Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 05f6f5fe8be15661…

MALICIOUS

PDF

96.7 KB Created: 2021-08-12 18:54:59 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-20
MD5: 11eecee0112a6175d48074e5178320c3 SHA-1: 5e0a63084d9e73934d457cd05a98fe9f92cf59c8 SHA-256: 05f6f5fe8be156612567370ff34d5803e2373fd94bb4a517d5bde3a9ec6610f7
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains an embedded JavaScript stream and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites or disposable hosting, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate the redirection or exploit vulnerabilities.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9965

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://mariamozharova.ru/uploads/files/tejaluvudakewebixivapox.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://sabunwangi.com/contents//files/pofelazozovinobesimodele.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tsutae-f.com/js/upload/files/45081252011.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sandalyecenneti.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/no3h1v6f9g0vp0u6257q6el2s1/86705241998.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://socialbomjesus.org.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160763836ef721---vagimidu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://deewo.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160da15ff7dfa0---dololemik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fajanav.com/aym_image/files/joxefolex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://studiogreenwich.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/94941762b14bda8c7cd3bb6727cbde6b/gibidibi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ar-intl.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/26j7ht4d5g5hnffb6qm3vgjbf6/setukag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kaimano.it/file/zotobeja.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mokhalasati.com/userfiles/files/sepawokinekanirutaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gmonlinestore.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609bfb71b364a---48107472679.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rajatotogroup1.com/contents//files/66158867375.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ipjanah.ir/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/862gacntqqne6vhcq8s82cqstn/15901008592.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://asthasupermarket.com/userfiles/file/65144222952.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilit.ir/basefile/digilitir/files/sivumawuxitivedazovobutep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://senfina.top/uploads/files/22247588306.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://casabresciani.it/uploads/file/vizojuwig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lawrenceyezersky.com/userfiles/file/nipizaxemon.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://candientuvibra.com/images/file/gubewedepoxaxenebusuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://leap-egypt.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609bfbaf9f12c---11887286626.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://blueridgelightingandcontrols.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/719c865dfe198dea3be44d291d443e4d/daturuda.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tomaszskiba.com/userfiles/file/34549858151.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://baikalspring.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/varon.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/S30rS-6n6vg/uplcv?utm_term=what+are+the+factors+of+conformityPDF 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_off000119e4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x119E4 10664 bytes
SHA-256: fa1e9356702a545292e7ee2b192ef14fca19768e5472ee5d97d686a26279f9f3
font_01_sfnt_off00013233.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13233 16608 bytes
SHA-256: 328df6eaf810819ff706b0ed2e86ae2f2f3b9edc30118a43c03e7f8e5abeeae9
font_02_sfnt_off00015d3d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15D3D 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1