bb7c4e4ba2614dff03ba084d0959323ad792fc2e59858c9c816c08b85d3f
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x151A9 43260 bytes