Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0b855767acf90dc2…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.8 KB Created: 2021-09-18 15:00:25 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 73ba8de68326c6ac1618cd9d26dc4816 SHA-1: 503c066c26fc465da037faa7b0f7f97063111494 SHA-256: 0b855767acf90dc2cf8971031bb8bbb96276c28d173d7544cbf4e4398a64e694
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple links, some pointing to compromised WordPress uploads and disposable hosting, suggesting an attempt to host and distribute malicious content. The presence of a visual download button further supports a phishing or malware distribution lure. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9977

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 http://alda.pl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/medugatowulubusoxamotuj.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://efrex.cz/files/file/46143913599.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vnv.nu/admin/library/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nevolidideninigezata.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://constantemail.com/userfiles/file/163071913755209409424.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gestioniarmatoriali.it/dugedevonu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.cuerpomenteyespiritu.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613337a5de90d---54149063474.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nnt52.ru/userfiles/file/94518636272.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://naszemotyle.natura2000.pl/imgturysta/files/26860186727.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lesen-und-schenken.de/userfiles/files/nodukegogaluwon.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zuche0551.com/upload/file/30818912365.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://china-baby-clothes.com/d/files/42938951582.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://takarasushimn.com/userfiles/files/57088613282.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thailaundry.com/imgUpload/files/75344764129.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chiengthai.com/file_media/file_image/file/75222653691.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://shepardinteriordesign.com/rw/upload/file/jiwujenujeta.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://goldgreiner.de/userfiles/file/59762014421.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://escolacaritas.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161383b0b824c0---nozasujelunarewajofofa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hmgfinance.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jazoma.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.iqubz.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16132e080436c2---kudivozijejebudasonusad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.palmettoexpresslanes.com/system/js/back/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xigela.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bagandpack.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1c52a53dc5aa74353eee253123750e3d/sexulitevaritifegakuguri.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://trungtamsangloc.vn/uploads/ck_upload/files/51460494566.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://namkhoabacninh.com/images/files/fejujeroz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/LPIa9PGmDLg/uplcv?utm_term=viber+installer+for+android+free+downloadPDF 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_off0000dc8d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDC8D 17248 bytes
SHA-256: d651e0fd947133f5e0e7d3404075c904e6194713294811bcd2472378512f57c5
font_01_sfnt_off00010948.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10948 10544 bytes
SHA-256: a6136ce4a4475e7c9a0e7e5a669954afea0cbe4c82e296921e581c8388a5077a
font_02_sfnt_off00012181.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12181 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1