Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 18fd9ce68ba8d995…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.1 KB Created: 2021-09-02 11:25:49 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: b52b3a5e4b5f83c4fcf61959d256042f SHA-1: 9743e4823f2bf09938deb5252cd14732b27da3c4 SHA-256: 18fd9ce68ba8d995d7b49209692a0547625d40b6ea5c345df03cf172be02b8fb
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links pointing to compromised WordPress sites, suggesting an attempt to host and distribute malicious content. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely a phishing lure for a salary certificate to trick users into downloading a payload. The presence of embedded JavaScript indicates potential for further exploitation or payload delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9978

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://timjanen.se/anvandarbilder/53/files/databilokepurozagan.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.farmaciavictoriayjmleon.com/userfiles/files/kileniretemu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://afanasyev-design.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6b1938022f0ba85a898a00ac7a79994a/bizemo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hasekei.jp/userfiles/file/zejadunurelexoza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lbhs1965.com/clients/6/6b/6bdd8f708684a1f547efbf97e1630fe5/File/xiginisolilenisigeduk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mdbim.pl/ubezpiecz/obrazy/file/25369417442.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aaaexpressac.com/userfiles/file/99368487865.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ideaklinikbakirkoy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160732fd4d4190---parasum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tocgia247.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/05n83h43ebluiluqtvka5ta5ps/xizagapewawizowuxarenajaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.colegiodomus.com.br/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/davub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://principessavencanice.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607f3276b6c9e---robukebus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://adiwirawanbali.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7f382820d35dc63fa615cfc7f3a3325d/802813822.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://phoenixknights.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/33917ffc36d1d630e50c29bcc29879c7/69356878861.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.tif.cn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/j0l3jmncs4pic5re22gkv3nlul/vetin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://produktybhp.pl/pliki_user/File/40331094780.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ncabhsa.com/clients/875427/File/11564153684.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.tifdip.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608218a47bb68---kojodutevoselinoxape.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tramtron.vn/uploads/files/files/80457915582.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aeskulap24h.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16075a95450826---wikofegowojatatasuzi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hzqzg.com/d/files/nimiwopeturoxebum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.cuerpomenteyespiritu.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1611fb121bdde7---26468141969.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.johnknox.ch/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a1d8a6a3739---fitavidaxewexoxifozijival.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tencanpowder.com/d/files/xufodaxujujajo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://manuscripthandler.com/userfiles/file/2547087372.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.reparaciondebomba.com.ar/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/44lq2ubbm775ltjmooc4t27g60/66586483991.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/Om9ozkHLxGw/uplcv?utm_term=salary+certificate+pdf+downloadPDF 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_off0000eb6f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEB6F 17436 bytes
SHA-256: a9c2c987c653135c5fadee2dcb72e5344fdfd5a77c1046df5ed38565a68720fe
font_01_sfnt_off0001189d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1189D 10720 bytes
SHA-256: 84607ab3f9ffa4975334e1590311c99a579e754ce42c0563842f8e5dcc3cccad
font_02_sfnt_off0001316a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1316A 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1