Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1895468295a8ffdc…

MALICIOUS

PDF

88.0 KB Created: 2021-07-13 19:25:09 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: b1f4ca982ef54f4deff936ee418c0c0c SHA-1: 2cb74665f94844217af74482ca461e58e843bfb5 SHA-256: 1895468295a8ffdc83465cffa15eee584a31091ae8083244fdab73ac4a47d2e6
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 or initiating further exploitation. The presence of multiple links pointing to compromised WordPress upload directories and disposable hosting suggests a link farm designed to redirect users to malicious sites or download additional payloads. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier further support its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9835

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 http://www.korayozelguvenlik.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16077126fb0b6d---33657406185.pdf
    • https://imahima.xyz/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/38189580630.pdf
    • https://www.beewellrx.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tmp/waluzoror.pdf
    • https://canionglobal.com/FCKeditor/file/saxopajozapurosow.pdf
    • https://limpjet.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4803e06ada6f9198ac2583bc01e68ef6/30908757473.pdf
    • http://goldmustang.com/files/files/gemanozanin.pdf
    • http://www.zav-mito.si/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608051a27907c---nujimilezupadixuwod.pdf
    • https://ontime-taxi.kg/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1c9c6fc76bbf7c23211a2b6c41c2f607/jelokuni.pdf
    • https://www.booster-p.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16075df6f4258f---rilepuvuvegigugij.pdf
    • http://salinahighschool1967.com/clients/c/c9/c9c88be04994199279bceb128c91314f/File/41071357772.pdf
    • http://itineraire-consulting.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/39889179117.pdf
    • http://emmanuelmissionarybaptist.com/clients/74938/File/jafawugoruwipuwimojixi.pdf
    • http://www.kreasoft.mx/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b3d8dd98f29---kekexitipowosukomo.pdf
    • http://goldenpeak.it/userfiles/files/34815214315.pdf
    • http://penzionnakrizankach.cz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/43049345256.pdf
    • https://petroblend.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a321b8ec015---pejuro.pdf
    • http://kino-profi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ae5c1a17d339d0109c272be1e9d3a2a8/12462244681.pdf
    • http://extreamtuning.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16090ff8c80d3e---70556084472.pdf
    • https://mrmusicfoundation.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/vck0cvbvogojt365ch840rubr6/pusipeg.pdf
    • https://sanidom.pl/img/file/30458114032.pdf
    • https://lisacutler.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608a4d1475b84---balutolosowexu.pdf
    • http://inwallendorf.de/userfiles/file/tupevu.pdf
    • http://erkerlaender.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609bf9cd3ee7f---17726369576.pdf
    • https://www.hausbootgeiseltalsee.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/h35rba59lophfv7qr2slf0f47n/10242274368.pdf
    • http://www.uppld.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607d314ce4504---5771642447.pdf
    • https://medprobr.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c4a477f19262dc648b0f10dbd9a4239e/kabujinaz.pdf
    • http://mppscstudy.com/admin/usercontent/file/xovuwolonom.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/1KS0DP0cxss/uplcv?utm_term=paint+bucket+tool+not+showing+in+photoshop
    • 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_off0000f097.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF097 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off000108a9.bin
6d4bec8169244a50b94b9b0ae61f6b054219d7f74837e9f4962fcad2ab8c40ed
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x108A9 18308 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00013902.bin
5ae164e94c10acd910ccc7c768e6d8d31a18f96f8dfc0c81cbc413373f176560
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13902 10972 bytes