Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1ff6e263270f8085…

MALICIOUS

PDF

79.7 KB Created: 2021-08-07 19:49:41 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: 53900659aa7855ada7f9adc17512dbb9 SHA-1: b115e866b5cd865e1e1e6f2de2736486d6f2d64f SHA-256: 1ff6e263270f8085079e2e39a9ef8e2b3a06d5c34ceebda06af2fc6361c828fd
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. It also features a link farm pointing to compromised WordPress upload storage and other disposable hosting, suggesting an attempt to lure users to malicious sites or download further payloads. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely phishing or malware distribution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9992

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://carnow.jp/js/upload/files/227249628.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://frederickfollows.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a641f20f4db---dodokasesajejixu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://123kozijnofferte.nl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/iklce81081rka10uavjpfq26l3/57069908169.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tverzhilservis.ru/foktver.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/kixaxogazegikuwugex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lab4050.com/upload/editor/file/nosufipefofofilediw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://markzone.az/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1mu66b5ph48ee4n4b02clhmh0p/fitedalova.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dentinale.eu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a3c0c0665239af0805d2efa3f3c3a154/5328276861.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hz-kontejnery.cz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/80814323348.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://webmenuplus.com/images/file/tobizilelo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://churchofgodinjamaica.org/app/webroot/files/remidez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bykevin.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/51b8e1553e6afa868422fab565619322/wodovaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elonsummerstorage.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16096df40590d3---rotuzarozemomi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://loyallcanada.ca/editor_files/file/lirutidugigixojiva.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nationalcardsolutions.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c1dade2cc81---26020913090.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bridgesonthepark.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607ab4de4dcc0---17364324003.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://advicezone.org.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/hf31837e19b3gkm8j8ms2r5la9/nasofafisuwepiwibamawiw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kientrucnhacuagio.com/upload/files/29442285259.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://southwestlooms.com/admin/userfiles/files/9136136382.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sahabatkeluargahomecare.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16084635796bf3---42857009004.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.petersmetalstitching.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609d69c33c695---vavufu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mas.vacations/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16084592e47e8d---9217903613.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.chicagoalphas.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b2f06280096---11424174199.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://harchovyk.com/userfiles/file/38818441815.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asokmontridental.com/userfiles/file/29116673485.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bf-pomosch.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bnhc9trqg7s65h0fmfg8u1apk3/movubanomi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/cv9VXjIrmdE/uplcv?utm_term=formulas+para+sacar+area+y+volumen+de+prismas+y+piramidesPDF 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_off0000d315.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD315 16764 bytes
SHA-256: 362cc6f9f982ee3cf2dd3c6a8e4e8f7eb74743c50be0ce7678a7929a9b65afc1
font_01_sfnt_off0000fd59.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFD59 10836 bytes
SHA-256: 3dda6becbe3cf338547eae0edaf85ab3194602d0d631d1f2215a98ad6eb55023
font_02_sfnt_off00011652.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11652 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1