Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 11a8bdba424114f3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

75.3 KB Created: 2021-08-28 02:47:36 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 6be190163a2ad9413b896ceb25cc55d9 SHA-1: b6a3fd7f35fac364b37270670d814b8be3a625ec SHA-256: 11a8bdba424114f3c055764573e4a2389545f65b627302255a1a1feaefc2c91e
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a significant number of external URIs, many of which point to compromised WordPress uploads and disposable hosting. This structure suggests the file is designed to act as a lure, potentially directing users to download further malicious content or engage in phishing activities. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier further support its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9976

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.
  • Urgency / deadline lure low SE_URGENCY_LURE
    Document contains urgency or deadline language ('account will be terminated', 'action required within 24 hours', etc.) — useful context, but low-signal without other findings
  • 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://sam-global.info/files/file/3007277558.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.mvdisposal.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ae6660a67b6---51887797684.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://prosquash.by/data/vukidisapibewugazuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://harasim.cz/uploaded/files/xotafiwiwav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://christembassybarking.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0469cc50eeee26a9039b80e9dc46e39f/2854479543.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.emporiocaritaspisa.it/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a0efc1d7df6---revepepel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://afghansolar.com/userfiles/file/41652817659.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://global-insurance-broker.de/downloads/84015609443.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://intelean.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c751593afe3---39203608593.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://oiseau-bleu-morzine.com/userfiles/file/26703899758.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alcc.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/khtjn2m3m49s8c7hnbqgm355av/57376667542.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.cargeacrew.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cd98f383730---99393075890.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiotecnicomancini.eu/userfiles/files/burepu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cariboohose.com/userfiles/file/73932062747.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ameshamagazine.com/js/upload/files/13972189860.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://randalljroutson.com/clients/44711/File/bijilefifeduvema.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hotelritariccione.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ac753210478---54663953735.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunargrup.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/071henbjvg22cenl2d3q6ueur4/kivexusitufejanubenutose.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://przychodnia-felinskiego.pl/uploads/editor/file/72823894036.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kasihpaham.com/contents//files/11491892237.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://staples1981.com/clients/b/ba/ba027a536d51c1d997ee76cae6dc9017/File/pexikudiwopitovasuba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://addsfly.com/userfiles/file/filatumokixuga.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nhaban24h.com.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/o0hnmr68712n430cij4gsifn20/47602726954.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/PmAiG5ZyT-k/uplcv?utm_term=leela%27s+friend+question+and+answerPDF 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_off0000c302.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC302 17036 bytes
SHA-256: e3714faa38354f6d16daae4835ebbc0523e8bc02e0ebbcabc889a8459170917d
font_01_sfnt_off0000eec9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEEC9 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000106e0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x106E0 10672 bytes
SHA-256: cb13d7b7c96049862174bf7ebd37606d0f8403fbafdd922d1c9479d370baa153