Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 09d170ccddb1da46…

MALICIOUS

PDF

96.6 KB Created: 2021-09-05 22:17:47 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: fb265c9c9c9e0599a2106f5be66ae0f2 SHA-1: 5d0a9110c9ec9e39b6b819517842780784c48844 SHA-256: 09d170ccddb1da46c88b4c11b991767609034fef1968be0f68739bc255405a75
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites, suggesting an attempt to distribute malicious content or phish users. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely involving the execution of a second-stage payload via the embedded JavaScript.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9919

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://uzunlarpeynir.com/dursun/upload/files/kifolisadezugefirufafunep.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://sparkpro.lv/content/file/doputukekiladijixanuwisex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://whatifitspossible.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/47546516516.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607916143f263---59766702217.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://whiteelephant.co.in/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d554d79501658c241f67d8ef0af01ff8/84559757320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://marinapogon.pl/upload/file/80934178340.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://floraplant.gr/FCKeditor/userimages/file/xixipatetefokalawil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hotspot-usa.com/js/upload/files/93917231557.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cakesandcupcakes.net/userfiles/files/25693999535.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://learningkey.org/userfiles/zipusojemizasonaliwuma.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aldea.work/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/917a982d40f6d04a575acf56643aeb86/20045524784.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ropesadventure.com/d/files/kokasoduxeranizidusizi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dalnoboy.net/data/filestorage/upload/files/81424264255.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://utcsp.rustyramone.com/uploads/files/fabozokoxejiluw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tourgardan.com/basefile/tourgardancom/files/mabubogirotojetogizunejif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amd-export.com/site/upload/file/gizorijifipajifagetasul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gearcon-eng.com/file_media/file_image/file/kumokigusalotoxajeb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.prowallpanama.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b7d6e5b402f343ff905ca4dd21119c78/609191139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kaptenhoki.net/contents//files/gotasabem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kakvkusno26.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a8d1d11774dc2901ba2b3433378db44b/45494339486.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://apexforestservices.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b0e6c2b8050---39389484008.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gibkrakow.pl/uploads/files/41468089314.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jandenzobv.com/image_uploads/file/wabejabagomabupubodaga.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://contextuae.com/resimler/files/vijipuf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.holzbau-hoelzl.at/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16076216578853---49771228553.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/Om9ozkHLxGw/uplcv?utm_term=t%E1%BB%AB+pdf+sang+wordPDF 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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000e680.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE680 10552 bytes
SHA-256: 60b1bd37af0d12b616485fd48e356481dd8e5967e877d090bbf44e5b20038d53
font_01_sfnt_off0000fe7a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFE7A 27104 bytes
SHA-256: 6873a6e89076efa60b7f3c125c61ed053f0d6833208fda42af5e2140e5033912
font_02_sfnt_off000142b3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x142B3 16640 bytes
SHA-256: 3e108f43147ca6a4553a08f644c792495057cf813090c4b0a5627ff23395ed2e
font_03_sfnt_off00015a53.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15A53 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1