Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 181df9b0c74b5192…

MALICIOUS

PDF

109.5 KB Created: 2021-08-03 14:25:20 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 8f0da1af04b68adab10464b0defa472a SHA-1: 883c5548813ac128054fc1ddd8f48ff09129efdf SHA-256: 181df9b0c74b5192654111d2096a51c55021f1a8a0f770bcb7d52a6409b9a06e
212 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, which is often used to download and execute additional malicious content. The heuristics indicate that this PDF is part of a link farm, potentially leading to a compromised WordPress upload, and also acts as a lure for fake invoices or password-protected archives. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9985

Heuristics 9

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • Password-protected archive handoff high SE_PASSWORD_ARCHIVE_LURE
    Document gives password instructions for an archive or attachment — often used to keep payloads encrypted until after gateway scanning
  • 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.
  • Fake invoice / payment lure low SE_INVOICE_LURE
    Document contains invoice or payment language paired with an action verb — useful context when combined with link, macro, or attachment indicators
  • 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://portaldo.eu/contenuti/upload/file/tawebusunawepokekados.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://arenda1s.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d0ae09fd1b0d3b570c462234be9bfd05/mefedowagakoni.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alphaconsultinggroup.us/vpw/images/file/83346369493.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kheops-so.fr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/19251409375.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://canadiancontractorservices.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/gbq92caupu52r68kmaep1duen5/fitakisakobefuwifok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bmcnx.com/userfiles/file/40544741611.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://priscar.com/documents/files/9128602552.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://abpaluso.com/upload/file/69463482566.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://architettorobertafasola.eu/userfiles/files/80148362294.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://minipowerpack.net/upload/files/tasidukubamazamedajosuxak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://strap.sk/uploads/files/94520885519.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://noukos.gr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a2a7d48b740---83815467361.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://technoauto.jp/js/upload/files/vigazodirujisowug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://energo-market.ru/sadm_files/buvate.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.myhhsi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/500e45a9321c82f4f38d1f564b6d1c29/sigubafozedurisiso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://celovechurch.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/da38161829ff85f03eab1072308fd00a/bulakasof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jdbailbonds.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bf026c5e2123d6d89a4128d1140b7a66/zezepawogamuzuzirisizuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hellnocancershow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609251fb39bce---zagil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://brothers-music.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gadikerafe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://guojingmall.com/userfiles/file///wudetorozuvimikupot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.entornopublicitario.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f699dfcac1d9cd1c377a4f23fee1c710/dijemomibuworapadaled.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://meble-tk.pl/userfiles/file/vanexu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pulsrmedia.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16082d69081d8f---71765941494.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://brod-plovdiv.com/images/39918816838.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/PmAiG5ZyT-k/uplcv?utm_term=maquina+de+coser+singer+florencia+66+manualPDF 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_off00014081.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14081 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off00015893.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15893 20556 bytes
SHA-256: a956ad37671d1dcedd03355041dfce6407c38bdbbc21ffc7ecd3e009aaba0e6b
font_02_sfnt_off00018c8b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x18C8B 11128 bytes
SHA-256: d0103d3644f64a5dbe28638322351725a5ebc5952b5e3c8ee05f5feb8456e435