Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 061b0bb6a410c33a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

90.6 KB Created: 2021-09-02 06:52:27 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: b5d2e60793d188b406f6846da3f7a02a SHA-1: 40da88695440f33572c88b4c2ef0fafd1cab1690 SHA-256: 061b0bb6a410c33a672adafe93d2dda4d86904aee0017fe85b077f79a1c2c18f
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript 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 distributing further malware. The embedded JavaScript is a common technique for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities or initiating malicious actions.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9932

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://hiperaktivite.info/userfiles/files/31453385373.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.esthemed.ch/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607e4c72dcf1c---25056539498.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.barankayalar.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c1a60775eed---zokasikozixogimomekatutos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://linlinline.biz/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/69369498863.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://barcabianca.eu/upload/file/71446105034.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rasmesafar.net/basefile/basefiles/vikojawevub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.americanapi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607858eea7da7---96142232414.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://parkwestresidences.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607f7f914341c---bovelu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grossfamilyreunion.com/clients/0/00/00c8ca1d7e0432e0ca4c178cf0a97985/File/56141132960.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.look4job.gr/images/_user_na/file/zereriwa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.apartamentselsllacs.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2vm4stfomovd9j285kenqv57tp/soluzisapigofowasur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bouwenaaneensterkwerkgeversmerk.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1610f116280b3c---94109497676.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.next-conseil.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608372a5da94a---zidepujikubaduvugakevizi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://triosms.com/userfiles/file/37785329535.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tfnd.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/729850657f70dfab0583918bc7b09d9f/zurelud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mundori.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/feworunopezefaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://costumeworld.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16104828339879---sigilorotiviwobub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wingprocess.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/porix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bhs-class1957.com/clients/35434/File/40763400826.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://audiomaster.se/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16114979286489---legeravikaveg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://er-trans.com/img/produkty/files/wipusosojagovazi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.fecomerciomg.org.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c9a4b62a4dd---pazulu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sanier.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/u1iu26j7jc072vo5m079thofb8/21222343347.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://verynailscm.com/user_img/file/24941437050.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mtmnetwork.net/uploadEditor/files/kogifubogasev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://medtek.vn/storage/file/rodojawedip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/6naE_Nh8_CY/uplcv?utm_term=greek+music+traditionalPDF 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_off0000f123.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF123 22432 bytes
SHA-256: dc97029fe492018400f9c97e2b7fc48f4e01d9d86a0b232ac3bd388666005969
font_01_sfnt_off00012b06.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12B06 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0001431d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1431D 10760 bytes
SHA-256: d06ec855e70174c3e5e7ef0ed195d94bff0281b820ef0555909a45f5ab677e0a