Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1e193f966a800a62…

MALICIOUS

PDF

74.6 KB Created: 2021-09-04 12:33:34 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 4cf64a0e3c1f23fd335436d8d2af5de3 SHA-1: c534cd1fec19afedcc865b2ef54177a6eb79bf33 SHA-256: 1e193f966a800a622902a4b68a5ecd6fcc9d8ef1ab74421e2dfc4cf1b0113628
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains an embedded JavaScript stream and numerous URLs pointing to compromised WordPress sites, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript may be used to further obfuscate the redirection or initiate a download.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9840

Heuristics 7

  • 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.
  • 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://totaleclipsenv.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16099ed9b3ccd1---bupaposopolomip.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://atlantichomeportugal.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ddf3241e49f---16098971563.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://enricobarraco.com/files/vawivonojegepewomufaxiro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sumangold.net.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9vv82mmpkbjt5q6ui64gjaao3o/tasinubifodopanudig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bundoreh.com/fckeditor/files/file/81906625096.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://csc-0411.com/userfiles/file/20210804064830_dshifd.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://him-home.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/66846e1d2c655277504167d01d0534a7/gaduwomifilijivukenujani.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://weberstellen.ch/userfiles/file/mubagix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ciar.vn/uploads/image/files/59109341647.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ystechpro.com/nbloom/fckuploads/file/40118286377.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://assurancemauricie.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16090547c5e934---juwinazatimibagixujutu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://webgirls-studio.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160712d3d2d36b---ximufi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hkwebdesign.com.hk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161288d90ab587---8524913186.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grani-tonkogo-mira.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/aa76ab1c9e7ee3aa9220a6748ec87931/pulezewujorozilen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://volnynaklad.cz/data/file/14526419170.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dieta-plus.pl/userfiles/file/wafajevusanasokomip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://manninareunion2012.com/clients/0/03/03b30fdf9aaeeba733afadbef254ff7b/File/bumabidol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gfhs1978reunion.com/clients/56625/File/81202067431.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ferienhof-schneider.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160fb4ed449d33---mosebifutapezesuronuvu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lawpropertyconsultants.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/pen5bsiqcufj4h6colr59gi8n4/71920457632.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://autofactory-jin.com/js/upload/files/21108650222.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.medical-psychology.gr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160897b3e1bf34---76559064124.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://guitarenko.fr/img/files/pigabipofelezoxajivifu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://g-ortho.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bf9e8ab7e41---65843803221.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.webhisto.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16086768b8ff36---7837694820.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jungvassar.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/35879360171.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/3vuEKuznOb8/uplcv?utm_term=ifrs+16+pdf+euPDF 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_off0000c1bb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC1BB 10140 bytes
SHA-256: 7c014f21cbefbdd1656cedfc3ef4a3859ac71561a190fea6dded901c405022c9
font_01_sfnt_off0000d883.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD883 17096 bytes
SHA-256: 51b5d4c6de0b807f03f48d9ce7c47cc17af55fe197656e13496abb381ba59a32
font_02_sfnt_off000104ea.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x104EA 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1