Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 159edff1b2560a02…

MALICIOUS

PDF

120.0 KB Created: 2021-08-14 14:40:53 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-04
MD5: 9e9f47e0df503cfd5ce7b7416ea4d2a9 SHA-1: 39d99bb29ce89630556e6d9387e971f09784d69c SHA-256: 159edff1b2560a02761e135104e04a81abfe9a5537452c901145241079747635
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious Link

This PDF document was flagged as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier. The file embeds a large number of external links characteristic of an SEO link farm, many hosted on compromised CMS upload directories, presents a deceptive download button and contains embedded JavaScript. Specific URLs and indicators for this sample are listed in the indicators section.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

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 https://huntic.ru/uplcv?utm_term=me+dicen+el+mas+loco+libro+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://es-umzuege-transporte.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0b101b0af447d0911ed7d7b8d83c0ff2/61044710131.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hyeminshop.com/DATA/files/36134762285.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://windcampus.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16082f9e51c620---zofowid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dorinhawear.com/admin/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/userfiles/file/47113676798.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fizjolech.pl/userfiles/file/nufarilotirigafuxene.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wp-kancelaria.com/userfiles/file/kakaxekipivekuza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fecoil.com/userfiles/file/63245051434.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://smallislandcurry.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d7157047a77ca0aa6424ad942275f448/94332591714.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://prosegik.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f1d59b0b1676dc9f90c6cbc535966419/furujosabekazijez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://moraure.net/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vavawudesarirelajazona.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://teplitsyoptom.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9233ff903057db057fa8492e8df40601/45821267889.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asesorialuishervas.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608639c2968f3---bugomikixujoxogor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://adhdadvisory.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a89e3ac9686---gidugorufolugiz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://benetworkingpro.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/25485206438.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dermalab.pl/userfiles/file/soxakotukefaledalanixomop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bursaceviritercume.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161176e7fe1101---kavebuwedezokib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wolfgang-photography.com/userfiles/files/80528447940.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nowsingapore.co.id/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d059b42a50b---91064614274.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://marcobernini.it/userfiles/files/nurimifep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://archcosmeticstudio.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4d4b571fc87a4a7d772506cb757cfb5e/potedizodurokimerim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://moderncarrent.com/user_img/files/jebujipilave.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gz-topstar.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/246a2294130e6690bee24a087da10e0e/varobokopepenu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ildungrice.com/fileupload/fckeditor/file/90969352980.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.skup.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b5643fa2e41---89074148104.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://picfs.com/1gt3t0In PDF document text
    • 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_off00016de7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x16DE7 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off000185f9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x185F9 19428 bytes
SHA-256: eff11563a7737ea043e35bcef39fc6c2eeafeb7c5a7a0e648cf404ab47140a6e
font_02_sfnt_off0001b7f0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1B7F0 10816 bytes
SHA-256: 44fad52b0488133c235f6087699f771d75d668ed3c66e6ba3924435376108896