Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 08b8ec5836bbdd0d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

92.8 KB Created: 2021-08-02 03:17:26 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: 25fe94053719fb4a57261d3c139c01c4 SHA-1: 434a30b074ccf915e9cf3013b85c5b8687ba8285 SHA-256: 08b8ec5836bbdd0d93a8a27a62e57bfbe719fc407525864b3e87d1a2c98912ff
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 acting as link farms. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for redirecting users to these malicious URLs.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9970

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 https://sellos-mecanicos.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/857d9789d0e135a758735373562e6bef/61622185074.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://videoacceso.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b75e6dee34d---4279878689.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://viajesalaos.com/webroot/img/files/jegakalokokiw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://condominiobrisasdelnorte.com/userfiles/file/38458147186.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tylerdaynursery.org/clients/8/8e/8ed7c4ff1d995b028c1180c1bccb3f4a/File/mamakokazak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://moniimpex.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607fb38099e7a---gevekokazupawubajujub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://monktonlionsclubkidscamp.com/clients/9/99/99b8b5517e5fb663501b7ee5137ebf55/File/50722904260.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://soccerauquebec.com/userfiles/file/wogav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://artgraf24.pl/userfiles/file/womuxewijowir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ajitcoatings.com/uploads/5656731951.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.criteriainvest.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/n12jtgk0hvpspttqh3i31a4jba/megaferopodadewo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://training-solutions.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ad947b20a28---30702363662.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://anhopphat.com/uploads/files/67981799335.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lsp.od.ua/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/neq0tjisglolvmoq9hll9oadk3/7014849646.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://malagi.pl/user-files/fck/file/zonulelejatavo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://petersonspann.com/clients/3/32/32c4b2f41fa698b5b938e848169c8dcb/File/74419731864.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.movingintofreedom.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608467a5ae206---23976498780.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sweetestspaparty.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a80b22548a2---86562722896.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://atmaircenter.com/lb/userfiles/files/dumozu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://admio.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609ce1f6ae377---57424406234.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://frennphotography.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c3101b828fa---51188674662.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ayersworthglen.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160af778c6ef15---99901044393.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tomei4x4.jp/js/upload/files/bozuvebeg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://28777886.com/Lpf/UPFILE/userfiles/files/bodirotuninixasi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://psychotherapie-dr-albrecht.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f92224cb891---dizopokoxusokenu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/A3Ryygt5BCM/uplcv?utm_term=unblocked+games+77+super+mario+crossoverPDF 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_off0001041e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1041E 11212 bytes
SHA-256: 5aacb63629ecb5b2c057e52a27e39aa1c987d7243f9d8fa596d4ab859e8c1e11
font_01_sfnt_off00011df7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11DF7 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00013609.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13609 17680 bytes
SHA-256: a9bc152535b94101a13f1f2eb36a88967d63dd28c243e2a8f7353bf661508c43