Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1fe0b84fa9af8232…

MALICIOUS

PDF

78.1 KB Created: 2021-07-18 23:47:29 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-14
MD5: e3cf18f6a15954227dad61b9cbf99b43 SHA-1: 116d55ca9dc71185f55d10bc13472f40a3631c62 SHA-256: 1fe0b84fa9af8232028f1fd07e13dff7bc22467d757d2881393eb2423c4129d4
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised or disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, specifically phishing or malware distribution via a link farm. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to these malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9846

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 https://costumeworld.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16077c6d87b4dd---kakaxezibawebupiruxerol.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://satakantaresort.com/user_img/files/witudigori.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.criteriainvest.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/lrh730qqhkl35r4qurv891p44b/7595525939.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.movingintofreedom.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16071ed36e12a6---napisojukowesuwosip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://apexnepaltravel.com/userfiles/file/17227389755.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://abimobiliare.pl/pliki/File/31872063685.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://battlegrouponline.com/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lixiponatep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stratford1980.com/clients/1/19/19838be1bbe5684469623718d5e25b5d/File/95759510836.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://razdolle.by/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/o63mmngv9oli82uj3435mic9o0/lofevepik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hosvagyok.hu/userfiles/file/27580890915.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pmdrecycling.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c8ef96f2e2c---gilerevolakevefot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.atrium-tuiles.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16098852553343---24341786796.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.telsercom.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16098b2514aede---ginub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.colegiometa.net/home/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e5b73ac5556---39277390109.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://balbok.net/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/93667343804.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dodici12.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9a4evu9k5ec8a7lqkfvthbeo42/66599963291.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://investainternational.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16083682d65a3e---22819372783.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://villadorottya.hu/uploads/frontend/files/bareromizevenij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mistralizmiryonetim.com/uploads/file/jukupepixateb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gk-termopanel.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0904be55df737ef6e425fc7a5a7cdd70/64394245601.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lion-trading.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/p4h6hh0b69kh1uog80jl1nqrhi/jepizefutorewaragok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://global-poseg.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a2b0d159e9c---56171456487.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bcbc3399.com/upload/files/62432539707.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.recetasyconsejos.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a7643f15455---musevojiwipowamu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://braintradingbcn.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a11d9f948d7f62dde2623e2cf5d61df6/94684063279.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://altonika.pro/files/fck/file/widilelupozirivakumok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/S30rS-6n6vg/uplcv?utm_term=wuthering+heights+as+a+gothic+novelPDF 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_off0000cecf.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCECF 16928 bytes
SHA-256: 1e299a2ad55822be714e38d1b78955424490d56db0a82fea17ad49eacf96031d
font_01_sfnt_off0000fa47.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFA47 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0001125e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1125E 10668 bytes
SHA-256: f5561a2fc1233138ee2ffdfb06e6c1f58040d8c9512e484f68869306517c2284

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