Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 158af783ab61060b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

77.0 KB Created: 2021-09-05 15:50:57 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: ca5979c3536278b62a351dc540c9430b SHA-1: 406c2250793316391161e69f836cd2a23ccb9057 SHA-256: 158af783ab61060bf2d5131b76aa107cf085d97b828d7d390896e055d2226e8b
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for delivering malicious content. Heuristics indicate the PDF acts as a link farm, directing users to multiple compromised or disposable domains, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9948

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 https://victory-agency.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16072c31d6b5c1---vuzumokekenax.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://ajtoablakcentrum.com/_user/file/xilovisikupixije.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ewdel.cz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xajiwetogizasavafaxe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://slowjamsundays.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608399268696e---95855237047.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dighakanchaninternational.com/FCKeditor/file/76342960066.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aartipalette.com/userfiles/file/jamub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.informacion-indoorclub.com/boletines/img/file/jiroxilupogi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://saftanton.dk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f249fe2a08---32479393668.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://luchetti.it/userfiles/files/61311548338.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sincaremedicaltour.com/js/upload/nabawekisut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://saftanton.dk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b5f9e2c44b8---gefawazusesasimo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kreasoft.mx/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ff178850192---zododufafokujal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bibliotheque-des-arts.ch/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wugejot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://la-roofers.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607844bf2db0b---1761210279.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.solarwindependence.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sozokixijafitif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.x454.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5jdqio6g9uhefm1f6mrqp81bd4/46072526951.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.duffylighting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f81127635dd56f79fa20416c2141645f/jivaxabuxawaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sarljarry.fr/userfiles/file/zesubekorogukud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lhs60to70.com/clients/3/32/32806278e47d7e4d905c37b1d6ebf04a/File/91567130478.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bowenpainter.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607f334f44624---26738611588.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://levne-pohary.cz/UserFiles/File/89984440762.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alfa-pechati.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/70d22a925322cbf841c924c5f0ed5b26/tapar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://advicezone.org.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/feld3p0vc2466kp5150b42bspg/lizubovidas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.oschouston.com/osc/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606fe68cc367a---rozuzoranekakuzixojovab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/cv9VXjIrmdE/uplcv?utm_term=american+english+file+3+second+edition+workbook+pdfPDF 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_off0000c234.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC234 11536 bytes
SHA-256: f885a3972faeed8eab929a04220a9a663c1e81048e63395cdfd2a67e82ce33c8
font_01_sfnt_off0000dd05.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDD05 18844 bytes
SHA-256: 581f546f139147d5a6f72861ec44fcad1b2247050c2e12a983fc45b0a7b05fde
font_02_sfnt_off00010de2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10DE2 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1