Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 091e34db7bd8f4d1…

MALICIOUS

PDF

78.3 KB Created: 2021-08-20 01:13:48 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-17
MD5: 858a76db47d82d8a0465892c95617f04 SHA-1: bd1bf6a0e05ee60c97ae7c7d9b48b6bcb0e49501 SHA-256: 091e34db7bd8f4d1566e4e29adb11882f9b6b05599605d43a0e90f94fa9badef
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1071.001 Web Protocols

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, which is often used to redirect users to malicious websites or download further payloads. Multiple heuristics indicate the PDF is part of a link farm, with many URLs pointing to compromised or disposable hosting, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution campaign. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9993

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://szabobuszrendeles.hu/files/files/jisogofegafovasibobowobu.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://mudateconmigo.cl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b646063d19d8c25c78ee2fcb0b5c52b6/duxamawimenu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ises.ca/phpsites/vertical_living/uploads/file/nekeba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uniondeautoescuelas.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16084e7f6a8c22---biwir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vuaship.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5u2hqfu5t2asn50estm5u0v3ko/botukigoxowivatifizil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://heykidsletscook.info/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a71022e2d43fca2b9eea140103bbf4a5/bugatepovuxumalolumej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cruiseship.cruises/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ulb3plrf8iri7kb6lqr2do292r/12721388805.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.audifonosdoshoydos.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160860e7f65c8f---tuxofazedosokin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.penyembuhanholistikreiki.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a3555fd55b9---61922216902.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://botanicgardenscafe.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16077400777357---xogawegulivepinosipatuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.yoursurveysurveyors.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609ecb086b049---tedisawaxodomurilifageb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.institutvzdelavani.cz/files/92739541026.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.unidacardoso.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c4c5994d47c---86588656685.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nhaccugiare24h.com/uploads/userfiles/file/nobokaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mercedesbenzofaustinservice.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16073cf84eff3e---64557455856.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rama-sp.com/rama/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jerugegikerelasij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.stockholmswingallstars.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16114f295b39bf---72023781134.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fieldofgreen.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4fb0ba58753ccfa8be70c577aeb323a0/wiroz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://adanateknikservis.web.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160756b836d0f7---11053720345.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kvgrup.com.ua/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1610d696fa7128---sazajewapupejidabutimuf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://waukeganeast1980.com/clients/877304/File/jipifubewup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://whatshoulditcostme.com/userfiles/file/nerikibudo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/zMnd8XtcwSM/uplcv?utm_term=business+essentials+ninth+canadian+edition+pdfPDF 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_off0000ce6b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCE6B 16672 bytes
SHA-256: a875f9eae0d255aedf99e183ab1c9b2cb7a7dcf9dc9573d814a70a3ff2e9ade3
font_01_sfnt_off0000f9d2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF9D2 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000111e9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x111E9 10768 bytes
SHA-256: 90e65a36594a63f6739ec7b38150d8f4eee7bc6b1080be1e6fd90ff56b8d9104