Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1ba9c917ae3b2f18…

MALICIOUS

PDF

71.7 KB Created: 2021-09-23 02:28:51 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: 7a15bcdc506eb87ccc2ec226d1663538 SHA-1: 9c0d92f5008205e4fbbff8ec011e0a53a1a8cc09 SHA-256: 1ba9c917ae3b2f18c41627ce58cc0526b1fc2d4ccd19f57f8eacb7a6a20161ef
162 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. It also features a link farm pointing to multiple distinct hosts, many of which appear to be compromised WordPress sites or disposable hosting, suggesting an attempt to obscure the final destination or distribute payloads. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier further support its malicious nature, likely as a phishing lure or a downloader for a second-stage payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.7213

Heuristics 6

  • 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
  • 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://santechnikosdarbai.lt/images/files/ribozotiko.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://www.accidentinjuryalbuquerque.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2sulkeqavv425tjp2h2vr47eh7/6660968295.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://portalinmobiliario24.com/uploades/fckeditorfile/3757447270.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gianenricofabro.com/userfiles/files/zakobutasosimipe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.a-fairys-choice.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16136fc66a8ae9---robixividuvamupeg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://keepingscore.org/userfiles/file/jetikatiboluzu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hollyskauaicondo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161325f6bde578---bapisuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://semot.com/Store/userfiles/file/53229980600.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uktohabbarijamalta.com/files/file/85919523207.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://atenngo.com/admin/sites/site/documents/xiwazadelipuki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.videocopilot.net/assets/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/doxojolojiwowevawiza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://omnoiptv.com/outscapes/admin/ckeditor/uploads/ck/files/mezasivuso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://earthchartercities.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161398cbb10aff---32395803821.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alvasari.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612f3e61aaf10---wipukafore.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ehblending.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ccc288fde5a68a6e07dda3e02ad507fb/lipafulimatugiwisani.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://labradory.pl/file/61079127315.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://shsuorui.com/uploadfiles/fckeditor/20210901/file/16304812162071.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ietc-oman.saktoon.com/userfiles/files/zebotun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dossalas.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8001d586ecfe725961e283afa6a8aeb9/38381867523.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tko.wavedev.net/img/files/files/56845505310.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://antik-cafe-bergen.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614007bc7a637---81221681026.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://purepoem.com/resource/docContentImg/file/2021-09-17/1a7c66d3d9be7e5e68bc6b868961caad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/6naE_Nh8_CY/uplcv?utm_term=snapdragon+888+phones+in+nepalPDF link annotation
    • https://www.assessment.unibe.ch/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/menakofanepukopazisajiwem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.netIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000dd00.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDD00 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000f512.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF512 19032 bytes
SHA-256: 723016aebaf95f97775431fa5e0720aeaa9844c50bcce42b91e28ef70be77bc6