Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 02152e123897f1b7…

MALICIOUS

PDF

91.2 KB Created: 2021-08-13 19:01:12 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-23
MD5: ff020e8068107cbbb2876f9156ae8ac7 SHA-1: 4c5fda866d672115a9f549fc0445440d595f354f SHA-256: 02152e123897f1b7fb65ebea6947d802fdf056cb0bee7af6b375d5531bf45d05
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple external URIs, many of which point to compromised CMS uploads or disposable hosting, forming a link farm. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The embedded JavaScript is a common technique for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities or redirecting users.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9987

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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://angelojrobles.com/admin_initial_test/userfiles/file/nisunopikek.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://www.icslights.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6a57bdf72dc86d95b8ace7bad31dcc00/zusaren.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://utilitydiscount.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607b85f0222da---60375139860.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://profisystem.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a58648af48c---99986090325.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fmmvn.net/userfiles/files/37734163662.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cutletsmeat.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160895d3d98812---3694516867.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://freemansphotography.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608e44b1befe3---legoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bridgesonthepark.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16075bc92d8515---7802811785.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://poexali.org/static/image/_u/system/files/jadoxolo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alibabaoman.com/basefile/alibabaomancom/files/jexifaji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aroma-es.red/yamituki-n/uploads/files/nopikowo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://circuitoinsulargc.com/documentos/file/99918885209.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gillsandgeckos.com/userfiles/file/58575537995.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://milwaukee.center/userfiles/file/pavejojudimarigo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://detskaoptika.cz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/limajazixejo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.johnknox.ch/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16093af16203ac---wapomexotude.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bigcool.net/webroot/img/files/39114680451.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sazjah.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608624e166e7c---68646100730.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://imad0c0.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/tawufumutefegakom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://taiwan-casters.com/userfiles/file/27053150682.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.amiunaorchestra.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f0476dcfd9---5166239224.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dejavuruse.com/userfiles/file/18232673590.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/BvfzZFkJO3s/uplcv?utm_term=dna+rna+protein+synthesis+and+mutations+test+review+answer+keyPDF 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_off0000fecb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFECB 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off000116e2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x116E2 11072 bytes
SHA-256: 5433f1ef5a62bd7e83cb2755652fdac7bcce7c04745794e060f090942225602e
font_02_sfnt_off0001308b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1308B 17136 bytes
SHA-256: c00342382f1d3cec32908bd46430ccccf05158368006c35a06d008712c347bf2