Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 184dde854b4d3c61…

MALICIOUS

PDF

106.2 KB Created: 2021-08-06 05:45:49 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: bb4309a02a36a530e28150bd0b0b0d8c SHA-1: 48f88e4e1b8e8492669fc5793fb6a950017e7598 SHA-256: 184dde854b4d3c61e476396b396ac58493c906034a27483a09b84bcb80f365a2
104 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. The heuristics indicate that the PDF hosts a link farm pointing to compromised WordPress upload storage and disposable hosting, suggesting an attempt to distribute further malicious content or phish users. The ML classifier strongly flagged this PDF as malicious, supporting the assessment of a malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9966

Heuristics 6

  • 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://www.endthestigmacounselling.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8kf5v7hbn73l9hrcbp5geio89e/57776696710.pdf
    • https://directprocessors.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d83d899ffa---14686387698.pdf
    • https://hsegroup.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tgp3fakfji2qe2laovs73qvni7/51835895597.pdf
    • https://controlcert.se/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609b5b5902799---bifanugesinirijerasavu.pdf
    • https://amartzon.store/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/537450f5f54f0c06bd178fc0995651c3/nupezelalaxud.pdf
    • https://alakharia.com/public_html/userfiles/file/41081555558.pdf
    • https://fzclicks.com/demo/files/editor/file/lavekudi.pdf
    • http://www.yoko-ono.be/images/userfiles/file/fuzilurit.pdf
    • http://regalmotors-jp.com/js/upload/files/zufawujevom.pdf
    • https://www.tonygssoulfood.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/486b336c44f797dfda4335d84ebb5c25/doxaxagunake.pdf
    • http://www.loockuniformes.com.br/home/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160da9d4844d96---39688309584.pdf
    • http://everbeenmagnet.com/js/upfiles/files/57472020230.pdf
    • https://mosoptagro.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/04eb5eeb93ae7d4d2fa9b2e9fca88644/35299397068.pdf
    • http://izumrud38.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gusofulu.pdf
    • http://loveperfectionschool.com/upload/file/fabuwepimoxudukaromaz.pdf
    • http://remont-elektro.eu/archiv/file/kasikopel.pdf
    • http://nhs1968.com/clients/65482/File/vewubewirejaxotukapijema.pdf
    • https://advantagelic.com/singhania/downloads/file/wukuzeribofokaxelado.pdf
    • https://oneremote.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fc7d68cd166c6568dd2dfdde1ed0acca/50347561260.pdf
    • http://decamiones.com/userfiles/file/94614386205.pdf
    • http://hellnocancershow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1610a39fb3a350---47137055714.pdf
    • https://www.sussexweddingservices.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608b46d4016d2---34711824041.pdf
    • http://caopump.com/admin/userfiles/file/sibabazusalegesijipiba.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/1KS0DP0cxss/uplcv?utm_term=in+the+cask+of+amontillado+why+does+montresor+seek+to+avenge+himself+against+fortunato
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off000136e7.bin
f3b3e4459981d18a568bdbdc0694efc9b24c4232dde833629f3f61cd7dd07619
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x136E7 11332 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0001513f.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1513F 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00016951.bin
02a049e9313f60d6f15452fa88160251b18e93977eea28fb56e372df54f21d64
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x16951 18564 bytes