Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0bd2f401c43ac875…

MALICIOUS

PDF

71.5 KB Created: 2021-08-28 10:52:34 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: 4e1f14397b63cc7254c614eea177e9be SHA-1: c2c55e4af038f3f9f3c69e8adb8c7620acba1c83 SHA-256: 0bd2f401c43ac875218183cb9014aab5b2873d3481aae6a14fb3c3dcdaf6f7cb
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains an embedded JavaScript stream and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites acting as a link farm. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for redirecting users to these malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9983

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 http://dangkyidol.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/lvrp9qat0cfdl7lkdrv84m5n5m/ralafatedumududap.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://carstenrath.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ifdqrotpbe1cum7rde27dp463m/44297736944.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://raiders71.com/clients/4/41/4134020f2f298c111575624a380fabfc/File/fabuvebipa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pensiuneavalentina.ro/app/webroot/file/69028972287.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sierrahighalumni.com/clients/878712/File/buranejejepina.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://intertribo.sk/files/16086152545.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sys-svinding.dk/userfiles/file/dolakinizenusomi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarpazarlama.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7p0a8qtc89sm6kv6e5dvlgu0v4/44965472827.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ajur.rest/uploads/userfiles/file/folapefu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kingspec.su/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/lh53can01277mdtiggdlciefop/vesifuwijixadukulaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://srihemkuntschoolint.com/slbdavbatala/userfiles/file/pamimizivixowojawudezutu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fbchitchcock.org/clients/8/8b/8bdff38a390027835eb24981312b950c/File/geditefajusowo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://poorclarescork.ie/images/bawexigolozanufuladuna.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asid.rw/userfiles/file/93210462930.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://agama-rc.com/upload/files/lavabomeparipik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://phdpecs.hu/userfiles/files/rilotukibotubabadavin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.davinci.dk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609f0cfe31fca---57505806517.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sheilahancock.net/blogfck/file/mebari.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asianmosaicnyc.com/userfiles/file/xemumibexokodaka.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://skyrunarser.com/js/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/connector.php/upfiles/file/210714042027221548yhbg01.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bhandarisurgical.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lapojulesarofowu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.shopveriamici.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4form1l380foh3gm1jdji5ca8p/91930425109.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.cda.org.hk/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jugikufakek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/fzgW7-mxBc0/uplcv?utm_term=all+the+deathly+hallowsPDF 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_off0000bb07.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xBB07 14624 bytes
SHA-256: 057ff7bd4c496c52894eaf4c1ba654ea9bd5ba0b0dd917ab914accc1eb4f7272
font_01_sfnt_off0000dfca.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDFCA 10228 bytes
SHA-256: f804ada172d7b0ecd2cf6b9c5777dadb74cb7455aa87a738d9c31a3f09a485cc
font_02_sfnt_off0000f70e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF70E 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1