Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0fc34ba3ecb9690f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

87.5 KB Created: 2021-08-19 02:10:43 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 5eb0233370834b138d73148ce266e2d4 SHA-1: 38b89fca4d0adbd97c0e4ab32f6359e305c67ad2 SHA-256: 0fc34ba3ecb9690fa140700f2b3f112a613fd31cb657af76a611812d3f0fbf79
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 disposable hosting or compromised CMS upload directories, forming a link farm. This suggests the document is designed to lure users into clicking links that could lead to phishing pages or malware downloads. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9982

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 http://kingbikeonline.com/images/upload/File/17098697773.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://auf.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/gsc4amem73ournqs20bm5luu75/gufon.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tcurryproperties.com/konadnew/userfiles/file/60909263011.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://busanpc1.com/upload/fckeditor/file/90649649384.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://comodee.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e101a87459f---tutolatugatefubog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://acquadiqualita.it/ckfinder/userfiles/files/41766355201.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cp-1.ru/userfiles/files/53913031209.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://szymonadamczyk.pl/uploads/fck/file/48974870869.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://guenangequitation.fr/www/site/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/389235464.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ruoumoc.com/upload/files/82742609063.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amkboiler.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6hu9n0fja2j7ifm9tofh288v57/50490728854.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bbensonmft.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/650d14e4ae6e372819d2da826f8b7e8a/jubizavax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.luminicaambiental.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1610ca5cb4cb3f---fibav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sosnovgeo.ru/userfiles/file/86832722546.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://geology.ie/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606ce15782464---lipebenapojanisuzofal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mtecommerce.it/public/news/file/bugusatikamajudijaju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://comesa.com.pe/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ghvuietsmjnfksa8vs94d2k0h5/foxit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://suportti.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16071394ce668e---98566787188.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://altelaw.com/uploads/image/file/24213617658.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cherishedmomentphotos.com/clients/8/84/84fe84b553acfcd191e166b7401b6f02/File/bitojunogubi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://robertmatzuzi-massagetherapist.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e5e99842044---66734108483.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.como-grup.ro/fisiere/file/89398213474.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://moniimpex.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f5bad1a4ed---62163964659.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://maloneslandscape.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a62f0a2a972---26583867711.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/zMnd8XtcwSM/uplcv?utm_term=nintendo+gameboy+advance+gamesharkPDF 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_off0000f1d9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF1D9 16768 bytes
SHA-256: ef6ebbedcfc5006404b11176e5efe57a5e3d70c718795aa8f6140f769abaabe7
font_01_sfnt_off00011d6c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11D6C 11160 bytes
SHA-256: abb9ab4ee4ad7e82fd4044c56262549a084312137af40bff3c1ddfe3b97304b9
font_02_sfnt_off0001372f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1372F 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1