Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1958b4de4a3b8bb5…

MALICIOUS

PDF

80.4 KB Created: 2021-09-02 13:53:34 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-31
MD5: 9cdd9207b8ac1dca67c9fd7b4e05ec0b SHA-1: f06d149ab6a014170657547a40d0e589cc48caca SHA-256: 1958b4de4a3b8bb583c2efae475d7383fd848be17c0dda411bf1153d05a1a2d4
180 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF was flagged by ML classifiers and ClamAV as malicious, specifically as a phishing trojan. It contains embedded JavaScript and a link farm pointing to multiple PDF files hosted on various websites, some of which appear to be compromised CMS uploads. The presence of invoice and download button lures suggests a phishing or scam attempt to trick users into downloading further malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9975

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
  • 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
  • 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://celovechurch.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ae7cc4d7f27fc4e000931d7f8833e94a/66413024489.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://jgmurphy.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bf85a9c7b1187f937b5efb64e49113d3/53507905141.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://allprintusa.com/admin/images/file/degolejiz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.morenoroofing.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160aa0595b6659---jipadonapetodorosiwi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bursaceviritercume.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160fe031b4ddea---37071586382.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.fangjin.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pafaniz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cffcommunications.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1/160a94dd5ca736---romepam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://naszymsladem.pl/upload/file/71933608099.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dubigroup.com/admin/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/upload/file/junejoresiwomuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mouaumfb.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609181c681e81---vesipadidezokarefe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gearforfree.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tabpchjeblj8ht3sckdbqthlfc/lamuvidamexuzinanepopavi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dekoblickfang.de/userfiles/file/webademilafipumebugoban.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chromavials.com/d/files/biwofok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nieruchomoscikomercyjne.co/files/file/50381601328.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://albarossa.jp/js/upload/files/lilometovugezoler.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.phonefixcomo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607a65eecb189---dutove.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://microlana.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/valerofiveremaditupuninod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://beiks.info/public/file/zatenizomefikelafovefa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.virtualaid.eu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160782320ba00e---zofalepotolaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://maasmartcity.com/userfiles/file/xemilo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://suapaiatuipelehakefamily.com/clients/80707/File/52666363061.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://indagosrl.it/userfiles/files/23463834218.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://law.myvzl.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3lbo03fqj61ckt4osbtv11a7u5/27872147290.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bettynblue.com/upload/fck_img/20210613/file/ninafejes.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/zMnd8XtcwSM/uplcv?utm_term=abc+medical+books+pdfPDF 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_off0000d620.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD620 10692 bytes
SHA-256: e550fb35b554e78c93bda5fae3eb6d0bd815dc6d6acde3d96dce1b1b345bc70e
font_01_sfnt_off0000ee7a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEE7A 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0001068c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1068C 17348 bytes
SHA-256: 5d5eb3a590bb6ac551cf4e017dd93da2b3f370e03ce4369cebad6b625101debc